Angel from NY

I am so new to quilting and my friend talked me into doing a quilt (Goldies Fish). It is the cutest thing. I had no idea what I was getting into. It was a class for 3 hrs for 3 Saturdays. Well let me tell you it took 3 hours to just cut the background material. It was a costly class $30 for the pattern, $54 for the class and if you did not have a stripology ruler well that was another $70 plus material and I only have 1 fish square done. Does this get easier as you go? I like the look the paper piecing gives. I would like for people to continue this thread and show what they have done with paper piecing.