Originally Posted by
Onebyone
I buy fat quarters because they are easy to cut into block pieces. I don't like a lot of yardage to deal with. I know I can buy a yard of fabric and cut my own to size but I don't want to. I'd rather buy four fat quarters of the same fabric then one yard of it. Many will say but a yard is cheaper, may be, but if I had to worry about a few extra dollars spent I wouldn't be quilting anyway. I buy yardage for backing and borders.
Interesting - I think - that if one needs an actual yard of something - that four FQs usually don't quite have "enough" fabric to get the cuts needed because of the waste involved when cutting larger pieces.