Originally Posted by Cuilteanna
Perhaps to use scraps rather than yardage?
That's what I was thinking too. If you have tons of scraps and want to use tons of colors, it may be necessary to cut pieces. (Me - not so much a fan).
By the way, I remember reading that while PATTERNS fall under the copyright rules, a "TECHNIQUE" cannot be copyrighted. Sure hope I understood that right. It was in one of the Quiltmags when the copyright rules seemed to go rampant.