Ask: 11/21/11
If you have bad luck with a pattern, is it pretty much "dead to you?" Or, do you have a tendency to try again until you can figure out what went wrong?
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For me it depends how much trouble I had with the pattern. If it was a lot of trouble, then it might as well be dead to me or thrown away.
I have an obsessive personality. If I mess up a pattern, I dream about it, I feel like it conquered me. I can’t rest or enjoy another project until I try the pattern again. If I can’t get it after a few trys, I stop wasting my time and fabric and dub the pattern “stupid” lol!!!!!
I depends on if I have a good idea of how to solve the problem. I worked on shorts a good bit this summer but each iteration got a bit better as I adjusted different bits. Likewise I’m working on jeans this winter though they are a bit easier going for some reason. That said if its a unique pattern that just does not come together well for me or seems to just not be a good look for me I will likely move on and donate the pattern.
I’ll usually give a pattern a couple of tries. It’s hard for me to give up on something I really want but, if it looks like I’m not getting anywhere after try number three, I’ll either admit defeat or proclaim the pattern “BAD” and move on.
For me I will try again.
I leave it for a while, think about it and come at it a different way
Sorry – If I have trouble with a pattern whether its the putting together process or the finished fit, I reassign it to the back of the drawer never to see daylight again.