My SIL is very confortable using it. She started with EQ5 then, kept upgrading with each new version. I am getting somewhat confortable with EQ7 that I purchased last year (I think) I like it although I don't know yet, all the possibilities that it offers. I use it to design my own quilt because I do not want to make the same block over and over and over and over. Scanning my own fabric, playing with the color placement etc, is very interesting.
I think you need to be confortable and ready to take the time to learn to use it as we have to with any new computer software. If you do not like to learn new computer program, you might get frustrated as it takes time to getting used to it