I suppose it would depend on whether you want to design (EQ7) or cut (Sizzix) I have the Sizzix Westminster and a small quilt program called Quilt Design Wizard. It isn't much, but it meets my needs as far as designing goes. I bought it to see if I would want a full EQ program down the road. It has been 5 years and I've opened the program maybe 3 times. I like to use patterns. I look at patterns the same way I look at recipes - I want the end results to look like the picture, I don't want to figure out how to create it. I consider my Sizzix a tool I use to make the pattern look like the picture. I would give up all but one of my sewing machines before I would consider parting with my Sizzix.