D'Marie

Rachel, i D'Marief I see a fabric I really like, I usually buy 3yds.That way, I have enough to put in a quilt and some left over for my stash.This method has worked out fine for me. If it's a real pretty fabric, I know right off,I'll come up with other things for it.Some times just small throw pillows to go on the bed, with the quilt I made. D'Marie

JoanneS

That's the best explanation I've heard. It really does make sense, even if we didn't want to hear it!

charismah

I work part time in LQS. I see it happen all of the time....customers come in and buy either exactly what the pattern they want to make calls for and then they make a mistake or they didn't have enough and they come in and it is gone.....we always tell them to try on-line.....if it is fairly new this works..if not they have to substitute.....hard thing. I will see a line of fabric that I like and I will decide to wait to buy it and the next time I come to work it will be gone....drives me crazy!
So actually if there is a peice that I LOVE...I will buy 5 yards....because I feel safe with5 yard cuts.....if worse comes to worse....I can always use it for a backing... usually make pretty big quilts. I have also been known to buy a whole bolt of fabric if I thought I would use t specifically for backing.

quiltmom04

Fabric lines will get printed again if they can sell the amount they need to print. Factories won't print up a few dozen bolts - it's usually a tremendous amount, that would probably not all be sold the second time around. That's why when fabric is gone, it's not reprinted. So but it when you see it, and assume it's not coming back!

AlisaQuilts

So If I find a Fat Quarter that I absolutely must have, how many should I purchase in that print?

Lucy90

I may not be understanding all this right but here goes my question. When a person buys 3yds or 5yds does this mean of the different prints for that line? So how does a person divide it up on how much to buy of each line? Hope this makes sense to someone!!

zz-pd

I wish I could buy. there are so many beautiful fabrics out there. God bless. Penny

bearisgray

Not sure if this question was meant to be taken as a joke or taken seriously -

If as a joke -

1) to help keep the economy going
2) to satisfy some "need"


If meant seriously - a lot of fabrics seem to have "short runs" - meaning that after whatever the manufacturer printed is sold out, then there will be no more available. If I think something is "gotta have it" - it is highly likely that someone else is also thinking that.

As far as buying coordinating fabrics - how much of each? - probably get the most of the focus fabric - one can sometimes "make do" for some of the coordinating fabrics.

Lyn4ty

I have learned the hard way if you like it, if you have the money, then get as much of it as you can right away. I put off buying and then found it was popular and sold out. My biggest problem when I do buy a line I like is getting enough and trying to decide on the spot if I am going to make a quilt should I get enough for backing as well? Of course that begs the question of what size quilt will it be and I know most times I don't have the answers so I just do the best I can and purchase all I can afford at the moment. I like Connecting Threads cause I can usually get a kit for a quilt or whatever, then they tell me how much backing is needed. Problem solved.