Originally Posted by
dunster
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Grain is very important when sewing garments, but not as important with patchwork.
And the big one - a sewn garment may or may not fit me when it's done. Quilts always fit!
I still think grain is important when piecing.
The garment fitting part - I was soooooo dumb - I thought if I kept buying different patterns, I would eventually find one that would fit without doing any alterations. (Although some did fit better than others.)
I think that is the main reason I abandoned garment sewing and went to bags and quilts.