I work in a local quilt shop that sells alot of kits for purses, wall hanging, quilts and such. A couple weeks ago I was cutting 6 yard pieces for one of the block of the month classes. We expected to get 5 6 yard pieces out of 2 bolts, by using the leftover 3 yard pieces for the 5th cut. After cutting the first 2 pieces, the last pieces were between 1/8 and 1/2 yard short. The shop owners are being shorted on every bolt they but. I don't know if there is a solution but it forces the owners to buy extra bolts to cover the shortages.