Originally Posted by majormom
Originally Posted by PatriceJ
if the pieces are already cut out for you; and
if you have a very hard time cutting your own; and
if you'll be using expensive material no matter who does the cutting; then
i would consider the extra expense to be worthwhile.
-you won't inflict as much pain and discomfort on yourself (priceless)
-you won't risk wasting fabric by cutting inaccurately (saves what you might have had to spend buying more fabric to recut the wonky pieces.)
-your time is also valuable. ;-)
if it fits into your budget, i'd say go for it. :-)
I guess this whole topic was a waste of time on my part, but thank you everyone for your thoughts. I just went back on the Fons and Porter site and alas! the kit is no longer on it! So I guess I'll be doing all that cutting myself. At least my LQS lady is so very nice and helpful and will help me pick out the fabric so that will be very close to the picture in the magazine. She is so good!
Thank you all!
:-)
Sometimes...if you ask nicely, and you are a regular customer of the LQS, the staff will cut your fabric for your pattern for you. I used to do this for a elderly lady that visited my shop regularly. She would come in early morning, pick out her fabric,and come back the next afternoon to pick it up. Whether they own up to it or not (the LQS), they always have slow time throughout the day and would be able to do this for a customer. Good Luck.