I have no imagination AT ALL so I have to see something before I store the idea in my head. Same thing goes for supplies. I just spent a week setting up my fabric collection a la Alaskasunshine's tutorial because if I don't see the fabric, then it doesn't exist. It's people like me who keep quilting authors in business.

Give me pictures....I'm way to new to quilting to try to figure out instructions without a lot of visuals.

I am a visual learner too, but I love making mystery quilts.
As long as I follow the steps/clues in order I do fine with mystery quilts. Here are 2 mystery quilts that I made, they are Debbie Caffrey patterns. The secret to making a successful mystery quilt is contrast, you need definite light,dark and medium. I choose a busy print and then pull the other colors from that and it seems to work for me.
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...45965719KoLRNb

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...45965719MTlOov

Funny but so true. :)

"a picture is worth a thousand woords" i do not know who coined the phrase but i agree 100%

I hear you on the mystery quilt...I am ATTEMPTING one with my quilt guild. I hope I don't mess it up since there are few pictures if at all on some of the steps. I guess I must TRUST the person doing the directions. I like to see pictures of what my end result will be before I start....guess that's why I waited until I got the first 6 steps before I cut into my fabrics.

pictures all the way...that's why I can't figure out the bow tuck purse....no pictures

I do better with pictures. But if the pattern is something I really like, then I will try and figure it out. God bless. Penny

I like both pictures and instructions. My grandmother could look at a picture and reproduce it without instructions (and this was in the day of templates and scissors) but I need detailed instructions backed up with pictures.

I often get requests to make things someone describes to me and i have to visulaize it on my own. It works and i enjoy it but I also LOVE looking at pictures and get enthused over them.