I hand pieced mine, as I don't enjoy doing paper piecing. It was easy. Hardest part was cutting the hexagons; these days I would probably use the Accuquilt Go! It wasn't that hard, though. First I cut fabric strips, then I used a metal template from Ardco to cut the hexagons. I had a template with the center cut out. At first I drew the sewing lines on each hexagon, using the template. Later I just put dots in each corner. Later I just "eyeballed" the 1/4-inch line, and everything turned out fine without any marking at all.
Jinny Beyer just "eyeballs" her 1/4-inch seams. If you get a chance to watch one of her DVDs or a video demo by her, you can get all her tips for fast hand piecing. (Jinny Beyer is amazingly fast at hand piecing!) That's how I finally worked up the courage to eliminate marking the sewing lines on my pieces.