I was told by a fabric shop owner that giving an extra inch of fabric will add up to big money in a year. She makes sure the first cut off the bolt is straight and it is cut straight, exactly on the mark after that. Not many will give an extra inch like Walmart usually did and those that do will stop once the realize how much fabric that adds up to. Hancock's of Paducah cuts exactly the measurement even the bargain backroom stuff. I've never had a cutter give me 1/4 inch extra there.