So not surprisingly I am loving being able to blend my too worlds. I still love all things computer. My life is buzzing with a plethora of electronics. And before you ask, no, I have not ordered a computer system for my longarm. I may someday, but I am still in love with freemotion quilting. For now, there will be no computer added to my beloved APQS Millennium.
I started thinking about how I use technology in my business. When I started I was fine with my laptop. Then it crashed and I decided that maybe I should put my financial software on my desktop. I got a new laptop and I did use it daily, mostly for websurfing and blog posting. When Matt gave me my iPad that changed, I really only use my laptop for blogging, because it is painful to do on my iPad. My iPad has changed the way that I quilt. I now do my design work on my iPad. I have a couple apps that I love to work with. One is Adobe Ideas. I can take a picture of the quilt top with the camera bring it into Adobe Ideas and draw on the picture. This has truly changed my creative process. I also like Evernote and Skitch. I have been working on drawing all of my fills in Skitch and importing them into Evernote.
This way I can show my customers a sample of what I am thinking about using on their quilts, on the go. Evernote has become my digital sketch pad.
This way I can show my customers a sample of what I am thinking about using on their quilts, on the go. Evernote has become my digital sketch pad.
Plus I can email out of any of those programs so if I am working with a customer that is not local we can send ideas back and forth. This came in really handy for a recent quilt that was shipped to me. The customer emailed a photo of the quilt. I was able to do the design work before the top even got to my studio.
Another plus with Evernote is that I can log onto it from my PC and smartphone so I can get to those pictures from anywhere I am.
Another plus with Evernote is that I can log onto it from my PC and smartphone so I can get to those pictures from anywhere I am.
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