I had EQ6 and barely used it..went ahead and upgraded to 7 while it was on special. I have played around with it a bit and designed a few quilts. I still find myself carting my graph paper & colored pencils around though. I would like to find the time to buckle down and learn it..in fact that is my goal i'm setting for myself for the next year. Find out what all this stuff is I've bought over the years and use it! Use up my fabric and threads and put a major dent in my stash! I have an old bucket I keep under my sewing desk that I throw empty spools into to prove to myself that I actually AM sewing alot. I do believe its getting full ~er.