Alternative to Qimage

Lr does allow me to create different size photos on a sheet but not too user friendly on that count, I tried Qimage but it looks and feels pretty dated, is there any other software I should be looking at?

Probably not what you're looking for ... but may be worth a look.

... and the price is hard to beat.

http://www.photospills​.com/

I've always used LR -- once you learn the steps, it's been no hassle. I've also used a paper cutter to trim things down to a proper framing size.

Before sending the image file to the printer, Qimage queries the printer driver about the required pixel dimensions for the requested print and resizes to those, using its own excellent algorithms. Thus, the driver doesn't need to do any further resizing in order to provide the exact pixel size to match the planned dot layout.

This feature alone is worth the pain of learning the admittedly user-unfriendly Qimage.