Quiltah Mama

I tend to buy one yard cuts these days since I only sew lap size quilts when I make quilts. If I think I am going to use it in a smaller project, I might only get half a yard. If I really love it and it's a blender, 2 yards will be in my cart.😁

Anniedeb

When that happens to me, I quickly put them in my cart....and then buy two yards of each. I find that quiets the bolts down. Not everyone in the store needs to hear those bolts calling my name!! !!

jmoore

I must be a minimalist...unless I have a specific pattern that instructs a certain amount of fabric, I only purchase one yard at a time. Maybe that’s why I have a small stash and only have enough of anything to do scrappy quilts. Maybe I need to be a little more adventurous at my LQS. : )

juliasb

for me it is 3 yards. How ever since I have a stash that will out live me I am doing the majority of my quilting from my stash right now. I avoid JAF and the New LQS out of fear I will buy buy and buy more and more. The last fabric I bought I couldn't resist. I got it for a penny a yard so I couldn't resist. I have used the majority of it making face mask now. I am now digging into the larger stash for mask fabric. That's ok I have to use it somehow.

Onebyone

I've never had the budget to by 4 or even 2 yards of an entire fabric line! If I wanted the whole line, I'd probably go the FQ or F8th bundle route. Or, I'd go and search out a particular pattern for it, and then I would know exactly how much of what fabric to buy.

This is why I buy pre cuts of the new lines. Not a lot invested and takes little space to store. A layer cake or jelly roll is enough to make a nice quilt adding a solid fabric.

SallyS

I buy a lot of batik fat quarters because I mostly make art quilts. I must admit, though, that I have some three yard cuts for "just in case" or "when." Now, during Covid, I'm grateful for my stash! My husband used to say, "An artist needs her palate." I also think it's important during this hard time to make yourself happy when you can.

toverly

If it's a line, I used to purchase a layer cake and a backing fabric in the line for about 2 yards. I make throw quilts mostly. Then I morphed into a layer cake and two one yard fabrics in the line for borders on the front. Now I just go ape, I purchase a fat quarter bundle. A bundle runs over $100, so it's quite a splurge. But it hasn't steered me wrong yet. I can do anything with it.

Austinite

I adore fun fabrics and I tend to do lots of different fabrics in each quilt so I'll typically buy a yard of a fabric that I like. if I love it, 2 yards. if I'm buying an entire line (rare for me) I do half yards of each. I don't buy backing or binding until I've completed my top, too many times I've bought everything and then after the top was done I didn't like my choices for backing or binding.

tropit

The more I read, the more I think that this hobby is getting too expensive. I love fabric, but I can make do with scraps. I'll buy 3, or 4 yards of backing fabric(always on sale,) and occasionally a buy a yard of a specific print for a specific quilt, but that's it. If I were to be set loose in a fabric store with an unlimited budget, I'd go wild, but then I'd get home and have a hard time trying to find a place to keep it all.

~ C

tropit

Ha Ha! Cute!

~C