A couple of weeks ago I bought two appliqué quilt cats patterns. The patterns, with way less than minimal instructions, show the kitty appliqué just fine. The blocks beneath the cats are very strange. Apparently, I'm expected to cut out the piecing parts from the pattern paper and use them for cutting. Fat chance I'm going to bother with that. I measured them so I could strip cut them with the rotary. The pattern does not say how many of which piece or which color will be needed. No problem. I can count. The pieces do not measure. Well, I suppose they do but the rulers here will only do sixteenths and many of the pieces hit right in the middle of the sixteenth marks. They're kidding right? Could there possibly be an advantage to getting that tedious with very ordinary blocks? The blocks are very basic combinations that we are all used to and I'll manage just fine. The annoying part is that a beginner quilter would find the pattern impossible to use. We'll be going to a quilt show soon. For sure there will be vendors there and heaps of tempting patterns. What's new and wonderful in the patterns section? Polly
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16 years ago