Originally Posted by
All2Pieces
Jinny Beyer may be a good site for ideas, but be very careful to verify the scale/test square when printing off the designs for paper pieced. Actually, all things I've printed from the web have been a little off. Her site is the one that throws me the most, though.
AGREED... It's why they give an inch (or two inch) scale on every pattern. I sometimes have to print 5 times to zero in on the right scale... usually something like 105%.
It's the McCall's site that gives me the most trouble. I just don't like their construction methods, such as cutting weird size squares so you can slice them once or twice diagonally to get the pieces you need. I'd rather know the dimensions of the finished pieces and use a triangle ruler to get them. It's much more accurate. So I make my own construction techniques of their blocks.
Usually working backwards from a picture is the best method for me.