You can bring a photo into EQ on either Layer 1, 2 or 3, and set quilting designs using a stencil or quilt block on layer 3. You could draw your stencil on the Block Worktable, and size it to any size you need for your quilt. If you have something drawn on paper, you can scan that in and import it into EQ to trace on your block worktable, to create the stencil. You can also change the color of the thread to see what different colors of thread might look like on your quilt. You could have multiple stencil designs and put them any where you want on your quilt or block.
There are so many things you can do with EQ, I wouldn't be with out the program. You can even use it to design NON quilting things. Use the Custom quilt and design a room layout, just make the "quilt" your room size, and create "blocks" that are the size of what you want to put in the room, then play around with where you want to put them. Instead of moving heavy furniture around to see what you like best. :-)
EQ is a great program, and like most things in life, you will get out of it, what you are willing to put into it. If you aren't willing to take the time to learn and use the program, you won't get much out of it. But if you decide you want to learn how to use it, and take the time to do so, you can accomplish a lot with the program. And the people at EQ are willing to listen to their customers, if you let them know you would like to be able to do something, they will do their best to write it into a future release of the program. They don't know what we the customer want, if we don't tell them.