I like the ruler a lot... but then I really like curve quilts. This is an easy curve. A friend of mine bought the ruler and she is now a curve making fiend too. It takes a little practice but once you got it, the curves work out great every time. Her blocks all do a cut down method so it makes it even easier to make her quilts. There isn't a ton of scrap, just a little but the blocks turn out great every time. I think you should go for it. My first qcr quilt was the Urban Nine Patch which is probably not the easiest way to go but it's the way I went. I always dive in head first!