Me too!

I'm with you.

I'm with you on this one....always felt it was a waste of money buying pre-cuts of any sort. Have you priced them versus a yard of fabric...geeze not worth it to me. I too love the process! Also, after reading some of the comments here many of them are not cut properly and that would truly aggrivate me to no end.

Personally, I love the precuts, though I don't buy them that often. The places I shop (mostly JoAnn's) don't carry very many, but I have ordered them from Connecting Threads--which was a good experience. Whatever makes the process easier!

I bought a jelly roll once. Finally used some for other projects and then a using the rest by adding more fabric for a strip quilt.

The only pre-cuts I occasionally use are fat quarters. I've bought charms once on a whim and used them to make stuffed blocks for my baby group babies. I'm not really a scrappy quilter at this point and I find packs of 40+ different fabrics...for ONE quilt...a little overwhelming and chaotic for me.

Then call me the odd ball. I have trouble cutting and hate to cut, precuts are one way to get me started instead of procastinating over the cutting. I only buy from a few trusted sites and so far only moda. Since I love all the Mary Engelbreit fabrics her charm squares and jelly rolls are wonderful. I've almost finished my first quilt with them.

I agree here. I love the pre cut squares - good variety, and don't have to buy 46 different yardage cuts. Besides, I want to sew, don't want to cut!

I never buy fabric unless I know what I am going to use it for. Therefore, I never buy pre-cuts and only buy FQ when I have a particular need for them. In the past I bo't fabric that I loved and never did find a use for so it laid here for many years.

Part of the joy of quilting for me is the process of planning the quilt the selection of the pattern and designing and choosing the fabric. I have never considered buying the pre-packaged fabric cuts. Everyone has there own approach. The main thing is to enjoy quilting and being creative.
Happy quilting to all
Severna

I have no trouble with pre-cuts and they make quick work for some projects

I do buy fat quarters. It gives me more variety for some things. But I can pick them out myself. The others I can cut myself from the leftovers of other quilts. Then they are colors and fabrics I like plus why pay the extra for someone else to cut them up.

Precuts are GREAT for a lot of projects, and that's coming from an old-timer (25 yrs) They are quick and fun. You get to see and use the whole line of fabric without all the expense. I've never had a problem with a precut.
I think the BEST thing about them is bringing a lot of younger people into quilting ... my DD and nieces love them and are sewing up a storm ! I've been teaching friends of theirs how to make their first quilts, pillows, place mats etc It takes away the intimidation factor vs. cutting into yards of fabric. They are loving it :)

I've bought them now for 3-4 yrs and never had a single problem ... I buy mostly Moda, always good quality. Try them, you might like it ! :)

I haven't bought any of the pre-cut fabrics. They just seem way to expensive to me. I would rather buy and cut my own because I never know what I am going to make next.

Precuts are a LITTLE more $ than buying yardage IF you buy them at full price, but if you catch them on sales they are actually LESS $ than buying yardage ... Plus you have ALL the fabrics in the line :)

I'm a pre-cut junkie right now. I love how it's all put together for you with all the fabrics. I've bought several from the Fat Quarter shop and it makes shopping online easy. Of course I'm pretty much a newbie, so ask me in 5 years.

Me too!

Me too. I don't get the point of pre-cuts. I can understand if cutting is burdensome for some reason (tedium or pain), but I don't mind it.

I'm the same way. I don't really have a stash so I buy what I can. I have gotten some really good deals on moda charms at the local shop. I got charm packs of 25 for $2.xx!! So, I bought all 5 she had! :) They are soft pastels and I have 3 different people that are having babies around me so....this will be perfect! I know of 2 that are having girls so this will be perfect.

I got a jelly roll a while back and tried doing the jelly roll quilt like what was posted but mine didn't turn out like everyone else's. So, It's all sewn together and I am trying to figure out what to do with it. I need to post and get some ideas. It's just terrible. The colors are not all mixed up. Don't know how I messed it up but like I said-just terrible!

That's all the precuts I have bought though. Generally they are very expensive too-unless on sale.

I enjoy searching for fabrics for a specific project. I find it exciting when I come up with various combinations that I think will work and then finally choose the one that I'll go with. I've made a few projects from kits and silly as it seems, I never have the sense that the quilt is all "mine". I acknowledge that the professionals probably do a much better job of choosing fabrics than I, but I still prefer to shop for my own.

At our shop I can buy a 1/4 of a yard cheaper than the fat quarter......so I have started doing that! You get more of the fabric plus it's cheaper. :D

Pre cuts may cost more then buying yardage but I don't mind that. The cuts are all co ordinated and I buy solid pre cuts to have on hand to go with any of the print pre cuts. I have Turnovers, Jelly Rolls, Honey Buns, Charms, Layer Cakes, and the new Candy Bars. I like the way they look filling baskets in my sewing room. I see them and feel like I do when I'm in a quilt shop. Pre cuts are fun. I can grab a few and go to a sewday and start sewing. I use the precuts a lot to cut other shapes using the Go die cut machine.

I'm trying my first quilt with charms, a Card trick using two different packs. So far all is working well, and I like the fact that there is a lot of variety in the quilt because of the charm packs. We'll see how much I like it after I wash it, the one concern I have!

I agree with you. I want to see what I'm getting and I don't like the pinked edges. So many times I don't care for the entire line and I don't think all the fabrics go together (jmo).

I love precuts especially jelly rolls. But of course I'm a newbie. I only buy them when they are on sale. Charm packs work really well when you are doing a D9P.

Me too, they always seem to stick something inthere I don't like.

I'm with you.

I'm not a control freak but I am a tightwad. I don't even purchase Fat Quarters unless they are on clearance. I can use pre-cuts if they are given to me but I can't let go of my hard earned cash to pay fir them.

I feel that would be like buying a paint by number kit and having someone else paint half the numbers first and then I dinish it. Just not the same.

I love to cut fabric too, but if I love a whole line of fabric, (such as Moda's Bliss...) and want to have a taste of something out of that whole line, precuts are a good way to sample it, without having to buy so many pieces of expensive yardage. I saw an adorable pinwheel quilt on this board, which gave me an idea of what to do with some charm packs. I got a really good deal on 3 sets of Bliss charm packs, from a seller on Etsy.

I love Etsy for quilting fabric!

I tried a jelly roll, and they were cut so uneven I had to recut them all anyway; Why bother? Thats was a first and last for me

I have made a quilt out of 3 charm packs and a matching jelly roll. The fabrics were perfect. It came out really nice. perfect for the daughter. I l am not as good as some of you more experienced quilters so it took the matchy guess work out of the equation. love using yardage too but for this project-it was wonderful!

cheaper, you bet. Just figure up how much yardage you get and how much it cost for them to cut up these little pices that they couldn't sell other wise. They should sell for less, not more

I don't buy them because I like to prewash everything and the they'd shrink to odd sizes and ravel.

I've purchased charm packs from Connecting Threads, their batiks, Mirage and solids to use as "paint chips" when looking to find the right color for a quilt. I find it very useful and can order the correct yardage as needed.

I would cut my own. I am to picky about my pattern of material.

I prefer to cut my own. When you do the math, the pre-cuts are very expensive per yard.

I'm just too cheap. I think I figured out the per yard price once and it was crazy. Like 3X the price of yardage! I couldn't justify it in my mind. Besides I adore the process I have with fabric. Bring it home. Admire it. Pre wash it then fall in love with it all over again while ironing it, muttering to my self how much I love this fabric then seeing what I have already in my stash to go with it to see if I want to set it aside for a project or just put it into stash. So no, you are not the only one. The closest I come to buying precuts is FQ bundles and only when on a closeout sale price.

I cannot say I like or dislike using pre-cuts. I think for some, beginners, it is something you can get and make something that coordinates and make it quickly. They can build confidences in new quilters learning how to coordinate colors and patterns.

Most pre-cuts are of good quaility material and shrinkage is minimal, so after making a top it can be washed and any shrinkage would take place then.

Washing material is great in larger pieces, especially dark colors that you fear will bleed, but I have used the color guard cloths and have so far not had an issue with the fading of dark to light colors.

Pre-cuts are higher in price for convenience of course. Knowing what you are making and the amount you need is essential, should you need more later puts a hold on finishing your project unless you are able to subsitute! But all in all, pre-cuts can be fun and a learning tool.... just my thoughts mind you :) .