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For EQ8 owners

Bring your EQ8 quilts with you.

Quarter Inch opens your EQ8 and EQ7 projects on your Mac, iPad or any browser, with a report for every file.

Open your EQ8 quilts free
  • Free, no account needed
  • EQ8 and EQ7, Mac or Windows
Or try one project first

A word about EQ8

EQ8 defined quilt design software and taught many of us. You don’t have to stop using it. Use both.

What comes across

See exactly what came across.

Every file gets a plain-English report. Nothing hidden, nothing guessed.

  • Layouts, borders and sashing
  • Blocks and colorings
  • Fabrics, with solids matched to color cards

Lettering, photos and embroidery come across too. See what comes across, feature by feature

Anna’s Wedding Quilt

anna-wedding.pj8 · Queen · 90″ × 96″

Report ready

  • Layout

    Straight set · 14 × 15 · 3″ border

    ✓ Exact

  • Blocks

    210 pinwheels · 6″ finished

    ✓ Exact

  • Colorings

    3 of 3 colorings kept

    ✓ Exact

  • Fabrics

    5 solids · nearest color-card match shown

    ✓ Matched

  • Appliqué vine

    Border appliqué · every piece at its angle

    ✓ Exact
5 exactFull report

Illustration of one file’s report.

Moving over

Moving takes three steps.

  1. 1. Open your projects

    Choose one .pj8 file, or a whole folder of them.

  2. 2. Read the report

    See what came across exactly, and anything worth a second look.

  3. 3. Keep designing

    Pick up where you left off, on Mac, iPad or any browser.

Done for you

Rather we moved them for you?

Send your files. We’ll move and check each one for you.

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EQ8 on a Mac

Your quilts, never tied to one computer.

  • Mac
  • iPad
  • Any browser

Apple has said macOS 27 is the last version with general Rosetta support. EQ8 for Mac relies on Rosetta today, and EQ has said it plans to have a solution in place before macOS 28. Whatever happens, Quarter Inch will open your EQ8 projects on your Mac, your iPad or any browser, so your quilts are never tied to one computer.

Updated September 30, 2026Read the full guide

Try it first

Open one EQ8 project now, free.

See how it comes across, with its plain-English report, before you bring the rest.

  • One file is plenty
  • No account and no card
  • Your original is never changed

Opened without an account, your file is read in your browser and isn’t uploaded.

Try it with one file

Open Quarter Inch, choose a .pj8 file, and read its report.

Open one EQ8 project

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After the move

Keep them safe for free. Keep designing with Quilter.

Every EQ quilt opens free, forever. Upgrade when you want to change them, cut and print.

Free

Bring every EQ quilt across, and design your first ones.

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  • Open and view every EQ8 and EQ7 quilt
  • An import report for every file
  • All 524 blocks, every layout and color card
  • See exactly how much fabric to buy, and what to ask for at the shop
  • A few Help requests each month
  • Export everything, any time
What counts as a quilt?One you start, or an EQ quilt once you change it. Opening and viewing never count, and deleting one frees its place.
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Everything, for every quilt, on every device.

$9a month

Or $89 a year: two months free.

Unlimitedquilts

  • A cutting chart you tick off as you cut
  • Templates and paper piecing foundations, at true size
  • One PDF, with a 1″ test square on every page
  • Change every imported EQ quilt
  • More Help each month: describe a quilt, or just tell it what to change
  • We move big EQ libraries for you

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$9$6 a month, locked in while you stay.

Become a founding member

Cancel any time. Your first payment is refundable for 30 days.

Tax included. Secure checkout, in your own currency.

  • Cancel in one clickFrom your account. No calls, no forms.
  • Nothing is ever deletedEvery quilt stays yours to open, view and export.
  • Come back any timeYour quilts, blocks and fabrics are where you left them.

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Is Quarter Inch an EQ8 alternative?

It can be. Quarter Inch is quilt design software for Mac, iPad, Windows and phone that opens your EQ8 projects. Use it instead of EQ8, or alongside it.

Do I have to stop using EQ8?

No. Keep using it for as long as you like, and use both.

Can I open .pj8 files without EQ8?

Yes. Quarter Inch opens your .pj8 files by itself, so you don’t need EQ8 installed to see, print or keep designing your quilts.

Will my fabrics come across?

Your colorings will. Solids are matched to the nearest color-card shade, shown side by side so you can check.

Does it work on Windows?

Yes. Quarter Inch runs in any modern browser, so your Windows projects open there, or on an iPad.

Is it allowed to open my own files?

Yes. They’re your designs. Quarter Inch reads the files you’ve saved and never changes your originals.

What does it cost to open them?

Nothing. Opening and viewing your EQ8 projects is free, forever, with a report for every file. Changing them, cutting and printing are on Quilter, from $9 a month.

Keep every quilt you’ve made.

Open your EQ8 projects free, with a report for every file. No account needed.

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