If you want to get over your fear of buying FQs, pick up a pattern that uses them, like Yellow Brick Road or Turing 20. They are easy patterns and you'll really have fun picking out fat quarters. Then you won't be afraid any more! :-D

I should clarify, it does make more sense to me to buy them only if they're on sale. Thus far, I've been able to get all my quilting stuff for half-price with discount cards and coupons. :)

i don't buy FQs - in my area it costs more to buy FQs then to buy yardage - i guess the LQS add in the cost of their time cutting the fabric up.

i buy yardage all the time. the minimum i buy is 3 yards and the most has been a full bolt.

I love fat quarter packs. They are from one line so go together perfectly. I pick a main fabric color from the pack and buy yardage of that to add to make a quilt. I buy the 100 fat quarters for $99 every year from Keepsakes Quilting. You get one fat quarter from each fabric line they had for past year. No repeats. All top of the line fabric. Fat quarters are the perfect size for the Go die cut machine.

I collect 30's fabrics, and cant afford much, so I buy the FQ's, but sometimes I am sorry and wish I got more and its gone!

I have no problem buying them... the problem is cutting them. Just can't make myself do it!

Same here! I think I'm afraid I won't have any left over for the next project

I have the same problem. I just can't seem to cut into it, thinking I may want to use it later for something else. I did collect lots of black/white FQs, as I'll someday make a quilt with them, just don't know what pattern yet, so FQs will be good for variety.

same here, I just rethink twice buying FQs for the same reason. It has to be very prety that I buy one, and then the big dilema comes, would one or two be enough??? :(

I'm the same way. I used to buy them but couldn't bring myself to cut them because I might need more for another project later and they would be gone! So I just stopped buying them altogether.