Why do so many people buy so many fat quarters?
#11
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Florida
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I like fat quarters for appliques. I don't like cutting in to a whole yard just to get enough for an applique. Also, I often can't find yardage in something that I like in a fat quarter. As others have commented you can use several shades of a color and not have to buy whole yards of each. They are good for my cloth dolls and totes, too.
#13
Gday, i don't like buying fq's mainly cause i don't really have a project in mind when i am buying fabric, so if i see something that i like i tend to buy either a metre/yard or more. I am still learning. I have plenty of books that gives me ideas for projects, so i have alot to do. I enjoy the collecting and building my stash also. :)
#15
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Small town south of Ottawa, Ontario
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I normally don't buy fat quarters on purpose. However, I do have a small stash of them that I have accumalted ove the years and they are great for applique when you need alittle something extra or for adding that unusal zinger to a block.
#19
I like fat quarters because of the manageable size to cut. Plus I have a few FQ books that I want to make quilts out of. AND, I found a tutorial on this board for a sweat shirt jacket I want to try! ;o)
#20
I don't buy FQs; however, I have lots because of swaps and gifties through the years. They are wonderful for scrappy quilts. I've also been doing 2" squares and also trades for these squares. It's so much easier to pull out a FQ than to pull out yardage.
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