Just curious. I have been reading about the Yellow Brick Road pattern that people say is easy but needs to be purchased. I looked up some pictures and honestly don't understand why anyone would buy this pattern. There are so many great patterns that can be created without the need of a purchased "pattern". Maybe someone out there can explain to me what I am not seeing. I thought by the name that there would be a yellow path somehow meandering throughout the quilt...that sounded appealing to me but I don't see that somehow in any of the pictures I've viewed. ??? Now I know that "to each his own" but I was just wondering if I am missing something.

I am not sure...I like the pattern but I definitely understand what you say too. :)

I understand exactly what you are saying :D

It's a nice pattern to use up fat quarters. There are only 3 blocks in it, I believe. I haven't made one, but it's pretty easy to deconstruct the pattern from a finished quilt. Use up a bunch of fat quarters where you only need to cut a few shapes. I think that's the appeal. I'm liking the fat quarter stash busters since I have so many FQs, so I'm going to do one of these, a Turning Twenty, and one other one

I think the designer called it that because of the yellow and the blues she used in it. This has been a very popular pattern for beginners, because of the use of fat quarters,and the cutting meathods and piecing it together. This pattern looks fabulous no matter what colors you use. I have made many of these quilts for friends and family.

I totally agree.

Years ago, when it first came out, I looked at the pattern package and, quite frankly, was totally put off by the picture on the cover. Looked really bland to me.

I've never made one - I like piecing a bit more involved - but I've seen some really good ones. It's ALL about the fabrics.
Here's one in Kaffe fabrics:
This is a bit more lively than the cover picture:
http://siterepository.s3.amazonaws.com/733_kq8.jpg

I think as we get more experienced, we are able to "see" how a pattern/design is created more easily than when we are total beginners.

It's a bit like making vegetable soup - when one is a "new cook" one follows the recipe more or less as written. After a while, one learns how to improvise.

The Yellow Brick Road pattern is in my top three of favorite patterns. It uses all of a fat quarter. It is an easy pattern... :-)

I've made one and I am working on another. Why this pattern? I make charity quilts for my church's ladies group. We have limited funds, and fabric . Often we need the quilt yesterday. So the reason I use this pattern is that you only need a handful of fat quarters and it can be made very quickly. It can be very pretty depending on what fabric you use.

I'm in the group that never cared for Yellow Brick Road or Turning Twenty patterns. I have seen some I like better than others but I believe it is all about the fabric choices.