newbee3

Yes I do I don't like the math to do my quilt so I let the pattern tell me

pflum1

I don't use patterns and hardly ever use the EQ7 except to scan the fabric and placement before I cut. Most quilts are made up of square, triangles and rectanges with borders. Even circle quilts are usually some form of a square before they are finished.

maryb119

I sometimes use a pattern although I have dozens of them. I like to design my own, too.

lynmccoy

I start out with the pattern. Then I make changes to it. I almost always change the colors and sizes. I will probably change the border too. After I make the quilt by the pattern the first time all I need to do is look at the picture and I remember how to do it.

ljorange

Being fairly new I start out with a pattern with all good intentions but inevitably screw it up early on. At that point I wing it and so far they've turned out well. I did one early on that went okay and I was pleasantly surprised when it looked just like the one in the magazine. Quilting is so forgiving!

Andrea

When I first started to quilt I virtually inhaled quilt magazines and quilt books. It didn't take long until I was under water (glub, glub) and simply could not look through all of them to find a pattern I liked. So I went through my magazines one by one and tore out the pattern and directions for all that appealed to me -- all different kinds. Now when I am looking for ideas, I get into my box of patterns (and some of my books) and generally find something good right away. I may not follow the pattern exactly, but I usually use one as a jumping off point.

Kathy-Pgh

Ditto! No pattern means no quilt here. Not real creative, so must have directions.

ljfox

I usually find something online or in a magazine that I like and then alter it to how I want it. I have only bought a pattern twice and one I never used, the other I modified it so much that it was not at all like the original. I usually graph it all out to make sure I am buying enough fabric since directions and measurements often aren't accurate.

reginalovesfabric

I use patterns, templates and rotary cutter...

Matilda

I don't use patterns for most of my quilts, yet I have used them when I see one that I really like.