Originally Posted by dixiechunk

Well, yes and no. Many of the newer geometric patterns I can just about look at the picture and figure out how to do it without buying the pattern. Even if I buy a pattern many times I make it from the picture rather than reading the instructions. But if a pattern says "read all these instructions before beginning" I do. Wanna know why? In college I was taking a class and when the final exam rolled around at the top of the test it said "Read completely through before beginning." I did and found out the last item said "If you followed the instructions as written you can turn your test paper in now without going back and answering the questions." Point taken. Applique patterns are another story. If it's applique I just >> buy it.