Originally Posted by ctquilter
I understand that it depends on the distance between repeats. Do I take my tape measure to the fabric store, unwind the fabric off the bolt and measure? (I can already see the dirty looks from store employees). And if I need to do this then how do I purchase fabric on line??
I can't even imagine shopping in a quilt shop that wouldn't be happy to measure the repeats for you! For that matter all the shops I shop in probably already know which fabrics make great OBW and already know the repeats.