dar627742

from the quilting mags are so confusing to me! am i the only one who has problems w/ this?
my bff came over yesterday,& made me feel a little better,she said the way they are written even confuses her[she has won awards for her quilts,so knows what she's doing,which is more than i can say for myself!]
hope i'm not the only one that finds the inst,confusing!
dar

mimom

me too. I have to read patterns several times before I even will think about starting. I have also learned that in order to make the cutting instructions easier they have you cut more fabric than whats neccesary.

dove

you are not alone...i just purchased some books and find them confusing at times...i usually supplement my research with youtube videos b/c i'm a visual learner...

Kitsie

I learned long ago to rewrite them into a spread sheet for the cutting and a "document" for numbered steps in "English"!

It's really the 1st part of any of my projects and saves so much time not having to find the small print on the page where I left off!

Forgot to add that all the cut pieces go into frozen meal containers with a little pc of a return address label. They even stick well to the pcs.

cheryl rearick

I do like Kitsie, PLUS write my material color change I first write their's then do ---- and place my color... INCLUDING in directions for cutting. I USE a pencil... I get more confused re: what color is what color and they say cut 30 squares of purple and I have yellow. Just throws me in the dumpster lol....

Glad you were able to figure your pattern out OK? :)

dar627742

i really never figured it out,my bff wrote it out in ENGLISH for me.thank heavens i'm not the only one,i was beginning to think i was the only one !surely there is an easier,clearier way to write these inst.!
the one GOOD thing i did was to use scraps& only [try]make one sq.!
thanx to all for making me feel [less]dumb!i can always count on my friends to make me feel better!
dar

cmagee84

Life is so much easier with a bff! Mine is a lifesaver in so many ways.

LivelyLady

You are not alone. I bought the 4 stack posie pattern a few years ago and could not figure it out....nor could any of my quilting friends. Our LQS had a class and we took it..........turned out to be one of the easiest patterns to do.

Kitsie

This board is my BFF!

Stacey

I feel the same way. Sometimes I wonder if the person writing the pattern is even a quilter. However, to be fair, I have written a few patterns and that is NOT an easy job.