I realize that no one is perfect. Heck, I was a proofreader for a publisher responsible for publishing 4 different magazines. I have seen some really funny typos. Unfortunately, the person who paid for the ads didn't think they were so funny. But..............when errors in a publication cost me money and time, I get a little peeved just like those advertisers.

I am cutting out the Tranquil Paths quilt in the recent Love of Quilting magazine. There is a mistake in the cutting instructions for the queen size quilt. Luckily I caught it early on because I decided to cut out one block and sew it together. If I hadn't done that, I would have ruined big chunks of 26 fat quarters that can easily be used to make another big quilt. Since we are talking strips that are 1-1/2", the chances of using those strips in another quilt are not all that common. That is a big chunk of change not to mention the time spent cutting strips that were not needed.

I also sew garments and I recently cut out and sewed up a top. The pattern for the neck trim did not fit. I sent the company an email. They finally answered me back and it was obvious the person I was talking to did not have a clue about sewing. After a couple of attempts I got to talk to a person who took the pattern and laid out the neck binding. They immediately saw what I was talking about. I ruined some expensive fabric and it really aggravated me.

Then there was the time I was involved in a BOM program at a local quilt shop. The shop made a mistake in the last quilt block cutting instructions and did not have enough matching fabric to rectify the mistake. Wow, there were some really upset quilters as it was at the end of the quilt and had been a year since the program started. The particular fabric collection was way out of date. I was able to find fabric on the internet to finish my quilt but it cost me quite a bit of money to rectify their mistake. I have been a little leery of BOM programs ever since.

Sorry I am so negative today but technology just does not take the place of actually doing the work to make sure the computer program got it right.