Sew Help Me! How do you read a quilt pattern?

How do you read a quilt pattern?

This might seem like a straightforward question, but there are so many
different types of quilt patterns found in so many different places that
it is not as easy as it sounds.

Some patterns, such as those found in books and magazines, are broken up
with parts of the pattern in different places. For example, a book might
group all the pictures in one place but the actual directions in
another. If there are any special techniques used in the pattern, they
might be found in a third place.

Magazines do the same thing, often beginning the pattern on one page and
continuing it in the back. Graphics in a magazine tend to be a bit
condensed, too.

Free patterns provided by manufacturers are often VERY condensed,
without detailed instructions and condensed or non-existent graphics.
Beware of these patterns. Like the little girl with the curl in the
middle of her forehead, sometimes they are very, very good, and sometimes
they are horrid. Don’t automatically assume they are accurate.

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As long as we are on the subject of patterns, here is one that I designed for the Row by Row.  It’s called Season to Taste and it is a three-dimensional design.

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