Originally Posted by grayma
This is just my opinion, but I also purchase a little more than the pattern requires, just in case you make an error in cutting. Better to have too much then to discover your favorite fabric is out of stock in the middle of sewing your project.
This is GREAT advice to follow. I've been quilting for nine years and there have been way too many times when I made a mistake and couldn't find the fabric in my LQS or online. And even though I really, really like scrappy quilts there are times when I want everything to look matched.