electric quilt 7 eq7 quilting design software for pc

I know they offer courses on the program but I find them to be expensive, esp because the program itself isn't exactly cheap. That being said, I still see it as a MUST for anyone wanting to design their own quilts. Now that the kids have flown our coop, I am allowing myself the investment of time and 'brain space' for the creativity-of course, EQ8 cuts the time immensely and I can't even imagine having to figure the math/cutting directions without it! The basics I picked up quickly but there are things I feel aren't user-friendly (so I can't imagine previous editions!) and I know there are more complicated features I haven't figured out yet.

I've being quilting for 20+ yrs but rarely have I done even alterations to others' designs (due really to just not having time). I'm not only new to EQ but to also to designing entire quilts. I'm not on it a lot but I have at least learned to use it to help me through designing a few quilts so far. I received the EQ8 for Christmas last year. It just makes it so much easier to find what I am looking for in the 200 plus names of quilts ) Just a little helpful hint in case you use EQ as well. And if I am working on something new I just label it with a name that leaves it at the bottom of the list. Quilt-Along quilts start with a 4, and Tutorial quilts start with a 5. Published quilts start with a 3 (and MAG for Magazine or CB for Compilation Book). My Pattern files start with a 1 (and you can spy 3 new working on patterns without numbers yet :) My Book quilts start with a 2 (as well as an Acronym of the book title). I label all of my quilts in EQ with them to make them easier to find. Oh, and on a total side note, If you are looking at the names of my quilts and wondering what's up with the extra numbers. Which was good, because I realized as I saved each file, that I have over 200 quilt designs in this program!!! Wow, that is a lot!!! And I have to say, it was fun to get to see each of the quilts I have done over the years as I transferred them ) There was even a step by step tutorial on EQ's site on how to do it.

Silly worry, they totally made it possible to transfer the files and it was a piece of cake. My biggest concern with making the switch was thinking I would lose all of my old EQ7 files.

Electric quilt 7 eq7 quilting design software for pc