I understand why PaperPrincess says EQ is counter intuitive, but I didn't find it that hard to learn. I have been a computer user since I was in my 20's, and that was a very long time ago, long before the personal computer was around. I can't imagine using paper for designing - just not my style. I use EQ7 for some stage of every quilt. I don't rely on it for fabric requirements (it's too conservative) and I've run across some things it doesn't do well, but for 99% of the things I want to do, it is more than adequate. I also bought Quilt Design Wizard, but I found it too limited.