Just curious what they do when you return the fabric? I thought there were NO returns once fabric was cut.
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Just curious what they do when you return the fabric? I thought there were NO returns once fabric was cut.
pat design
I'm sure it goes right into the remnant bin. So BEWARE! " Remnants" is what you get!Originally Posted by patdesign
Ditto on Joann's - Their scissor cutting leaves a lot to be desired, and wherever the last sloppy cutter left off is what you are stuck with.
My LQS's are so good - very careful and accurate. Internet purchases not always so lucky. Once, ordering online from a shop way out in Maine somewhere, I got the most perfect cuts and one fabric was a stripe. I was in heaven! It was more than $1 a yard more (they were the only ones on earth with this fabric but the whole order was straight, perfect, complete.
SueSew
"If it's messy, eat it over the sink!" Mom
If I need 9" of fabric, I NEVER get just 1/4 yard. 1/3 yard just costs a smidgen more. Even getting a 1/3, you have to watch to see that both ends are cut straight.
If I'm buying WOF cuts, a third of a yard is the smallest cut I'll buy.
I agree. Unless its so peculiar I can't IMAGINE ever using it again, I get 1/2 yd. Then there's some left over in case I screw up, or at least for a scrap quilt, or another project.
This is what I do too, AND like you said, watch the cutter closely!
One of the things I've learned to do when buying fabric:
I try to remember to check to see if the fabric looks like it's 'straight' while it's still on the cardboard.
Is it printed on-grain? If it's printed off-grain, I don't even bother to take it home.
Has it gotten pulled 'off-grain' in the manufacturing and packaging processes? It may or may not go back to being 'on-grain' after it has been washed and dried. (Doesn't matter who the manufacturer is/was)
The cutters will probably cut the fabric perpendicular to the selvage edge or fold - regardless of what the actual fabric grain lines are.
Exceptions that I've seen. I saw someone pull a thread on an expensive silk to get the cutting line, and I've seen cutters cut along a thread on a woven plaid.
Both 1/4 yard wof cuts and fat quarters have their benefits depending on the pattern. I buy 1/4 yards if doing strips that are cut WOF or if I need a smaller piece. I buy fat quarters if I need a fatter piece for a quilt or a small project. There are a lot of small seeing projects that call for 2 fat quarters staked to cut the pattern pieces. Of course, sometimes I buy fat quarters just because they are pretty. No one else has the pretty fat quarter addiction, right?
So if you ask for a quarter of a yard, you just assume you're getting 9" of usable fabric?
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