I agree, Ginny Beyer is amazing. She ALMOST inspired me to try hand-piecing, but it's on the "some day" list. Funny thing, my daughter's sewing machine suddenly went on the fritz, right in the middle of a project we're working on together, and my immediate thought was, "well...we could try hand-piecing - I know someone who does that exclusively, and it's wonderful!" My DD didn't take the bait, though.