Originally Posted by
rjwilder
I'm with you, I stand there and watch them like a hawk. Then I take the piece and place the folded edge to the selvedge and if it isn't the same width I ask them to remeasure and recut if it isn't 9" at both the fold and selvedge. I also have taken back fabric thay isn't cut properly or shrinks and twists so badly when washed it's not even near 9". JoAnn's is famous for sloppy cutting in my town, plus the gals are a bit rude. My LQS usually overcuts by a few inches or throws in the last few inches on the bolt instead of offering them to me at 50% off.
Ditto on Joann's - Their scissor cutting leaves a lot to be desired, and wherever the last sloppy cutter left off is what you are stuck with.
My LQS's are so good - very careful and accurate. Internet purchases not always so lucky. Once, ordering online from a shop way out in Maine somewhere, I got the most perfect cuts and one fabric was a stripe. I was in heaven! It was more than $1 a yard more (they were the only ones on earth with this fabric but the whole order was straight, perfect, complete.