hi Marcia,
I had EQ5 and upgraded to EQ6 in 8/07. I love it. Don't use it all the time, but do use it. In fact I'm about to go into it now. Looking for blocks for a puzzle quilt, found a few but need a couple more. I think the upgrade was worth it, the two new things I like most are, labels and adding a border or setting triangles to a block. I think it's well worth the money, my best suggestion is do the lessons, and then maybe months from now do them again. Also, the Tech support is subperb.
If you get it I hope you enjoy it
peel