I took a two day class with a certified instructor and after the second day I knew it wasn't for me. Too much prep work just for paper piecing. I did what was taught in class but when I finished it at home, I printed out the pattern pieces, left them whole and paper pieced it the regular way. I had enough fabric not to have to worry about exact amounts. My turned out just as nice as the others and I had mine finished in a lot less time. To put all those hours of extra prep work seemed a waste of time for no reason to me. All her quilt patterns are beautiful. If I do another one I will use the basic paper piecing method.