Yes. I had to watch the Phillipa Nayor show at 3am and even then it took 352MBs of download. Far, far too heavy for my limits. It's all very nice but not if it eats into the usage so much.

I do think that unless you have totally unrestricted internet access, about as rare as winning the lottery every week, you also now have to watch these hungry downloads. A couple of them a week and you will soon be over the threshold and put on a throttle.

First off I want to preface the comments I made earlier with the statement of why I can not join the TQS group on a permanent basis.

We now have dial-up available but it is HUGHES NET. HUGHES NET has a FAIR USE POLICY, which translate is I can not go over 200MB download from 7am til 2am time frame. Any viewing of TQS has to occur during 2am till 7am, then I can download as much as I want. As you can imagine since I am no longer a spring chicken... I can not stay up late at night watching TQS and go to work the next day or function with a grandchild in the house. I am useless if I stay up all night. I was really happy to get the email newsletter stating that watching TQS in celebration is available today. Nobody is at home this weekend til Monday night... it is just me..the cmputer and my sewing machine.

I surfed through several shows last night watching various techniques and segments. I loved them and I am waiting with baited breath for DVDs to be released. That will alway be my format of choice.


Each hour long segment download at over 300, closer to 400MBs of download. I do love the larger format on my new computer for the 600 series... it was almost seamless viewing. I also liked the cleaner look of the screen. I could zoom in and just watch the full screen, not any distracting decorations. I loved the chapter segments because I could pick and choose what I watched which is important to me.... Almost like having a DVD. I know that lap tops can be connected to TVs but right now I am not ready to go that type of viewing.


In the 500 series using the older format, I kept getting bumped out. I did switch to the SLOW INTERNET CONNECTION. I got a much better viewing experience. If you have trouble viewing the older formats try switching to SLOW CONNECTION ( top right hand of the screen. ) I think you will find the viewing better.

As for the show themselves they were all high quality and interesting. I picked through many of the great techniques as I could. I loved Jenny Beyers hand piecing technique as I bought her books and had some questions about hand piecing and she answered most of them in that small segment. I am a visual learner and seeing it made it click in my brain. I am going to get going on my DJ again. I wish she would re-make her cD as a DVD of her techiques. That would be a great learning experience.


I sent a email to all my quilting buddies in the guild and various sewing groups and am getting rave reviews, thanking me for the info. I am sure there are several that will sign up. My cousin contacted me and she is planning to join up.... she say that way I will visit her more often, so I can view TQS at her house.

Back to the sewing machine.... then a nap... I love being able to set my own time line..... I love my family but my alone time is precious too.

It is now 7am... I have been up all night surfing your shows... I love the new video format for the 600 series.... and I love the slow internet connection for the old shows it make them show so much smoother.

I will be back later with my comments but I am going to sleep now... I just loved cruising though the shows to see what I can expect.

Anna