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Old 08-24-2014, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by tessagin View Post
I hate instructions that say refer back to this step or that step. Too confusing. Or we'll get to that in a minute. If it's in an introductory to the instructions of the pattern, that's one thing. I did go to a class once and the instructor was constantly interrupted. People were trying to get her to jump ahead to this and that and finally, she said; We are taking this one step at a time because there are beginners in the class. After each step, she went over briefly and asked if there were any questions. She also brought the previous steps together as she went along. It was the best class. She had the instructions for the pattern on paper. She was local and good. That would be something you might think about when putting the pattern on paper.
Hurray for that instructor! As a beginner (and I count myself as that even though I've completed small projects, I've never completed a large quilt, although I'm now working my first queen-size) when those who are more experienced want to jump ahead, it just gets too confusing. I too agree that a pattern should list step-by-step instructions instead of referring back to previous steps.
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