Originally Posted by Harmony
I thing EQ 6 is the gold standard. I use it, and I love it, even though I still haven't figured out how to do everything I want to do on it yet. There's definitely a learning curve involved for the more advanced features, but as a beginner you can jump right in and start having some fun! I'd highly recommend it--you won't outgrow it.
I think that's a really good point... as your quilting skills improve, EQ keeps up, you just use more and more of the advanced features. I would imagine that you wouldn't ever outgrow it.
I have had it for about a year, and I absolutely love it. From the simplest task of getting the measurements for a single block, to designing a large quilt with multiple blocks and borders, it's just awesome. :-)