Originally Posted by kellen46
So I was trying to calculate how much those precut fabric bundles really cost and I came up with this...
layer cake, about 42 ten inch squares equals 2.34 yards of fabric.
Average price of fabric $7 a yard
2.34 yards = 19.25
price of layer cake about $35
I based these on info from a reasonably priced fabric site and going by Moda fabrics.
That makes the layer cake fabric about twice the price of the cut fabric. Can this be right? If so someone is making out like a bandit. Now I can cut my own fabric squares. Precuts are nice and convenient but from now on I will rethink my purchasing options. Please someone correct me if I am wrong.
Sounds about right to me. It is all about whether you like the convenience or not. I happen to like the layer cakes or charm squares because I get lots of coordinating fabrics without buying fat quarters. You can't get 4 10" squares from a fat quarter. I find fat quarters for me a waste. I would rather buy a half yard of something so I have the full width of the fabric. I only get the charms or layer cakes when they are half price.