rush88888

keep in mind that referring to someone else's video, it could be deleted or copyrighted. making your own video would be ideal.

jaspersu

Cutting diagrams have been very useful for me, but in the pattern I used this summer, it just seemed to me like the overall design was set up to generate scraps.

DOTTYMO

You need to cater for the visual and word learners. Photographs of the process and a full picture of the finished quilt are good for the visual. By them short and clear instructions in words.
I wish more patterns had ideas for quilting, not just the line finish quilt in normal way , or sandwich and quilt.
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QuickStitch

I so agree with that. They just give a few lines and your left trying to figure it out for yourself. Definitely a video would be helpful too.

RugosaB

This one

(that's all I wanted to say, for some reason I have to add more because it's flagged "too short")

deltaquilter

If you have to make units--like half sq. triangles--include the size to which they should be squared up. Always remember that a novice may be using your patterns.

Farm Quilter

I like patterns that tell you what size the units should be when put together also...every step of the way. Lots of pictures is good, and I like the suggestion of giving quilters alternate ways of creating things like HSTs, but then you would have to alter the cutting directions for each way and that would be confusing. I love Judy Martin quilts but I hate the way her directions are given - too confusing and frustrating, flipping to the back of the book to find a template, just give me the size of the square, triangle, rectangle in the directions.

When you have your testers make the quilts, ask them to do different color ways that could be used in the photos. You could also ask them to quilt them in different ways - E2E free motion, panto, custom - so buyers of your patterns could see the different possibilities. I know so many quilters who choose to make a quilt in the exact same colors/materials as the pictures on a pattern.

If you are using a new method of creating a pattern (like strip-sewn stars) that need detailed drawings/photos, don't skimp on them because the cost more money to produce, but they are essential to the success of your buyers...they fail with the first quilt designed by you, they won't be buying more.

I hate having typos and errors in a pattern - a good editor is important. It there are typos, I figure the person was in too big a hurry to get the pattern out to care about quality...and I wonder what else was rushed and wrong!

CajunQuilter2

Ditto for me!!! I am a visual learner. I also prefer patterns that are printed on "photo paper" rather than regular printer paper. Makes for better quality all the way around. Also not on one big piece where you have to open it up, prefer it to be more like a book type if that makes sense.

teddysmom

I agree with KrisB. Note on the pattern the rate of difficulty. I'm a newbie and I'm not ready to go back easy/beginer. Also, agree with having yardage info for everything from lap to king AND easy to follow directions for those of us who are challenged by just reading instructions--we like easy.

aeble

I really appreciate everyone taking the time to give me there feedback. The information you've provided above is really going to help me make a better pattern. I'm so glad this board exists for gathering feedback like this.