I love paper piecing...NOW. At first, it drove me crazy, because everything is reversed. If I am short on the fabrics I am using, I print an extra of the pattern, properly labeled, and cut it out. I can then use those 'extra' pattern pieces as templates in cutting out my fabrics, remembering to reverse and add seam allowances.
Some patterns, like Dresden plates, and Mariner's compasses are much faster and easier paper pieced, even though that is not the traditional way.