Not able to use the tilde key to move patterns inside an object without moving the main object

I have used Illustrator for a long time and always used a shortcut that is no longer working and I cannot for the life of me figure it out and its driving me bonkers. I use AI for fashion flats, I fill my technical drawings using live paint and if I have a pattern fill I would always use the ~ key to move patterns or “rotate”+ “~” key. I am unable to do this without moving my entire object. Ex: if I have a rib knit fill for a sleeve and need to rotate it so the fill follows the direction of the sleeve - I’ve always used “r” to rotate & then “~” key and it would rotate only the pattern fill. This however does not work and its rotating my entire object (sleeve). Does anyone know why this might be? I have done a deep dive online and tried everything with no luck. Any help with this would be hugely appreciated!