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    Old 06-28-2012, 08:41 AM
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    I received an answer, very very promptly

    "Standard width for quilt shop cottons/flannels (42-44 inches) "

    I guess I wish that was somewhere on their website. As it is now, they are allowed to send whatever width it is, and that is very 'not me.'
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    Old 06-28-2012, 08:51 AM
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    Originally Posted by RugosaB
    I received an answer, very very promptly

    "Standard width for quilt shop cottons/flannels (42-44 inches) "

    I guess I wish that was somewhere on their website. As it is now, they are allowed to send whatever width it is, and that is very 'not me.'
    well thousands of bolts (TOB) do not determine the widths of fabric they can only send you what wof the manufacturers make the fabrics in. i imagine if they even tried to put wof on their website, it would be a can of open worms as people would start measuring and asking for refunds if the widths weren't what was stated. and the truth is TOB has no control over wof.

    the fact that TOB is selling name brand lqs quality fabrics is enough for me. i know what to expect in fabric quality before i receive my order. TOB prices on name brand fabrics is less expensive than you would spend in the lqs. their prices on stonehenge is about $9/yd but at my lqs it is $13/yd. I'm sold on TOB prices and service.

    many of us sewing/quilting today know to expect our width of usable fabric to be between 40"-42" inches so it is not a surprise.

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    Old 06-28-2012, 12:14 PM
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    I agree. It just seems that what I was sent, is something they could put on their website, somewhere. I'm not sure I'm going to tell them that. They answered my question, that's really all I asked
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    Old 06-29-2012, 07:04 AM
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    I order a lot from them, and the fabric is the same as if you bought it somewhere else. 40-42-44 inches. I haven't ordered anything I was upset with. They are name brands, but don't carry all the coordinating fabrics for each fabric they have, like a lot of places. But sure do have a mess of fabric. And I've spent way to much there.
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    Fabric -cotton quilting is on average 43 but taking away selages and waste it's about 42 I would assume all is that wide ESP since the specify extra wide, I have never ordered from them II use fat quarter shop for high end fabrics
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    Ditto. I always use the 40 inches in any math I am doing.

    Originally Posted by dunster
    When I'm figuring yardage I always count on only 40" of usable fabric. Anything more is just a bonus.
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    Old 06-29-2012, 02:25 PM
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    Originally Posted by brushandthimble
    Ditto. I always use the 40 inches in any math I am doing.
    You are safe with this assumption - unless you are using much older fabrics than

    42 inch wide fabrics are not 'new' - and, interestingly enough, some of the pricier brands are narrower than the VIP ones were.

    I haven't bought much 'new' fabric for about five years, so can't comment with certainty about that - but I am very certain for 5-20 years ago.
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    Old 06-30-2012, 04:44 PM
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    Originally Posted by dunster
    When I'm figuring yardage I always count on only 40" of usable fabric. Anything more is just a bonus.
    Me, too, that even allows for a little shrinkage - and as you say, you end up with a bonus. :-)

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