Originally Posted by
LI_diva
I treat sewing patterns the way I treat recipes…..as inspiration.
if it includes unfamiliar steps or techniques, I will follow the directions.
Otherwise, I generally do things my way.
Probably helps me and hurts me in equal measure over the long run!
Thats why I stopped participating in BOM’s and Mystery Quilts in 2025. I want to make the quilt I want to make.
This is almost exactly my approach to both cooking and quilting. I very rarely follow a pattern to the letter, because I very rarely want exactly the same quilt that is shown, and I have opinions about which techniques I like best.