Incorrect Patterns

Hard for me to tell, since I usually ignore most of the written
instructions. All my quilts start from stash, so there's seldom anything
like the right amounts of different fabrics. Quarter yard too little? No
problem, just make all the blocks smaller! Directions for lap size and it
needs to be double? No problem, just make more blocks, or different
sashing/borders, or bigger blocks!

It's a good idea to make one sample block before you cut everything, just to
see if it works.
Roberta in D

"dogsnus" wrote in message
...
How often do you run into this?

A particular quilt pattern I'm making right now is so full
of incorrect directions that I no longer trust
them and am finding myself having to improvise
a lot.In fact, I started going by the photograph rather
than the directions.

I got the pattern from a Better Homes and Garden
applique booklet and so far, I've cut more of one fabric
than I need and not enough of another.I've rechecked
many times to be sure it wasn't my error.
It's not me.

I've never used an exact,written down pattern before
such as this, so I wonder if I just happened to get
a bad pattern, a bad editing job, or is this fairly
common?

Terri

I have purchased a kit that had a pattern included. When I bought the kit,
I chatted with the gals who had started a new quilt shop and they were so
excited about the pattern because a sister to one of them had just started
producing her own patterns. The kit did not match the pattern directions
which were very poorly written. I had to make my own decisions with the
fabrics without regard to the pattern directions. I called the quilt shop
to tell them their reputation as a new shop could be in jeopardy if that was
the quality of merchandise they were promoting. I've never gone to their
shop.


--
Kathyl yup, that's an L

http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz

same here. i think i yet have to buy fabric following a booklet of
instructions... but most of the time the one screwing up would be me
reading them wrong. it is amazing my experiments work in the lab, uh? i
like to call it anarchism and i am very proud of it (after all, mom grew
up in Spain in the 40s and 50s... some of that must have stuck! she is
worse than i am for following directions...) )

Roberta Zollner wrote:

Hard for me to tell, since I usually ignore most of the written
instructions. All my quilts start from stash, so there's seldom anything
like the right amounts of different fabrics. Quarter yard too little? No
problem, just make all the blocks smaller! Directions for lap size and it
needs to be double? No problem, just make more blocks, or different
sashing/borders, or bigger blocks!

It's a good idea to make one sample block before you cut everything, just to
see if it works.
Roberta in D

"dogsnus" wrote in message
...

How often do you run into this?

A particular quilt pattern I'm making right now is so full
of incorrect directions that I no longer trust
them and am finding myself having to improvise
a lot.In fact, I started going by the photograph rather
than the directions.

I got the pattern from a Better Homes and Garden
applique booklet and so far, I've cut more of one fabric
than I need and not enough of another.I've rechecked
many times to be sure it wasn't my error.
It's not me.

I've never used an exact,written down pattern before
such as this, so I wonder if I just happened to get
a bad pattern, a bad editing job, or is this fairly
common?

Terri




--
Dr. Quilter
Ambassador of Extraordinary Aliens
http://community.webshots.com/user/mvignali
(take the dog out before replying)

I hope you take the time to let Better Homes and Gardens know of their
error. Who knows they may throw some freebies your way. At the very least,
hopefully they will correct their error.

--
Sandi in New Westminster B.C.
Queen of the Travelogues.
....travel is as much a passion as ambition or love
L. E. Landon
"dogsnus" wrote in message
...
How often do you run into this?

A particular quilt pattern I'm making right now is so full
of incorrect directions that I no longer trust
them and am finding myself having to improvise
a lot.In fact, I started going by the photograph rather
than the directions.

I got the pattern from a Better Homes and Garden
applique booklet and so far, I've cut more of one fabric
than I need and not enough of another.I've rechecked
many times to be sure it wasn't my error.
It's not me.

I've never used an exact,written down pattern before
such as this, so I wonder if I just happened to get
a bad pattern, a bad editing job, or is this fairly
common?

Terri

In article eNM7c.128799$Up2.79737@pd7tw1no,
"shhdesigns" wrote:

I hope you take the time to let Better Homes and Gardens know of their
error. Who knows they may throw some freebies your way. At the very least,
hopefully they will correct their error.

--
Sandi in New Westminster B.C.

I think this is really good advice! Also, when you buy those beautiful
quilting books, check the company web pages first. Both Martingale
Press (That Patchwork Place) and C&T have corrections pages where you
can print out the list of typos and such. This way you can be sure
you've got the right measurements before you cut the first block.

marcella