Thanks for all your input. The software can be downloaded at
http://quiltassistant.com/free-quilt-design-software ....
I downloaded the pdf manual to study before downloading the program but found, like Sailorwoman, that it takes practice and there is a learning curve. I will do that when I don't have so many distractions.
From the website:
QuiltAssistant is free design-software that can help you to turn your photos into quilts. Rather than the traditional approach of breaking up the photo into little squares ('watercolor style') it allows you to divide the photo into pieces of arbitrary size and shape.
QuiltAssistant is not designed to be a cheap alternative to commercial software like Electric Quilt or Quilt-Pro. It is not geared toward the design of complete block-based quilts, nor does it have libraries of blocks or fabrics to play with. Instead, it focuses on specific tasks like turning photos into quilts and quickly drafting quilt blocks or pacer piecing patterns.