Re writing a pattern
#11
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Pacific NW
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I've run into this several times and it is somewhat frustrating. It's like finding a recipe on a blog that you want to try, and the measurements say 1 package of cream cheese, or jello, or butter, but not how many ounces or what size of that item.
I'm experienced enough that I can usually figure out the quilt pattern, but I feel bad for newbies who can get frustrated and give up.
I'm experienced enough that I can usually figure out the quilt pattern, but I feel bad for newbies who can get frustrated and give up.
Last edited by Peckish; 11-21-2020 at 01:21 AM.
#13
I just had to do this this morning and it can be frustrating. I kept wondering to myself why this wasn't working as the directions stated only to discover after several hours of searching I figured it out on my own. The directions said nothing about a minor detail that made all the difference. The first part of the project will have to finish off the way I originally made it and from here on out I will do things the way I since discovered. Nothing like being brain dead! Hours of reworking the pattern.
I hear you with the frustration of having to rewrite someone else's instructions. Best of luck.
I hear you with the frustration of having to rewrite someone else's instructions. Best of luck.
#16
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Houston, TX
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I"m not sure I've made many things that I totally followed the instructions anyway. I was notoriously bad about not making garments according to instructions. One of my friends once asked me if I had ever made a pattern without changing it.