What has amazed me about completing the lessons is how its changed how I view a quilt. I used to look at a quilt and think I can't make quilt because I couldn't seperate out what the block parts were. Learning how to use the drawing board helped me learn what to look for in a block.
I think what is missing in the manuals is one continous step by step process of designing a block. In the lessons, it seems to tie it all in a neat package instead of jumping from this chapter to the next to get all the info to make a block. I feel like I would never have gotten as far as I have EQ without the Skylight Lessons. I'm keeping the lessons I printed out because I feel like they're a better reference book than the manuals. Chris