I have done several and although her directions are intimidating (I had to read them twice on my first one). My favorite part of her directions is that she gives you templates to cut the fabric for the paper piecing. There isn't much waste with this method. Her patterns take some time, but I didn't actually find them all that difficult. It does take a bit to get a rhythm down with the paper piecing. On her older patterns you need to be careful with your points. On most of the newer patterns, she designed them so the points "float" which makes it easier.