I can think of a million reasons for using a kit.

I can understand using a pattern for something wild and wooly, or
something pictorial when that is not in your skill set.

I don't get insisting on a bought pattern for dead common ancient
geometric patterns. You have a ruler, you know your multiplication
tables, you even have or can get a bit of graph paper. One of the old
aunties used to look askance at me for using that much. Her drafting
tools ran to a piece of lathe, a dinner plate, a teacup, and a stack of
old newspapers for drawing on. So I suppose I ought to be more
sympathetic to folk who insist on boughten patterns for everything all
the time, but it strikes me as dreadful wasteful.

Pet peeve alert! Those little templates on keychains that you use for
drawing out repeat patterns for the quilting. They are a great idea,
especially the curves, but I would love them better if they actually had
measurements on them so it was a bit less by guess and by golly when
using them. I have a set of the ones for feathers, but half the time I
still use a teacup because I _know_ how big that is without fussing.

NightMist

On Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:43:43 -0600, Polly Esther wrote:

Nel, you are good! Really, really good. I particularly like the one
about using a kit. I used to wonder (quite uppity, too) why anyone
would do that. I finally realized that there are lots of good reasons
and they are none of my business. So there. Polly

"Sartorresartus" ... How about:

Nobody should ever use anything other than 100% cotton in anything,
including batting backing and thread. Anything to protect the under
finger is cheating. (In addition the the above) A minced finger is a
badge of pride Bias binding is the only way to edge a quilt Non-mitred
corners are for amateurs
Metric measures are not pc
Every last pot-holder must be labeled with the DNA of the maker Only
needles made in England are good enough Using a pattern (Or, God
forbid!) a KIT is treachery to the brood


Sings: "We didn't start the fy-er..."

Nel (giggling and poking head above settee/couch/sofa/settle) (Gadget
Queen) with long wooden spoon





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