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Has your LQS stopped cutting fat quarters?

Old 09-03-2010, 11:39 AM
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Old 09-03-2010, 11:54 AM
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My Lqs never cut fat quarters, she would cut anything from the bolt straight quarters,but never fat quarters already precut or make a fat. She said she doesn't have the room for them and it wastes alot from the bolt. She is only cutting yds, for vending at the quilt shows.
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Old 09-03-2010, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Melanie S.
I live near Keepsake Quilting in Centre Harbor, NH. While I love visiting this quilting mecca at the drop of a hat, it really bugs me that they won't cut fat quarters any more. Is this a trend?
Do you mean they won't cut them "on demand" while you wait? I think that's probably quite normal, or at least it is for all the other shops in NH that I go to. KQ does sell them at the store so they obviously still cut them at their own time.
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Old 09-03-2010, 12:57 PM
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I've never asked for a custom cut fat quarter. I usually just get 1/2 yard. I love scrappy quilts and don't have a lot of small scraps so it gives me more fabric for future projects on my list.
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Old 09-03-2010, 01:53 PM
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My LQS will cut me a fat quarter if they don't already have one cut and in stock. The least amount they will cut is 0.10 of a metre (about 4 inches).
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Old 09-03-2010, 08:55 PM
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At my LQS I was told that they will cut down to a 2 and 1/2 in strip wof but thney dont cut fat quarters on demand
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Old 09-03-2010, 10:51 PM
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My LQS offers to cut fat quarters from any bolt of fabric.
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Old 09-04-2010, 01:14 AM
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I rarely buy FQ's at my LQS. They charge $A6 - $A8 EACH! I now but on line from the US.
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Old 09-04-2010, 03:31 AM
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Well, then I'd just ask for a third of a yard. The price will be very close to what you'd pay for a fat quarter there and you'll end up with a little more fabric, as well. I read once that Alex Anderson always buys 1/3 rather than a fat.
I'd prefer for a fat quarter to be cut ahead of time rather than on the spot anyway since there might be more chance for a mistake when cutting. (Not to mention that if I were the cutter, I'd prefer not to be watched). But that's just me!
A lot of times, fat quarters are cut from the end of the bolt not from 'fresh, new' bolts - depending on the shop's policy.
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Old 09-04-2010, 03:36 AM
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Don't know about a trend...I do know that buying FQs are much more expensive than cutting it yourself. Once I figured out (what a math genius I am, lol) the FQs are so much more expensive, I know buy at a minimum 1/2 yard.
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