Watson

Where I can draw a quilt top and add blocks and colours. Nothing too fancy, just HST's for the most part.

Do any of these exist?

Apparently, I left my EQ8 when I separated.

Watson

dunster

Have you called EQ to explain the situation and maybe get permission to download it again? I rely on my EQ8 so much, for every quilt I make. I would be lost without it and Excel.

Watson

Dunster, I'll do that. It's worth a try!
Watson

QuiltE

Watson ... That'd be great if they understood your situation and came through!

Dunster mentioned Excel ... I know a few people who design quilts via Excel.
I haven't had any luck. Must be something I am missing out on, in understanding the how to!

I've done some basic quilt design using Word and the Snipping tool.
If there's a lot of repetition, I then cut and paste the units, rotating as/if needed.
Not the best, but gives me enough of an idea, as to whether something is doable or not.

Good Luck with the EQ8 people!

lwbuchholz

I found a free copy of Quilt -pro and downloaded that. I am not sure if it is still available but it does what you say you want. I scanned in the fabric I wanted to use and I could place it in the quilt I was designing.

dunster

I don't design quilts with Excel, but I use it to figure yardage. EQ doesn't always do the best job with that. I'm usually making a quilt using stash fabrics, and I'm always either working without a published pattern or modifying one.

mkc

The EQ license is usually associated with an email address. Customer service should be able to help recover a license even if the email address has changed - they can just disable it from the prior installation and move it to the new email address.

I had to request a link when a computer crashed and EQ was great at helping me recover my license.

QuiltE

Thanks Dunster for the further info. Like you, I seldom use patterns. Or if I do, well, it ends up something different! Either I just go the paper, pencil and calculator route ... or wing it on a prayer, thinking and hoping I have enough fabric!! Most times I don't end up in trouble, but then, there are times, that I then have to get creative to continue on!

Watson

Dunster! They did it!

Thanks so much.

Watson

QuiltE

Yeaaaaaaa, Watson!
And 3-Cheers too, to EQ-8 for customer service excellence!!