I'll probably have to put off attending out of town stuff until I'm retired . . . and while I'd love to meet her, I didn't really follow her directions that much, I did it my own way.
Her quilts are not difficult in the paper piecing, they are difficult because of the circle sewing. Since my background is mostly clothing, it wasn't really hard at all, you just had to be mindful.
I keep looking for more challenging quilt patterns, and figure if I want sewing challenges, I need to go back to garments. Then you have the extra challenge of getting it to fit and still be flattering, and with my current shape that is a lot more difficult!