Even though I do like to try out specific fabrics in a quilt design, I also like the ability to play around with the fabrics in the program because I don't always have specific fabrics in mind. You can also use the EQ7 library of fabrics and solid colors.
It is easy and fast and you can see the actual fabrics in your quilt. Here are a few of my favorite things about EQ7: One of the nice things about EQ7 is that even though it's new for Mac, it's not a new program and there are a lot of resources available. It definitely has a learning curve and I am still learning how to do things, but it has saved me so much time and has allowed me to try so many new ideas.Įlectric Quilt also has tons of info on their website. I'm not saying that it was instantly easy. I can honestly say that I was blown away by EQ7. I have also used Touchdraw on my iPad which is actually not too bad, but it certainly has its limitations. I have tried Photoshop, but I don't really know much about the program beyond photo editing, and designing quilts took me forever. That method is limiting for me because I am not very good at drawing and it took quite a bit of time. Up until recently I have primarily done my quilt designing with a pencil and paper. Let me say first that I didn't really know that much about the program.