Originally Posted by
Fabric Galore
I do all of my cutting at once but the last two project I made had me cutting individual pieces for half square triangles instead of cutting matching fabrics and making them the easy way. I have learned my lesson and now I carefully read the instructions and the lay out of a quilt before I start cutting. It saves time and frustration.
I make samples for our LQS and this is so frustrating to me, too. I have to follow the pattern directions to make sure they are correct as we must assume the customer who buys the pattern and or kit will be following the instructions, too. So many times I want to do it the quicker way and can't!