I prefer patterns written for strip piecing that is then sub-cut. I'm not fond of making 200 squares of each color, only to sew them together. I'd much rather sew the long strips, then cut them down to make pairs, then 4 patches or whatever.
I also have learned if I'm at a quilt shop and am interested in a pattern, I'll bring it to the desk and ask if I may open the zipper bag and look at how it's written. If it's all text and no diagrams, I'll leave it. Life is too short to try to figure out what a pattern designer means by slogging through page after page of text. Even a hand drawn sketch would be helpful. This is especially true of bag patterns... no thank you!