That is what I found; uneven or less than a real FQ ; so I buy yardage. But recently I had found a pattern on an internet quilt shop and called and they said they had the yardage to fit the pattern they were offering so I took the chance and said ok ; make me a kit--Wow -did I get a kit; the fabric was different than the pattern and some yardage was short as to what was required and it was a mess; I spent over $125.00 and am still struggling to get the quilt made. So, I will take my own selection and travel and look for my fabric and slowly collect it for any thing specific or get it from my stash. My DH has always said to buy more fabric than what I need--I have found him to be correct.