Do You Like to Sew Quilt 'Kits'?
#41
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Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 1,265
I will buy any kit from Keepsake Quilting, Hancock's of Paducah, Connecting threads, or any of the reputable fabric houses (such as Moda) whose fabric lines please me.
Buying from good rep distributors or designers has always yielded excellent results for me.
Also, while Keepsake's "scrap bags" aren't exactly kits, I've found they are always well-coordinated and turn out great results with a good pattern.
Buying from good rep distributors or designers has always yielded excellent results for me.
Also, while Keepsake's "scrap bags" aren't exactly kits, I've found they are always well-coordinated and turn out great results with a good pattern.
#44
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: missouri
Posts: 3,893
I've done several kits and the only problem I've had is you have to be extremely careful when cutting the fabric. one of the kits I purchased just barely had enough fabric for one of the borders and it was fabric I had not seen locally. in the end I had a strip 1/4" left, if my ruler had slipped I would not have been able to complete it.
#45
I love quilt kits. I have only made a couple but have several kits not started yet. I have never had a problem with the yardage in them but have had several friends who had kits that the yardage was shorted so make sure you check the kit as soon as you get it to make sure all fabric requirements are there. My quilt instructor had told our class that she had bought a kit and didn't make it for over a year and found that she was shorted and the fabric was no longer available. I also have substituted some fabric from my stash that I liked better with the kit.
#48
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Northern Indiana
Posts: 2,680
I have purchased quilt kits in the past, but doubt if I will again. One kit, fabric had been shorted, which I had bought at a show, so couldn't get more. OK, try again. Next kit, looked nice, but the directions were horrible. OK, one more time. Third kit, fabric amounts didn't match up to the directions. Decided to forgo quilt kits.
#50
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Eastern Washington
Posts: 29,519
I have done some kits, but am always concerned about running short of fabric. So I like to buy a bit of extra if I can.
I sometimes change out fabrics too. I'd buy more of them, but they are usually pretty spendy up front.
I sometimes change out fabrics too. I'd buy more of them, but they are usually pretty spendy up front.
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