Originally Posted by lneal
What do most quilters find with the advantage in this?
I never did a "practice" block in my early quilting years either. Now I have soooooo many choices and sooooo much fabric and soooooo little time, that I want to spend my time doing quilts (and blocks) I enjoy.
Not all quilts are created equal and a trial block can help make the decision if I want to go ahead with an entire quilt or not.
Not all quilt patterns are created equal and before I cut 2 yards of fabric cross-wise at 1 1/2" only to find out that they really meant 1 3/8" ......that it frustration avoided.
Not all colors are created to match and I'd rather find out on a single block that my bright idea might give me a headache later.
Not all blocks look as good in fabric as they do in print.
Lastly, not every block requires a tester block. Some are tried and true, predictable, or easily verified by doing the math.