One more addiction to add? I am a fabric collector, now with this program, I could use my collection to create wonderful quilts. Thank you Laura for this tutorial
This program seems very easy to work with and you explain it very clearly. Just the right amount of information, at the right pace and such a good diction. I definitely would love to play with this EQ program! Thank you so much for your videos, Laura! Always a pleasure to watch.
I just started using this program at my moms house. She's a whiz at this program. I've only been quilting 2 years. I loved how you were able to switch colors of the fabric. I have been wanting this program. I love all your tutorials I watch them over and over again. And now have my mom who's been quilting for 30 years watching you. Thanks again for a great video!
what I liked about the EQ video??? Everything! I especially love the fabric calculation feature. I'm a new quilter - very new! Figuring out the amount of fabric I need is often the hardest part - I look at my stash and have a design in my head but tend to put it all away because I don't want to get started and then find I don't have enough to finish the project. This software looks to be a solution for this issue. Thanks Laura for the demonstration. Just love your video's and never miss any of them each week.
I always like listening to you. You make everything so clear and easy to understand. I like the way the program makes it so easy to move the blocks around and see the different patterns they make. I could play with that part alone for hours.
What a great tool! What I liked most about this tutorial is that you show us so many of the features and options and nifty things it can do. That makes it so much easier to know whether or not it's something for me.
So amazing. I have been trying to mark quilts for years. I was not doing a good job. It is such a dying art. I couldn’t find anyone to teach me. This is such a god send for me. Thank you for beautifully showing us .
Wow the program was so interesting! It is mind blowing that you can make such beautiful quilts without having to attend classes!😱 thank you for explaining everything so clearly and informatively!
I live in the Netherlands and have just started quilting and I love your turorials. This pattern making tool is great. It will be a helping hand in designing my own quilts.
As a new quilter I have found this video and the EQ Mini an excellent way to help me design a quilt. I want to make a quilt for my grandson when he goes to university.
How fun! I'm a very new quilter and have lots of fabric (because I can't resist it at the quilt shop), but then don't know what to do with it all once I get home. I end up spending a lot of time simply gazing at my gorgeous fabrics. EQMini does look very addicting - sort of like a computer game. Thank you Laura - I love your channel!
What a great program, I really liked the fact that there is a button that gives you different block orrientations to make your design look different using the same blocks. Thanks for sharing this Laura
I would just like to say what a wonderful teacher you are! This program looks like so much fun. I particularly like how it can change the layout of the pattern, I have a hard time doing this. Thank you again for your teaching style and knowledge.
This is so exciting! I have a hard time visualizing how fabric will look in a quilt and the EQmini is exactly what I need...AND it's affordable! I love everything about this, especially being able to get the different layouts from the same blocks! You did an excellent job of walking us through the program. Thanks for the chance to win the EQmini!
I love blending fabrics and thinking of designs but the math of how much fabric is always a challenge. This program is the answer I've been looking for! Cheers from Wollongong, Australia 🤗
I have looked at this a time or two, but wasn't sure how to really use it with my fabrics. Your tutorial really took the mystery out of it. What I like about it is how easy it appears to be, and how flexible. Knowing how much fabric to buy or use to make a pattern is so great! Thanks for sharing this with us.
This looks like a great program - fun and not too intimidating for beginners! I like how you took us step by step through how to use the program. This looks much easier than using graph paper and I love how easy it is to view different layout options!
Thank you for your tutorial on EQ7 software. I had always pooh-poohed Quilting software as a waste of money as I thought that it would take the fun out of designing a quilt. Now from the tutorial I can now see the benefits! It give you a guide to how much fabric you need. If you are in a creative mood it seems very quick and easy to get your ideas down on paper and yes I can definitely see how it can become addictive. Thank you again.
I'm new to quilting. But wondered, as like in counted cross-stitch, how to go about creating new patterns. This program is amazing! The creativity is limitless. And yardage, which is the BIGGEST scarey problem is solved. KUDOS to your computer staff. This is differently a Santa wishlist item. Thank you again for opening up a new world.
A friend let me borrow her copy of EQ and I ended up giving it back since I couldn't figure it out and really didn't have time for the tutorials. You taught me more with this vid and now I want to try again! Awesome!
Wow! First program I have seen. Your tutorial made it look so easy. I loved how you changed the pattern. I could not wait to show my friend Teresa. She liked it, I told her to wait for the end! Thank you for all the tutorials. Stephanie Elsing
Another Great Tutorial, Laura! I have EQ7 and love it. I also love the fact that their site has tutorials, blogs, support for the program (with updates), a forum where you can ask questions and a "Do You EQ?" free club that has monthly downloads of projects and fabric lines.
You convinced me to purchase the EQMini. Always thought the EQ's were too complicated. I'm playing (into the late hours of the night) and learning, having a lot of fun with it. Thank you for your awesome tutorials.
This was a great tutorial as usual, very clear and concise without going overboard. I didn't even know there were quilting programs so that's the best thing about the tutorial. I'm new at quilting but an old hand at computer programs and this has such familiar controls I'm sure I'll get some great ideas using it.
I have so much fabric in my stash - it gets overwhelming sometimes, because I'm guilty of buying fabric without having any idea what I'm going to do with it. This program looks like it would help focus me on a specific design and make better use of the fabric I buy. I never miss your tutorials - this was a great one.
I've enjoyed all the wonderful tutorials. I liked the EQ mini function that calculates how much yardage of each fabric is needed for the quilt. Its awesome for using up my fat quarters. Thanks for the tutorial, and the giveaway.
I've been an EQ (now EQ Stitch) user for many years, and I highly recommend all Electric Quilt products! You won't find better or more responsive tech support than the EQ team, either.
I Love Love Love how you can just click on the 4 squares button and get a variety of quilt designs just from that one pattern,,,, Well this is something I think I will put on my wish list as a "must Have" Great Job Laura in breaking it down into showing how easy it is to learn this program!
Oh dear! The Temptress is at it again - forever enticing me with still another video that feeds my addiction to fabric. This EQ Mini really steps up the game for me of playing with quilt block design, color, and fabric shopping. How am I EVER going to be able to fall asleep tonight with dreams of someday having this software on my home computer?
How awesome! What a useful program. It was great to find out that there is a way to put the ideas that pop in our heads on paper and get a pattern to boot. I have often spent hours trying to figure out on graph paper how to get the idea in my head to work out with the fabric I have; and too often given up and put everything away in hopes of trying again another day. I really like your teaching style. The demonstrations and directions are clear and precise without a lot of needles extras. Looking forward to the next tutorial.
As always I have enjoyed your video. I find this program fascinating. I tend to buy my fabrics just because I loved them in the store and quite often design my quilts with an idea and some graph paper. This program would sure make the process much easier!
Have never used a program to design quilts. But this looks so versatile and amazing to use! I can see myself having heaps of fun with this. Thanks for the great tutorial. So inspiring.
What a great surprise seeing this video pop up in my email! I had been looking at this EQ7.Mini just a week ago and couldn't decide if I should get it ....well...after your tutorial, I know it is a program I would love to have. Thank you for this tutorial and all the others!!!
I have a program like this and up to now been terrified to try it. But now with this video, you make it easier to follow so may have to click on it and give it a go. You have a knack for explaining things in a way we can understand. A HUGE thanks to you.
What a great tool to own. You have described it very clearly and presciely. It really is the answer to use up the fabric that is in our bins. Good job, keep up the videos!!
I live for Tuesdays and Thursdays, seeing you and all of your ideas. I love the way you can design your own quilt and change the color of the block. Thank you for being our on line Teacher.............Babs
This is totally awesome. I imagine letting my grandchildren each designing a block or two, that includes choosing from my fabric stash and making one quilt with all blocks they come up with.. I totally would do this. Thanks for sharing this is exciting.
I let my 14 yr old granddaughter design her "sweet sixteen" quilt on it after she decided on colors and pulled fabrics from my stash. Not sure about EQ Mini but EQ7 lets you scan in your actual fabric so you get a true-life visual of what it will look like. Gives you the opportunity to switch fabrics around for best impact and some fabric sources (Connecting Threads for example) have downloadable libraries containing all the fabrics in each line so you don't have to scan the fabrics - it's already done for you! I love this program; can't you tell?? LOL
I really love your tutorials Laura, they are so clear and even something like learning a new software package you make so easy. Your tips are great and I have used so many of them. I would love this software as I really am not very good at the designing of quilts but this makes it look so easy. Thanks again for the tutorials. Love Laura
What I like about the EQ program is how easy you make it look to use. I know you only showed us a very small part of its ability. I have such a large stash of fabric. I'm sure this would give me that little push to get that fabric made into beautiful quilts..
Thanks for such a clear explanation - I've felt too daunted to try this programme but your video has resulted in me feeling very tempted! I'm not sure how my family would feel about me being even MORE addicted to the quilting process :)
I brought the full version of the E.Q 7 program about 18 months ago and have been too scared to use it as not too great with computers yet, but watching you do this has made it seem so much clearer to use. Would love to see more videos of you using the E.Q 7 program if you have time to do it one day. Thanks for this video
Don't be scared of using it. Remember you can't break it. Sign up to there newsletter and you will get tips and free classes to follow along with. Just go cray and push all the buttons and have fun.
what an awesome tool for quilting. I like the fact that you can know before you start whether you have enough fabric to complete the quilt you want to design
Thank you Laura for another terrific tutorial, I think the EQ Mini would be a fantastic tool for any quilter, but especially the quilters who struggle with color co-ordination like me. Thank you for the opportunity to win and please keep those videos coming.
Joyce Riddle- I love the program for so many reasons. one is I am a beginner in learning to quilt and I am a visual learner so in watching this video on the program I can see 100s of possibilities by changing designs and sizes as well as shapes and colors and then being able to print this off when you find what you like shows me how I need to cut my fabrics and put it all together to get what I want. thinks again
I've been curious about the program. This is the best review I've seen. I really liked how you went through the various steps from selecting the fabric to how to pull together quilt blocks. Thank you!
Thanks, Laura. My mom and I have watched a number of your terrific videos and want to thank you for taking the time to make them clear and easy to follow. We are new to quilting but love to design and the idea of a software to allow us to use our design skills to make quilting square is fantastic. Thanks for explaining this software and for the demo.
Laura, you have a gift to explain new things "sew easy" that even a beginner can understand well. This programm for sure looks like I would spent yet more hours behind computer:-) Have a great fall.
Thank you I bought myself EQ mini for christmas and just couldn't start. this easy tutorial helped me see what simple things I could do for big impact and started me using EQ
Laura, thanks for your videos, they are always easy to follow and very informative. I had not heard of this program before and I think it's great that you can design quilts using your stash/left overs!
EQ7Mini is such a good idea for quilters like me who don't need the full version. It looks very easy to use - and yes I have LOTS of pieces and leftovers of fabrics, so it would be wonderful to own. Thanks for your videos.
Thank you for another great video :) Since becoming disabled, my way of thinking out projects had to change. No more pencil and paper. Something visual like this might help. I'll be looking into the mini version as a possibility. Quilting is a wonderful brain exercise while giving me something to keep busy. I love the way you explain things and the easy pace of the videos. You are bringing color back into my otherwise dull bubble.
I like how you explained how the program works I've always had trouble designing my own quilts with that program it makes designing very easy and fun I like watching all your videos thanks for explaining the program.
I love the idea of using the program to design a quilt in Black and white and then adding just the plain colours rather than trying to match up your fabric exactly.
This is an amazing tool for any quilter. So sorry I missed the giveaway but at least I can look into a possible purchase. Thanks Laura, your tutorials awe always informative and fun. Plus you speak very clearly and professionally.
I just found out about EQMini this morning. Had been contemplating the purchase of EQ7 (the "big guy") and saw your video. Thanks so much. Love all of your videos!
I am absolutely loving how technology and quilting are slowly (but surely!) coming together. I am a tech nerd, but also a quilter/sewist, and to see my two loves together makes me so excited!
Oh my goodness - this is the first time I've seen the EQ program used. I love it! I make quilts for a nursing home so I'm always on the hunt for fabric, fair to say my stash would rival most stores! I can't help but wonder how many more quilts I could make rather than spend so much time working out patterns, fabrics, yardage etc. As always, a great tutorial. Thank you.
I love your tutorials! I love this program! I love how easy it is to use and for me I always have trouble trying to figure out what block to use and how to combine different blocks! This program makes it so very easy! I also love how you can see exactly how much fabric you need. I have had problems in the past not buying enough fabric for the project that I am working on, then when I go to purchase more, well it is no longer available... I Love how you took the time to show the different features that this program has to offer! I am in love with it!. Thank you so so much for your time and sharing your great knowledge with everyone! I look forward to seeing what you are sewing next in the sewing room!
I am super excited to see this demo! I really love that once you get the blocks selected that you can opt to have them automatically shuffled. I also really like that you can preview the color scheme as well. This is a must have for me! Thank you Laura!
+SewVeryEasy I LOVE that this program takes out ALL of the guess work! I am just a beginner and I am horrible with knowing how much fabric I need for a project. I started my very first quilt for my boyfriend for our second anniversary and I was horrified when I ran out of fabric that I had ORDERED no less. I had to reorder and I cried when I couldn't get it finished in time. This program could have saved me all of that stress and heartache. You do the BEST videos Ms Laura! Thank you for sharing!
I've wondered about EQ, how fun. I have so many piles of "this is going to be a quilt". I've gone to the store for one fabric come home with 5 fabrics and realized that I forgot the one I went for. This would really solve a lot of what to do with this pile. I seldom use patterns because I don't want my work to look like everyone else's. That's another reason I don't take in store quilt classes. Sit with lovely ladies and all leave with identical quilts.
I have seen many quilt programs , never wanted one til now. This mini seems to be just what I have been looking for. It looks easy to understand and even a person who does not do a lot of computer work should be able to design a quilt. Would love to have this program.
I love your videos Laura! What I like best about the EQMini was the ability create different designs by combing different blocks! It looks pretty user friendly too! Thanks for that great tutorial.
I have EQ6 but sadly unable to update since the new laws prevent me from doing so, but while I have played and designed so much - your tutorial is so much easier to understand. Thank you - now I know how to break down my stash much better!
I love everything about this but I think my favorite is that you can see the quilt in different arrangements, sizes and color schemes. Oh, and the tip to print in grey scale. Thank you Laura!!!
Thank you for the demonstration on how to use the EQ7! I have a closet full of yardage and fat quarters that I bought just because I thought each was pretty and maybe with this program I will be able to bust some of my stash. I appreciate all your video tutorials!
Laura, you make designing a quilt look so easy using this program. I would love to have this program to help me. I am new a quilting so I know I would get a lot of use out of this program. Thanks Laura for helping getting a good start.
Thank you Laura, for this wonderful tutorial! English is not my mother tongue and your explanation is so clear and easy to understand! I'd love to be the happy crafter who will win this program! XXX
I Love your Videos you have so many Great Ideas. I love to use new technology with my sewing and quilting projects. I have been teaching my grand daughters and by using the new technology and notions seems to helps keep their interest. Thank You
Thank you for this awesome video! I have been quilting for a long time but struggle with trying something new as I don't feel confident with calculating yardages. The EQ program has been around a while, and I've been curious about it. Your video showed me it is just what I need, or at least really desire! I'll be looking for other videos from you now that you've hit my radar! Again, many thanks!
One more addiction to add? I am a fabric collector, now with this program, I could use my collection to create wonderful quilts. Thank you Laura for this tutorial
I'm sorry to say but yes one more addiction! but a fun one!
This program seems very easy to work with and you explain it very clearly. Just the right amount of information, at the right pace and such a good diction. I definitely would love to play with this EQ program! Thank you so much for your videos, Laura! Always a pleasure to watch.
thank you and good luck!
I just started using this program at my moms house. She's a whiz at this program. I've only been quilting 2 years. I loved how you were able to switch colors of the fabric. I have been wanting this program. I love all your tutorials I watch them over and over again. And now have my mom who's been quilting for 30 years watching you.
Thanks again for a great video!
thanks and tell your mom thanks:)
I never dreamed this program would so intuitive and easy to use. Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm. You've made me love quilting again.
yes! sew glad to hear. and thank you for watching:)
what I liked about the EQ video??? Everything! I especially love the fabric calculation feature. I'm a new quilter - very new! Figuring out the amount of fabric I need is often the hardest part - I look at my stash and have a design in my head but tend to put it all away because I don't want to get started and then find I don't have enough to finish the project. This software looks to be a solution for this issue. Thanks Laura for the demonstration. Just love your video's and never miss any of them each week.
thank you and good luck
I always like listening to you. You make everything so clear and easy to understand. I like the way the program makes it so easy to move the blocks around and see the different patterns they make. I could play with that part alone for hours.
thank you and Good Luck:)
What a great tool! What I liked most about this tutorial is that you show us so many of the features and options and nifty things it can do. That makes it so much easier to know whether or not it's something for me.
glad to help:)
So amazing. I have been trying to mark quilts for years. I was not doing a good job. It is such a dying art. I couldn’t find anyone to teach me. This is such a god send for me. Thank you for beautifully showing us .
I love how you can pick the blocks and the program will shuffle the views. It really brings out your creativity!
that is a fun feature!
I have EQ 7 and I learned a lot from watching what you did with the program. You are right. It is addictive. Thank you for sharing.
haha I knew it! lol
Wow the program was so interesting! It is mind blowing that you can make such beautiful quilts without having to attend classes!😱 thank you for explaining everything so clearly and informatively!
you are welcome and thanks for watching
You did such a quick and comprehensive lesson, but my favorite part was your comment about it being addictive and having to buy more fabric! how true!
lol I'm glad you picked up on that
It looks so much less stressful to use. It really opens up a whole new world of possibilities. Thanks so much for this great introduction.
thank you :)
I like that it tells you how much fabric you will need to make the quilt or if the fabric you have is enough. This looks like an awesome program!
one of the best parts:)
I live in the Netherlands and have just started quilting and I love your turorials. This pattern making tool is great. It will be a helping hand in designing my own quilts.
good luck and thank for watching
As a new quilter I have found this video and the EQ Mini an excellent way to help me design a quilt. I want to make a quilt for my grandson when he goes to university.
that is aways a nice gift, good luck
How fun! I'm a very new quilter and have lots of fabric (because I can't resist it at the quilt shop), but then don't know what to do with it all once I get home. I end up spending a lot of time simply gazing at my gorgeous fabrics. EQMini does look very addicting - sort of like a computer game. Thank you Laura - I love your channel!
thank you and thank you for watching
What a great program, I really liked the fact that there is a button that gives you different block orrientations to make your design look different using the same blocks. Thanks for sharing this Laura
thanks for watching :)
Tons of fabric, this will help a whole lot. Not only will the eq be addictive your videos are too but i love them all.
thank you and thanks for watching
I would just like to say what a wonderful teacher you are! This program looks like so much fun. I particularly like how it can change the layout of the pattern, I have a hard time doing this. Thank you again for your teaching style and knowledge.
thank you Robin and thank you for watching
Love the fact that you can create a quilt with the fabric you have.
good luck
This is so exciting! I have a hard time visualizing how fabric will look in a quilt and the EQmini is exactly what I need...AND it's affordable! I love everything about this, especially being able to get the different layouts from the same blocks! You did an excellent job of walking us through the program. Thanks for the chance to win the EQmini!
Good Luck:) and thank you
I love blending fabrics and thinking of designs but the math of how much fabric is always a challenge. This program is the answer I've been looking for! Cheers from Wollongong, Australia 🤗
Hello Australia, thanks for watching
I have looked at this a time or two, but wasn't sure how to really use it with my fabrics. Your tutorial really took the mystery out of it. What I like about it is how easy it appears to be, and how flexible. Knowing how much fabric to buy or use to make a pattern is so great! Thanks for sharing this with us.
you are welcome and thanks for watching
This looks like a great program - fun and not too intimidating for beginners! I like how you took us step by step through how to use the program. This looks much easier than using graph paper and I love how easy it is to view different layout options!
your welcome and thanks for watching
Too cool! As a techy gone quilty, this is right up my alley. My favourite feature is the button that allows the play with the layout. TFS!
it is really cool!
Thank you for your tutorial on EQ7 software. I had always pooh-poohed Quilting software as a waste of money as I thought that it would take the fun out of designing a quilt. Now from the tutorial I can now see the benefits! It give you a guide to how much fabric you need. If you are in a creative mood it seems very quick and easy to get your ideas down on paper and yes I can definitely see how it can become addictive. Thank you again.
glad you liked it and thanks for watching
You are so great at explaining everything. I always learn so much from your tutorials. Thank so much for all your hard work.
thank you:)
I had no idea the amazing things that can be done with EQMini. I loved that with one click, you can see different quilt options using the same blocks!
Good Luck:)
I'm new to quilting. But wondered, as like in counted cross-stitch, how to go about creating new patterns. This program is amazing! The creativity is limitless. And yardage, which is the BIGGEST scarey problem is solved. KUDOS to your computer staff. This is differently a Santa wishlist item. Thank you again for opening up a new world.
thank you :)
A friend let me borrow her copy of EQ and I ended up giving it back since I couldn't figure it out and really didn't have time for the tutorials. You taught me more with this vid and now I want to try again! Awesome!
yes! and don't forget there are lots of ways to learn EQ
Wow! First program I have seen. Your tutorial made it look so easy. I loved how you changed the pattern. I could not wait to show my friend Teresa. She liked it, I told her to wait for the end! Thank you for all the tutorials. Stephanie Elsing
good luck!
You make it look so simple. This looks like something every quilter needs. Have to put this on my Christmas wish list. Thanks for another great video!
Thanks and Thanks for taking the time to watching:)
OMG, I have been making my life so hard I can not thank you enough. Thank you, Thank you.........
Another Great Tutorial, Laura! I have EQ7 and love it. I also love the fact that their site has tutorials, blogs, support for the program (with updates), a forum where you can ask questions and a "Do You EQ?" free club that has monthly downloads of projects and fabric lines.
yes I never miss them!
You convinced me to purchase the EQMini. Always thought the EQ's were too complicated. I'm playing (into the late hours of the night) and learning, having a lot of fun with it. Thank you for your awesome tutorials.
I told you it would be fun! good for you on your new purchase, have fun!
This was a great tutorial as usual, very clear and concise without going overboard. I didn't even know there were quilting programs so that's the best thing about the tutorial. I'm new at quilting but an old hand at computer programs and this has such familiar controls I'm sure I'll get some great ideas using it.
you would love this!
I have so much fabric in my stash - it gets overwhelming sometimes, because I'm guilty of buying fabric without having any idea what I'm going to do with it. This program looks like it would help focus me on a specific design and make better use of the fabric I buy. I never miss your tutorials - this was a great one.
thank you Beth and thank you for watching
As a new quilter the EQmini looks very helpful. I like many fabrics, and seeing another eye to how they can go together is wonderful, thanks.
good luck:)
I've enjoyed all the wonderful tutorials. I liked the EQ mini function that calculates how much yardage of each fabric is needed for the quilt. Its awesome for using up my fat quarters. Thanks for the tutorial, and the giveaway.
good luck
I've been an EQ (now EQ Stitch) user for many years, and I highly recommend all Electric Quilt products! You won't find better or more responsive tech support than the EQ team, either.
I agree, the support staff are one of the best that I have ever worked with!
I Love Love Love how you can just click on the 4 squares button and get a variety of quilt designs just from that one pattern,,,, Well this is something I think I will put on my wish list as a "must Have" Great Job Laura in breaking it down into showing how easy it is to learn this program!
Oh dear! The Temptress is at it again - forever enticing me with still another video that feeds my addiction to fabric. This EQ Mini really steps up the game for me of playing with quilt block design, color, and fabric shopping. How am I EVER going to be able to fall asleep tonight with dreams of someday having this software on my home computer?
SLEEP! you sleep! If and when I do sleep I'm designing in my sleep!
Ha! That's pretty obvious by your multitude of ideas. I'm glad you've chosen YT as an outlet and generously share with us.
What an awesome program. I didn't realize programs like this existed. I love the way you explained the way it works, I think even I could do it!!!
:) thanks
How awesome! What a useful program. It was great to find out that there is a way to put the ideas that pop in our heads on paper and get a pattern to boot. I have often spent hours trying to figure out on graph paper how to get the idea in my head to work out with the fabric I have; and too often given up and put everything away in hopes of trying again another day.
I really like your teaching style. The demonstrations and directions are clear and precise without a lot of needles extras.
Looking forward to the next tutorial.
thank you! and thank you for watching
As always I have enjoyed your video. I find this program fascinating. I tend to buy my fabrics just because I loved them in the store and quite often design my quilts with an idea and some graph paper. This program would sure make the process much easier!
good luck:)
Have never used a program to design quilts. But this looks so versatile and amazing to use! I can see myself having heaps of fun with this. Thanks for the great tutorial. So inspiring.
thank you! it is a fun program:)
What a great surprise seeing this video pop up in my email! I had been looking at this EQ7.Mini just a week ago and couldn't decide if I should get it ....well...after your tutorial, I know it is a program I would love to have. Thank you for this tutorial and all the others!!!
it is a great one to start with:)
Sure looks like fun. I could have used this 20 years ago. Sure could use it now. Thanks Laura for showing this, Love Love your videos. Thanks
thank you and it is fun!
I have a program like this and up to now been terrified to try it. But now with this video, you make it easier to follow so may have to click on it and give it a go. You have a knack for explaining things in a way we can understand. A HUGE thanks to you.
My favorite part of this video was how easy and user friendly this program looks!
good luck:)
What a great tool to own. You have described it very clearly and presciely. It really is the answer to use up the fabric that is in our bins. Good job, keep up the videos!!
thanks and good luck:)
I live for Tuesdays and Thursdays, seeing you and all of your ideas. I love the way you can design your own quilt and change the color of the block. Thank you for being our on line Teacher.............Babs
thank you and thank you for watching
This is totally awesome. I imagine letting my grandchildren each designing a block or two, that includes choosing from my fabric stash and making one quilt with all blocks they come up with.. I totally would do this. Thanks for sharing this is exciting.
now that sounds like a great idea!
I let my 14 yr old granddaughter design her "sweet sixteen" quilt on it after she decided on colors and pulled fabrics from my stash. Not sure about EQ Mini but EQ7 lets you scan in your actual fabric so you get a true-life visual of what it will look like. Gives you the opportunity to switch fabrics around for best impact and some fabric sources (Connecting Threads for example) have downloadable libraries containing all the fabrics in each line so you don't have to scan the fabrics - it's already done for you! I love this program; can't you tell?? LOL
yes the mini you can not scan your own fabric, but the EQ7 you can:)
I really love your tutorials Laura, they are so clear and even something like learning a new software package you make so easy. Your tips are great and I have used so many of them. I would love this software as I really am not very good at the designing of quilts but this makes it look so easy. Thanks again for the tutorials. Love Laura
thanks Laura and good luck
I liked that the program will automatically make rotary cutting instructions for the pattern. Just loved that!
me too:)
What I like about the EQ program is how easy you make it look to use. I know you only showed us a very small part of its ability. I have such a large stash of fabric. I'm sure this would give me that little push to get that fabric made into beautiful quilts..
good luck:)
Thanks for such a clear explanation - I've felt too daunted to try this programme but your video has resulted in me feeling very tempted! I'm not sure how my family would feel about me being even MORE addicted to the quilting process :)
tell your family good by..you will come out for air at dinner time:)
I brought the full version of the E.Q 7 program about 18 months ago and have been too scared to use it as not too great with computers yet, but watching you do this has made it seem so much clearer to use. Would love to see more videos of you using the E.Q 7 program if you have time to do it one day. Thanks for this video
Don't be scared of using it. Remember you can't break it. Sign up to there newsletter and you will get tips and free classes to follow along with. Just go cray and push all the buttons and have fun.
what an awesome tool for quilting. I like the fact that you can know before you start whether you have enough fabric to complete the quilt you want to design
me too:)
I have so many blocks that I like! This program would be great for actually designing a quilt out of my favorite blocks! Thank you for the tutorial.
your welcome:)
Thank you Laura for another terrific tutorial, I think the EQ Mini would be a fantastic tool for any quilter, but especially the quilters who struggle with color co-ordination like me. Thank you for the opportunity to win and please keep those videos coming.
thank you and thank you for watching
Joyce Riddle- I love the program for so many reasons. one is I am a beginner in learning to quilt and I am a visual learner so in watching this video on the program I can see 100s of possibilities by changing designs and sizes as well as shapes and colors and then being able to print this off when you find what you like shows me how I need to cut my fabrics and put it all together to get what I want. thinks again
thank you and thank you for watching:)
I've been curious about the program. This is the best review I've seen. I really liked how you went through the various steps from selecting the fabric to how to pull together quilt blocks. Thank you!
and I have only just touch on a tiny bit of it!
Thanks, Laura. My mom and I have watched a number of your terrific videos and want to thank you for taking the time to make them clear and easy to follow. We are new to quilting but love to design and the idea of a software to allow us to use our design skills to make quilting square is fantastic. Thanks for explaining this software and for the demo.
Wow! What design opportunities with this program! Appear very easy to use! Thank you Laura!
Yes it really is!
Laura, you have a gift to explain new things "sew easy" that even a beginner can understand well. This programm for sure looks like I would spent yet more hours behind computer:-) Have a great fall.
time will pass quickly for sure!
Thanks for showing what EQMini can do. I love making miniatures and I didn't even know this program existed.
this would be fun to do miniatures!
Thank you I bought myself EQ mini for christmas and just couldn't start. this easy tutorial helped me see what simple things I could do for big impact and started me using EQ
Hope it helps:)
Laura, thanks for your videos, they are always easy to follow and very informative. I had not heard of this program before and I think it's great that you can design quilts using your stash/left overs!
Be sure to check it out, it is a lot fun to use. And thanks for watching
EQ7Mini is such a good idea for quilters like me who don't need the full version. It looks very easy to use - and yes I have LOTS of pieces and leftovers of fabrics, so it would be wonderful to own. Thanks for your videos.
Good luck and have fun sewing
I liked being able to see the program in action. I love designing and making quilts and a computer program like this will make it easier.
It is a lot of fun!
Thank you for another great video :) Since becoming disabled, my way of thinking out projects had to change. No more pencil and paper. Something visual like this might help. I'll be looking into the mini version as a possibility. Quilting is a wonderful brain exercise while giving me something to keep busy. I love the way you explain things and the easy pace of the videos. You are bringing color back into my otherwise dull bubble.
Oh happy day! sewing is like comfort food:)
I like how you explained how the program works I've always had trouble designing my own quilts with that program it makes designing very easy and fun I like watching all your videos thanks for explaining the program.
thank you:) and thanks for joining along
What a great tutorial! I really liked how you explained exactly what you were doing as you went through the program. Thanks for sharing this!
thanks and good luck
I love the idea of using the program to design a quilt in Black and white and then adding just the plain colours rather than trying to match up your fabric exactly.
grey is my go to colour!
This is an amazing tool for any quilter. So sorry I missed the giveaway but at least I can look into a possible purchase. Thanks Laura, your tutorials awe always informative and fun. Plus you speak very clearly and professionally.
I just found out about EQMini this morning. Had been contemplating the purchase of EQ7 (the "big guy") and saw your video. Thanks so much. Love all of your videos!
you can always upgrade after:)
I am absolutely loving how technology and quilting are slowly (but surely!) coming together. I am a tech nerd, but also a quilter/sewist, and to see my two loves together makes me so excited!
then this is heaven for you...it is for me:)
Oh my goodness - this is the first time I've seen the EQ program used. I love it! I make quilts for a nursing home so I'm always on the hunt for fabric, fair to say my stash would rival most stores! I can't help but wonder how many more quilts I could make rather than spend so much time working out patterns, fabrics, yardage etc. As always, a great tutorial. Thank you.
thank you and thank you for watching
I love your tutorials! I love this program! I love how easy it is to use and for me I always have trouble trying to figure out what block to use and how to combine different blocks! This program makes it so very easy! I also love how you can see exactly how much fabric you need. I have had problems in the past not buying enough fabric for the project that I am working on, then when I go to purchase more, well it is no longer available... I Love how you took the time to show the different features that this program has to offer! I am in love with it!. Thank you so so much for your time and sharing your great knowledge with everyone! I look forward to seeing what you are sewing next in the sewing room!
thank you and thank you for joining me:)
I am super excited to see this demo! I really love that once you get the blocks selected that you can opt to have them automatically shuffled. I also really like that you can preview the color scheme as well. This is a must have for me! Thank you Laura!
thanks and good luck!
+SewVeryEasy I LOVE that this program takes out ALL of the guess work! I am just a beginner and I am horrible with knowing how much fabric I need for a project. I started my very first quilt for my boyfriend for our second anniversary and I was horrified when I ran out of fabric that I had ORDERED no less. I had to reorder and I cried when I couldn't get it finished in time. This program could have saved me all of that stress and heartache. You do the BEST videos Ms Laura! Thank you for sharing!
It can be helpful! did you get it done?
SewVeryEasy not quite. Wanna help? :-)
:)
I've wondered about EQ, how fun. I have so many piles of "this is going to be a quilt". I've gone to the store for one fabric come home with 5 fabrics and realized that I forgot the one I went for. This would really solve a lot of what to do with this pile. I seldom use patterns because I don't want my work to look like everyone else's. That's another reason I don't take in store quilt classes. Sit with lovely ladies and all leave with identical quilts.
you really need to look into it then!
I have seen many quilt programs , never wanted one til now. This mini seems to be just what I have been looking for. It looks easy to understand and even a person who does not do a lot of computer work should be able to design a quilt. Would love to have this program.
it is great one to start with
I love your videos Laura! What I like best about the EQMini was the ability create different designs by combing different blocks! It looks pretty user friendly too! Thanks for that great tutorial.
it is fun and thanks for watching
I have EQ6 but sadly unable to update since the new laws prevent me from doing so, but while I have played and designed so much - your tutorial is so much easier to understand. Thank you - now I know how to break down my stash much better!
I love everything about this but I think my favorite is that you can see the quilt in different arrangements, sizes and color schemes. Oh, and the tip to print in grey scale. Thank you Laura!!!
Grey is the way to go!
Thank you for the demonstration on how to use the EQ7! I have a closet full of yardage and fat quarters that I bought just because I thought each was pretty and maybe with this program I will be able to bust some of my stash. I appreciate all your video tutorials!
thanks Linda and as always thanks for watching
Totally awesome idea! just getting started with quilting. In awe of you and those who quilt.
welcome to the world of quilting :)
That was so much fun. I have looked at this program before,
this is the first time I really 'got' how useful it could be.
Thanks
K.
glad I could help and thanks for watching
That looks easier to learn than the original. I think I would pic the mini version too. My fingers are crossed
good luck
Laura, you make designing a quilt look so easy using this program. I would love to have this program to help me. I am new a quilting so I know I would get a lot of use out of this program. Thanks Laura for helping getting a good start.
glad I could help:)
Thanks for the information. EQ has always intimidated me, but you made it sound and look easy. Just so you know, I really like Tuesday's tips!
thanks Carol glad to hear:)
I like how easy it is to rotate the image. It makes changing the layout simple.
Good Luck:)
Thank you Laura, for this wonderful tutorial!
English is not my mother tongue and your explanation is so clear and easy to understand!
I'd love to be the happy crafter who will win this program!
XXX
thank you! and thank you for watching :)
EQMini is what I have been looking for!! I wish my mom had of had this.Her stash is going to look amazing using this!!
good luck!and have fun:)
I love the idea of being able to design a quilt and get the sizes needed for each block.
it is helpful!
I was so excited to see how this program works. Now designing my quilts will be easier and all of them saved in one place. Love it!
good luck:)
I Love your Videos you have so many Great Ideas. I love to use new technology with my sewing and quilting projects. I have been teaching my grand daughters and by using the new technology and notions seems to helps keep their interest. Thank You
keep up the great work:)
Thank you for this awesome video! I have been quilting for a long time but struggle with trying something new as I don't feel confident with calculating yardages. The EQ program has been around a while, and I've been curious about it. Your video showed me it is just what I need, or at least really desire! I'll be looking for other videos from you now that you've hit my radar! Again, many thanks!