"This is the first one I've ever known about, is this common so many disliking the results?"
I really don't know the answer. This is also the first one I have followed. Maybe someone can chime in here with an answer. I would like to know too. It seems there are lots of people that do not care for this particular BH design.
I enjoy following her blog and am a big fan. I have done several of her patterns and love them, my latest finish was this Stringed X that my two older grands strip pieced. They did the foundation piecing and it was a great beginning sewing project for them. Presently I am doing a leaders and enders project, Blue Ridge Beauty.