I am doing my first one as we speak. I also do not have the patience for needle turn applique. I layered all the layers together and then sewed along the lines. Have cut away the pieces that need to be. So far so good. Now just thinking about how I want to quilt the rest. I was also intimidated by them but loved them before I did this one. I finally took a deep breath and jumped right in. I am pleased with it and what I did was very easy to do.