EQ6 is great quilt-design software, but it’s skimpy on key commands. Download the script at the bottom of this page to add several useful key commands to the program.

Usage

No installation is required. Start EQ6, then double-click the EQ6 Keyboard Shortcuts file. A green box with an H will appear in the system tray. To toggle shortcuts on and off, press Alt+Z (when shortcuts are inactive, the H will become an S for “suspend”).

Keys

• Alt+B: Change to block worktable
• Alt+Q: Change to quilt worktable
• Alt+N: New horizontal quilt/EasyDraw block (depends on worktable)
• Alt+Shift+N: New on-point quilt/PatchDraw block
• Ctrl+Alt+N: New variable point quilt/PatchDraw motif
• P: Print quilt
• Shift+P: Print fabric yardage
• Ctrl+P: Print block
• Ctrl+Shift+P: Print templates
• Ctrl+Alt+P: Print rotary cutting sheet
• Ctrl+B: Open Block Library
• Ctrl+F: Open Fabric Library
• Ctrl+L: Open Layout Library
• + [plus sign on the number pad]: Add block/quilt to sketchbook
• − [minus sign on the number pad]: Show sketchbook (same as F8)