If she said patent pending then that's very odd unless she created a new way to manufacture fabric. I have EQ7 and it's easy to import quilt pictures and then use the trace feature to outline a block, then convert that to a pieced block. I give myself credit making the quilt and credit to the designer for the pattern design if anyone ever asked. Rarely they ever do. No one really cares. Any quilter interested will say where can I get the pattern for that. I say I went by a picture I saw of the quilt and tell them where to find that.