tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post4112856024006086194..comments2024-03-29T04:08:14.703-05:00Comments on My Quilt Infatuation: Quilt Design Software, Winners, and Link Up Time!Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13383511246261347442noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-38747667075804596782017-10-13T12:05:26.545-05:002017-10-13T12:05:26.545-05:00Thanks Kelly xThanks Kelly xJo @ The Crafty Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049628863598628116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-81622636273488868542017-10-13T11:36:31.993-05:002017-10-13T11:36:31.993-05:00I actually have never used EQ7. I have learned th...I actually have never used EQ7. I have learned that they are coming out with EQ8, and I was thinking of checking it out though. My understanding is that it has LOTS more features than Quilt Canvas (which I still use and love), and there is a bit of a learning curve with it. I know lots of quilters who use and love it though.<br /><br />:) KellyKelly @ My Quilt Infatuationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383511246261347442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-70233572003029654252017-10-12T03:12:38.404-05:002017-10-12T03:12:38.404-05:00Hi Kelly, I've been searching the internet for...Hi Kelly, I've been searching the internet for an article that compares Quilt Canvas (formerly Threadbias) with EQ7. Do you have experience of using both? I've been using Quilt Canvas for a while but thinking I need to upgrade to EQ7/8. Any advice?Jo @ The Crafty Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049628863598628116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-236410078483006892014-02-07T09:38:53.165-06:002014-02-07T09:38:53.165-06:00I like your quilt design! I have used Threadbias t...I like your quilt design! I have used Threadbias tool as well and I like it but wasn't able to be proficient at it yet! Thanks for hosting!Kelly & Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17199415248728748127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-81358950302041264712014-02-07T06:06:03.943-06:002014-02-07T06:06:03.943-06:00You made my day yesterday when I was reading your ...You made my day yesterday when I was reading your post and saw that I'd won the Gracie Girl fabric - hurray and thank you! Slight weather issues around here so although I have a quilt I'd love to link up with this week, it'll have to wait till next week because I haven't been able to photograph it. Your designs look great, that's not something I've ever tried. I think I might be more of a draw it on a scrap of paper and make it up as I go along kind of person!Wonky Patchworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13877163026017340681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-30564912550760617832014-02-06T21:21:55.824-06:002014-02-06T21:21:55.824-06:00Thanks for the shoutout on my Tula Pink quilt. I ...Thanks for the shoutout on my Tula Pink quilt. I love Needle and Thread Thursday! Thanks for hosting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-24158622837804873882014-02-06T18:20:25.952-06:002014-02-06T18:20:25.952-06:00I love the fact that there is a program out there ...I love the fact that there is a program out there that calculates yardage!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12719432822327081144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-44192773952688530822014-02-06T17:25:36.727-06:002014-02-06T17:25:36.727-06:00I feel your pain, Kelly! Not because I'm a Ma...I feel your pain, Kelly! Not because I'm a Mac user, but because I would love to have user-friendly design software that you don't have to study for years to figure out! I own Illustrator, but I became so frustrated at trying to make patterns using it. I was spending hours and hours just doing the basic line drawings. Now, I just take pictures of each step and edit them in Photoshop Elements or PicMonkey. I also use Microsoft Publisher to create PDF's of a pattern with my edited photos. It's fairly easy to use. I'd love to make a "real" pattern, though, with line drawings and diagrams. Maybe I need a degree in graphic design! It's been great hearing what other people have tried. <br /><a href="http://www.thecraftyquilter.com/" rel="nofollow">Julie @ The Crafty Quilter </a>Julie Cefaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219966890214954397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-90140894139314619442014-02-06T16:46:51.289-06:002014-02-06T16:46:51.289-06:00Beautiful design, Kelly. I am a mac user as well ...Beautiful design, Kelly. I am a mac user as well and I use Illustrator for my designs. That way I can work on embroidery designs and other drawing projects with the same software. Once I got over the learning curve, I really like it. Then I use Robert Kaufman's app to figure out the yardage.<br /><br />-SomaSoma @ inkTorrents.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820728287018415555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-16272988516887073792014-02-06T14:23:52.641-06:002014-02-06T14:23:52.641-06:00Thank you so much, working on a queen sized now my...Thank you so much, working on a queen sized now my email is tjwbewatcharterdotnetbarbara woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824180957906837061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-85561172787597901582014-02-06T11:20:15.101-06:002014-02-06T11:20:15.101-06:00Hi Kelly... Great job on the quilt design... I u...Hi Kelly... Great job on the quilt design... I use MS Office Publisher to manipulate images that I want and then I use Picasa to mark them with words and arrows. I have been saving my pennies to purchase EQ7... Sounds like I should get more feedback on that before I do it... Karens Quilts, Crows and Cardinalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839869002904564355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-30798348992304672992014-02-06T11:01:31.516-06:002014-02-06T11:01:31.516-06:00Hi Kelly, I use a combination of Microsoft OneNote...Hi Kelly, I use a combination of Microsoft OneNote and Visio though I've been playing with the Touchdraw app and it syncs with Visio too so that's a plus. For what you are describing I copy my image into One Note and use the basic drawing tools to mark up the image very quickly. To export it can be as a PDF which can be modified in photoshop elements or a screen shot (one note allows you to clip an image and saving as a png ) which can be uploaded to your blog. I keep meaning to look at Illustrator and am using EQ5 on my Mac with VMware Fusion but it is slow. I prefer Visio & OneNote for the moment.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06507562992976793622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-15618581800996012132014-02-06T10:34:52.192-06:002014-02-06T10:34:52.192-06:00I love that design you made it, what a great quilt...I love that design you made it, what a great quilt that would become!!Christine Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16243353421237619009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-77998491168454187692014-02-06T09:43:59.740-06:002014-02-06T09:43:59.740-06:00Hi Kelly! I love the design! I am a mac user as we...Hi Kelly! I love the design! I am a mac user as well---and I use Adobe Illustrator to do all my design work. I still have to figure out all my fabric requirements and all that--which stinks--but I really love using it! :) Lindsey https://www.blogger.com/profile/06612256564151969987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-20722367709531626852014-02-06T07:48:42.387-06:002014-02-06T07:48:42.387-06:00I just purchased the app called Quiltography. You...I just purchased the app called Quiltography. You can design your own block or use a template from their library. You can take photos of your fabric and insert the fabric into the block. CherylMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10592411387839566750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-18891959272878042962014-02-06T07:15:22.986-06:002014-02-06T07:15:22.986-06:00What a fun, informative post to read! I enjoyed l...What a fun, informative post to read! I enjoyed learning about the two programs!<br /><br />Love your new pattern!Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367663127351652530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-14111077974834302012014-02-06T06:17:09.796-06:002014-02-06T06:17:09.796-06:00Congratulations to all the winners! About the des...Congratulations to all the winners! About the designs, I use the Paint program that came with my computer (some use Inkscape) to do the drawings for making the patterns. I wish the quilt design programs would "do more" of the work for us. But they are a great design tool.Lorna McMahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01911462547010295684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-47355592419851751732014-02-06T05:39:37.619-06:002014-02-06T05:39:37.619-06:00I bought EQ and then switced to a mac and have bee...I bought EQ and then switced to a mac and have been so bummed I couldnt use is it!!!! So excited to hear it is coming out soon. I don't think you can draw diagrams on it though. Just your quilt layouts. I didn't even have it but for a couple months before my old laptop died! What a waste and it is not cheap. Maybe I can trade something for it:) Love the new pattern. I haven't tried the Threadbias so it is good to see what you can do:)Paula@TheSassyQuilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07480947182666007928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-3896367630877958732014-02-06T04:28:18.738-06:002014-02-06T04:28:18.738-06:00I don't know how you do patterns in Word (I ha...I don't know how you do patterns in Word (I have a Mac too) but I like the way there is real clarity in the shapes of the blocks, as I often see something then work out what size or number of blocks of a pattern I might like to do. Interesting discussion to follow about creating patterns. Thanks.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06802006440070002510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-36430527469078351212014-02-05T23:35:12.464-06:002014-02-05T23:35:12.464-06:00I use the Threadbias design tool also for designs,...I use the Threadbias design tool also for designs, but I create the pattern instructions in Power Point. It does have a line function, but it's hard when you are showing how to trim a corner...you have to copy it into Microsoft Paint, erase the corner, and then save it as a picture. Then insert it back into Power Point. I got EQ7 for Christmas, but am overwhelmed with learning new programs. Love your design:)Cristina @ Pretty Little Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530365459273640434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-33277236832917945562014-02-05T22:30:46.986-06:002014-02-05T22:30:46.986-06:00Love the design. I still design patterns with pen...Love the design. I still design patterns with pencil. paper and a calculator - and re-design while I am cutting and sewing. I'm going to look into a computer program this summer, I'm so slow to accept technology! Good luck finding the perfect program.RobinSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924916898058930781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-40082321659514164262014-02-05T21:46:18.192-06:002014-02-05T21:46:18.192-06:00EQ7 on the mac is coming soon! I've been on th...EQ7 on the mac is coming soon! I've been on the beta testing team and it works so nicely!! I had been using parallels and windows 7, but it is a little slow. I saw today that they are looking at it being out by March, they had planned on it being out already.Kelly Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12648231231433829811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-65281832772597662352014-02-05T20:31:44.203-06:002014-02-05T20:31:44.203-06:00Funny you mention this, I was just giving my hones...Funny you mention this, I was just giving my honest opinion of EQ7 in an email thread. It's not very positive and since I like to be positive, I wont leave it here. However, if you or anyone else wants to know - ask me offline. :)Susan at TheBoredZombie.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087416472619298547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-44501674185001413772014-02-05T19:27:57.227-06:002014-02-05T19:27:57.227-06:00Love all the "rainbow" highlights this w...Love all the "rainbow" highlights this week!!! And...well, when it comes to creating patterns I start and am all whimsy about it...so of no help! But ya know I love your work!!! And plan to use a few of your tutorials!!! I always enjoy my visit to your blog!! With smiles! V:)Val's Quilting Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09451000559295763123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-983525468027485560.post-34442035315668697492014-02-05T18:47:26.826-06:002014-02-05T18:47:26.826-06:00I use EQ7 on a Mac! I use it with Parallel which b...I use EQ7 on a Mac! I use it with Parallel which basically alots space to run Windows. EQ7 for Mac is due to be released this spring. So hang in there...It's coming soon! It is wonderful software. If you can't wait for spring, I highly recommend purchasing Parallels for $40. I downloaded a 30-day trial of parallels, and I had an old version of windows that I setup on my mac. I think I downloaded a 30-day free trial of EQ7 too. It worked perfectly! So I bought both Parallels and EQ7. I will migrate to the Mac version of EQ7 this spring. I get confused between the PC shortcuts and Mac shortcuts. There is supposed to be a smaller migration fee. I love EQ7 on my Mac!Good Golly Ginger - Katie Doldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354811129320306824noreply@blogger.com