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Old 06-16-2017, 08:26 PM
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If you had your choice of buying at a yard sale one of these three pieces of fabric - all from the same bolt - each marked for the same price - which would you choose?

Next question - if you end up with a piece of fabric with ends like A or C - do you trim it to look like B before you put it back in your stash?
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Old 06-16-2017, 08:41 PM
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I'd buy A and not trim it unless I was collecting squares of roughly that dimension. Or I'd cut a long strip from it if I were collecting strips of that width.
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Old 06-16-2017, 09:47 PM
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If it was fabric I liked, I would buy any of those cuts. I probably would grab the one I thought had the most fabric for the price. I would not trim A or C before adding to my stash because I might need a longer piece for borders.

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Old 06-17-2017, 01:13 AM
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I would choose C as it appears to be larger = more fabric. ��
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Old 06-17-2017, 02:17 AM
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Just buy all 3
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I'd buy C, which has the most fabric, wash/dry/iron it, put it in stash as is (as Marilyn said, in case I need a longer strip than the main body). When the time comes to use it, I'll trim the used end off if I need to, and that would go in the scrap box.
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Just buy all 3
We have a winner!!!
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Old 06-17-2017, 02:53 AM
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Definitely C. The area beyond the rectangle would be great to cut into 5" and 2.5" charms - a real bonus.
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i would buy A and not trim it until I see if the extra 'tab' is useful. I would fold it in my stash so that the 'tab' is on the outside
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If I really liked it and the price was great, I too would buy all three. But if I could only have 1, I would take C. No trimming until I decide what it will be used in.
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