I just took a Judy Niemeyer class yesterday. My first paper piecing adventure. The quilt shop had a Judy certified instructor and she brought a lot of her own quilts for us to see. Since I've never done anything the Carol Doak way, that part wasn't confusing. Actually none of it was confusing, just as a newbie, time consuming to make sure I stitched, pressed, and cut correctly. We worked on the one feather wall hanging and of course I didn't finish it, but, the quilt shop holds a "Judy club" once a month so I plan on working on it there. For me it took mental energy vs. quilting/sewing skill, at this point. The cutting was easy, stacking was easy, sewing easy, once I was sure where to put the sections on. Everything is well labeled. My pattern was reissued with all corrections included. The instructor said once you have the pattern you can buy the tissue sheets for cheap from Judy's website. There were just five of us, so the instructor walked around the room and we all got the help we needed. Two people finished one section of the leaf. Three of us got almost finished. I will finish this wall hanging and when they offer another class if it worked out with my schedule I would take it. I didn't use batiks but didn't have any trouble with right side/wrong side.