BETTY62

Nice colors.

IBQUILTIN

I may have followed a pattern with my very first quilt; can't remember, and surely have not done so since. A pattern is like a recipe, you add here, and take away there to make it your own

quiltingshorttimer

I end to make alterations with most patterns, or actually sketch my own pattern. When I'm having to learn new techniques (like Y seams!) I do tend to stick more to the pattern. But one thing that I always seem to change up is when a pattern in a magazine uses use one line of fabric to highlight it and it's just chaos! Drives me crazy! I do find myself doing more and more own designs---especially since I got EQ7.

Wanabee Quiltin

No matter how much I adore the pattern, I refuse to follow it exactly. I want my quilts to be unique: there will be no other quilts just like mine. It may be the sashing or borders or an extra block I add, but I change something. To me, this is what being a quilt artist is, to make it my own.

wildyard

I see I am in wonderful company in my non-ability to do something exactly as others have done it. But then I can't follow a recipe without tweaking it either.
I think, because in my working life order and strict attention to detail was necessary, I have jumped out of the box in other aspects of my life such as quilting, cooking, drawing, etc.

ghostrider

I haven't been in that cramped ol' box since Jimmy Carter was President! There's simply not enough room in there to let me be me. I don't tweak patterns, I start from scratch.

maryellen2u

I seldom follow a pattern (or recipe) to the letter. Sometimes it leads to wonderful endings, sometimes not so much. I grew up in a large, sort of poor family and we learned how to "make-do". I'm still making do with varied results. Right now I am starting a project that I am totally copying and following to the letter. We'll see how that works!

RedGarnet222

Sometimes a pattern and sometimes by the seat of my panties. But, I always love spicing it up a little to make it uniquely mine.

I have followed a pattern to the t's. It saves time and effort on the drafting and thinking part. (I guess everyone has days of not wanting to think, right?) After all if I liked the pattern enough to buy it, why mess with the design?

cathyvv

There's a box to think in?

Darn. I might have to buy one now.

It's probably not worth it. I'll probably put it in a safe place.

Oh, no! That'll means it's lost forever, so I'm not buying one! It's just a waste of my money.

Don't try to convince me I need one.

I'd rather buy fabric.

Or eat scallops. MMMM!

Annaquilts

I never stay true to the pattern. Never! LOL