I didn't know that about EQ5. When I used EQ6, it also said that LOF in the yardage. But in this version it says that long pieces are assumed to be pieced. The only long pieces in the whole quilt are the 4 borders..so I assumed they were to be pieced...which was a bummer. But then I started looking at how much fabric it was saying and it seemed to be giving enough to cut the borders LOF.
This is for a grandchild's christmas present (8th grader) and I live 1 hour away from the store where the fabric was bought...so really worried about cutting it wrong.