Fallowing directions?
04-26-2011, 06:10 AM
#31
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Location: Bend, Oregon
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I learned my lesson this past weekend. Was putting a project together and didn't want to do one part of it so I skipped reading that section. Sewed the blocks together and they didn't fit. I was bad mouthing the directions and took it all apart. I read the directions again to see if I missed something with the part I skipped. Guess what, in that section they told you to trim down the blocks. I deserved to have to tear it all apart. It was amazing how well it went together after that.
04-26-2011, 07:00 AM
#33
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Location: North Central Texas
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I grew up making clothes from patterns. I learned early on to follow the instructions, cause everything just went together easier. I do the same in quilting, and I usually leave the instructions open next to me until I can make the block (when piecing several of the same blocks) without thinking about the process. For me, it just saves a lot more time to follow the instructions the first time...
It's like the old story that I have told my kids for yrs...
A farmer hired a young boy to clean his barn out every Saturday morning. One morning he observed the boy knocking down the high places and filling in the low places. Well, the farmer just leaned against the barn door, chewed on piece of hay, and finally asked, "Son, you in a hurry this morning?" "Oh, yes sir, I am. The carnival is in town and me and my buddies are going to go." The farmer just smiled and sighed..."Well, son," he said, "if you don't have time to do it right, you sure don't have time to do it over."
It's like the old story that I have told my kids for yrs...
A farmer hired a young boy to clean his barn out every Saturday morning. One morning he observed the boy knocking down the high places and filling in the low places. Well, the farmer just leaned against the barn door, chewed on piece of hay, and finally asked, "Son, you in a hurry this morning?" "Oh, yes sir, I am. The carnival is in town and me and my buddies are going to go." The farmer just smiled and sighed..."Well, son," he said, "if you don't have time to do it right, you sure don't have time to do it over."
04-26-2011, 07:50 AM
#38
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Location: Manhattan, Kansas
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Originally Posted by dunster
If I buy a book or pattern, it's because I want to learn how to do something. If I can figure it out on my own, why buy the pattern? So yes, I read it, Ievery word, and if there's a new technique that I haven't tried, then I try it, at least for that item. How can you learn new things otherwise? Often the designer has tried various methods for making something and has settled on what works best. I want to profit from her research, and her mistakes.
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