Prism99

I would hold a separate sale for the quilting items and notify local quilt guilds of the sale, and do this before the estate sale. I would probably not measure yardage but rather sell it by the pound. Have a scale and simply weigh the purchases. Have signs that tell people the approximate yardage per pound. If you have a lot of fabric to sell, I see this as greatly simplifying the process for everyone. I would also post signs that require a minimum of a 1 yard cut for yardage. You can have a separate table for precuts such as fat quarters and jelly rolls, and a separate table for tools. Those can be pre priced when necessary but, if there are a lot of fat quarters, I would just put up signs giving the price per fat quarter. Anything that doesn't sell at this quilters sale can go into the estate sale at half price. I think this approach would minimize labor and optimize profits as many quilters will pay a little more to have a good choice in a more quiet setting.

Edit: I do think you could also just sell the fabric for $2 a yard instead of by the pound. I wouldn't pre-measure and label, though. Just measure at checkout. A lot depends on how much there is. Some stashes that look huge to non-quilters are modest by the standards of many quilters.