Greatest invention since the rotary cutter!!
 

Just found this! Quilting will never be the same! Some waste with fabric, from what I can see, but can be used on back, etc. or other projects.

http://www.youtube.com/user/MarcusFabrics

I don't get it. Is it just fabric printed in stripes?

Wonder what the quilt judges would say? sure makes it easy!

Someone needs to get her a long ruler!!

That could be fun. I wonder if any shops around me will be carrying it? Could be fun for a few quilts. :)

That's pretty cool! Wonder why somebody hasn't thought of it before?

For one thing, it would save time. Then: not as many seams, not as much cutting, no wavy strips, no distorted HST, all the things they said in the demo. If you had to have a quilt for someone in a hurry, it sure would cut down on time. Plus not having to spend a lot of time running around looking for coordinating fabric. Yes, it is fun to do, but sometimes, by the time I find what I want, I am burned out on making the quilt. The first quilt that came to mind was from a few threads ago: http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...e-t222498.html

I don't know - I don't really get the hurry up part of these projects. I think this takes all of the fun out of quilting. A good way to spend money without really getting much out of it (in my opinion, of course)

I find it hard to believe that the strips would be printed perfectly straight on the fabric. She sure made the cutting look easy. All I could think about when she was cutting that folded fabric is that if I was cutting it, I would have the underneath piece all screwed up and not cut perfectly on the lines!!!!

Our quilt shop is doing a BOM with it this year. The quilt is very pretty.

I'm pretty sure you got it ;-)

I "get it", I just don't get it!!! I enjoy the cutting and piecing...this is just not for me. Seems there is some waste...as with any project. But I agree...she needs a longer ruler!!

Interesting, sort of like those printed pillow panels that can be whipped into a quick quilt. Not too sure I would be rushing out to buy any of this, at least for making a quilt. One of the biggest enjoyments I have with quilting is actually in the cutting of the fabric into the small pieces. It's relaxing.

Looks like stripe print fabric.

Interesting concept. I prefer doing all the work in creating the strip pieces. What are the chances of liking all the fabrics in the print? I enjoy the process of start to finish which includes going through my stash or heading to my LQS and choosing each fabric that goes into the finished product. I can see using this for borders though.

Seems like the same concepts we've used with border fabrics for years. It seems like they are just printing and marketing new "border" fabrics. Am I being a humbug?

That basically takes away why we quilt doesn't it? Maybe if someone was in a hurry for a gift, but that is all.

I totally agree! I have used border prints in several quilts and they are printed so wonky sometimes I have to cut with scissors rather than a rotary cutter. Either way, it would have to be cut in a single layer to get it perfect. The last one I did, I wet and blocked the fabric, which helped, but it still drove me crazy!

I'm with you on this

I agree!! I couldn't pay attention to the fabric for wondering why she didn't get a longer ruler to do the demonstration.

Very interesting. But what's price per yd? It would say some time ,but..... I have way tooo much scrap, need to use that...

I agree with everyone but she sure is a whiz with the rotary cutter & ruler (even the short one). Just think what she could do with a longer ruler:D

I would buy some if I came across it. I love the Dresden Plate they did at the end. The possibilities seem endless. I see they had a problem with it...http://www.marcusbrothers.com/featur...l#.UadMD8vD_cs

I wonder how expensive it is! Great idea if you need a quilt in a hurry!

Paint by numbers. :D

Very interesting....However it seems to waste a lot of fabric....

Maybe they could invest in a rotating cutting mat too.

Having them printed perfectly straight would be "the problem." If they can do it, this would be great for people like me who can't sew a straight line! (Yes, I've tried making marks on fabric, putting guides on machine, etc.) If they had fabrics in colors/patterns I liked, I think it would be worth a shot.

Interesting. Might be useful on some projects.

It has it's place. Like a cheater fabric or a panel that we use all the time to get a quilt done in a speedier fashion. Will these ever be passed along as "heirloom" quilts? Maybe, maybe not but the reciever of a lovingly made homemade quilt will enjoy it's warmth and meaning anyway. And all those charity quilts can be made a little faster giving you time to do even more of the time-consuming projects that you enjoy.

That's what I was thinking!
I think it's a neat idea and could save a lot of time...

Am I missing something? Isn't that just cheater fabric?

Charlotte, I tried to answer your PM, but your box is full. Our quilt shop only ordered for the people who signed up for the BOM. Several other ladies in town are wanting it so it may be stocked in the future.

That was my first thought!!

My thought exactly and the way she was waving the open rotary cutter had me holding my breath. To me it seems like just too much wasted fabric but it would be great for quilt backing I think.

Cheater strips!

I think it's a neat idea. I don't care for their print choices but that's just me. On their website there are a few more but they are all very traditional. It is wasteful for some stuff but I think it's a nice take on striped or border print fabrics with so many different colors one one fabric. It would be great for borders and whatnot. I hope they thought ahead and the stripes on the selvege sides are 1/4" wider so you can sew them together to form one long striped fabric. That would be cool but I doubt they did that.