Originally Posted by EagarBeez
I am making a log cabin quilt and the outermost strips, I seem to have to cut more of. I just found out. DH has been cutting the strips. I thought the fabric was 45" but it isn't. It's 42. Ok, but not even an exact 42. Has anyone else noticed this with fabric?
I had never thought about the widths until last week. I bought some estate fabric, washed it and used my ruler to fold it. It was then I realized some of the fabric is 35-36 inches in width. Gee that must be really old fabric. Last time I remembered it being that narrow was in the 1960s.