New and proud owner of Electric Quilt 7

Some time ago I received my own Electric Quilt 7 software from Electric Quilt Company:

As I didn't have so much time until I finished my art quilt, the only thing which I did was reading a manual and putting it on the side for a moment. I've never used any quilt designing software and was slightly overwhelmed with the complexity of EQ7. I tried to draw my first PP pattern but the first try was a fale. As I didn't know how to solve my problem, I asked the Electric Quilt Company technical support for a hint and within few hours I received a long email with all my questions answered and problems solved!

Since then, I try to spend some time every day figuring out how EQ7 works, trying things, creating different blocks... you know, just playing around to get used to the software. The video tutorials on YT were very helpful (there are more):

Jakis czas temu dostalam kopie programu do projektowania quiltow - Electric Quilt 7 od Electric Quilt Company. Dopoki nie skonczylam art quiltu, nie mialam zbytnio czasu zeby sie z programem zapoznac. Dopiero kilka dni temu zasiadlam do komputera. Nie powiem, zeby bylo latwo. Program jest skomplikowany na pierwszy rzut oka, ma bardzo duzo funkcji i mozliwosci. Przeczytalam instrukcje dolaczona do plyty, ale wiadomo jak to jest. Trzeba samemu sprobowac, bo czytanie w instrukcji niewiele pomaga. Poprobowalam kilku rzeczy, chcialam narysowac wzor PP ale nic mi nie wyszlo, wiec skontaktowalam sie z pomoca techniczna EQ i po kilku godzinach dostalam dlugiego maila ze wszystkimi odpowiedziami i wskazowkami. Majac podstawy zaczelam sie bawic programem. Zaprojektowalam prosty wzor, pobawilam sie kolorami, ustawieniami, etc. Trzeba w koncu oswoic bestie ;) W sieci znalazlam kilka tutukow, na YT tez:

There are also free lessons on EQ website available, and books on EQ.

Whatever you can think ybout, you can do in EQ! Creating your own blocks and editing existing blocks - EQ7 includes over 5,000 copyright-free blocks!

Sa tez lekcje na stronie EQ oraz ksiazki jak uzywac EQ. W tym programie mozna naprawde zrobic wszytsko, o czym sie zamarzy.Mozna tworzyc wlasne bloki albo edytowac te istniejace w bazie danych programu (w tzw. bibliotece blokow):

Add your own fabric to fill blocks and see how your quilt will really look or use the fabric available in fabric library. EQ also calculates how much fabric you will need for your quilt... The possibilities are endless! 

The Layout library has over 540 pre-designed layouts for you to fill with blocks and fabrics:

Bloki mozna kolorowac, wypelniac tkaninami, zeby zobaczyc jak nasz quilt sie prezentuje. Tak jak biblioteka blokow jest tez biblioteka materialow. Mozna oczywiscie dodawac wlasne wzory - dodajac obrazek lub skanujac material:

 

I will post a tutorial on how to use EQ7 soon. I just need to use it for some time longer to be sure I'm explaining everything well :) You will also have a chance to win a copy of EQ7 but this will be connected with some special event ;) 

Jescze potrzebuje troche czasu, zeby plynnie poslugiwac sie programem, ale jak opanuje wiekszosc podstawowych funkcji, napisze tutka. Bedzie tez mozliwosc wygrania EQ7 ale to bedzie polaczone ze specjalna akcja, o ktorej mam nadzieje niedlugo bede mogla napisac [jest jeszcze w planach].