If you have to agonize over the price then don't buy it. The program does have a learning curve that isn't hard just takes a lot of time. Many get frustrated because they can't devote the time needed to use it the way they want to. I use it with about every quilt I make. I import the picture of the block pattern, change the fabric colors, rotate, flip, add different borders, overlay quilt designs, change the size, covert to paper piecing, and usually end up with a different pattern altogether. LOL I have used EQ since it was on floppy disc. EQ7 is amazing what it will allow you to do with a quilt pattern.