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I love jelly rolls. You might check into the books written just for 2 1/2 inch strips. Connecting Threads has two of my favorites! "Scrap Basket Surprises" and "Scrap Basket Sensations" Right now they are 30% off. The great thing about precuts is that you get the whole line of a fabric without having to buy the yardage. I love them but they are addictive....
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I might buy some fat quarters of fabrics I can't find in the store...but I don't buy any that are prebundled-whatever you call them!!! Lately, I have been buying 1/4 yard of fabric cut at the store, and I feel I save money...but yardage-rarely...I don't need such big pieces of fabric to do crazy quilts!
That's why there are Sane quilters and Crazies! BJ |
Originally Posted by SueDor
Same here. I feel as if I am paying for someone else to cut the material. Plus I want to see the material before I buy it
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Never bought any. They always facinate me when I see them
in my LQS. But, I most always make large (queen or king) quilts, and I need more yardage, unless it's a scrap quilt and I have plenty of those in my stash and like picking and matching from there what I want to use. |
Originally Posted by feline fanatic
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.
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I have used charms to make a quick quilt and bought fabric to go with for borders. Charms packs give a good variety of the fabric line and I can't afford to buy all fabrics and most quilt shops don't have all so then a person has to order on line. I also have used jelly rolls and I didn't mind them put prefer charms if buying pre cuts.
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I like buying the pre-cuts just to have a 'sample' of all the fabrics in the line. Then I can pick out the ones I want to go with my current project. It's too bad that not every manufacturer sells these. Just my two cents worth.
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Amen!
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I like buying yardages.But like the Twisters,having the same collections.I made a Purse with Charms,it takes 17 to make it.Jelly Rolls i think cost to much.Connie in CO
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Originally Posted by Quiltforme
I like to touch them but have a hard time using them. To me the charms are like trading cards without the bubblegum :)
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I have never bought any precuts.
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I have bought a few pre cut squares, but was not real pleased
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No you are not alone. I own a couple of charm packs I bought as a gift and then found out the person no longer liked that line so they ended up in my stash as I got her something else. They are cut in too small a pieces and overal pricey. Maybe I'll change my mind?
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Well, I do like pre-cuts. It saves me time cutting and wear on my cutting board and wrist. Also the cuts are very accurate. It challenges me use fabrics I wouldn't ordinarily buy. It also challenges me to design a quilt that only uses the number and color of pieces I have or to find a coordinating additional fabric. Its like working outside the box so to speak. I am very pleased with some charm blocks I just sewed up last week. Wish I could post a pic.
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I tend to buy charms like FQs but I am thinking of making tote bags, not quilts, and can use leftovers for a scrappy project. I have a hard time getting the $$ out of my wallet for the other precuts. Altho, I will buy if on sale, a good sale.
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Read a post yesterday that a member on here HAD purchased somejelly rolls? and the cuts weren't consistant to the 21/2" they were supposed to be......so based on this persons experiance I would not buy these types of pre-cuts. I have not bought any as of yet so that person saved me some aggrevation
Originally Posted by Cindy2sew
I cant bring myself to use charms, honey buns, turnovers,...you get the idea, pre-cut fabric.
I guess I am a control freak. Anything that takes the process out of my hands makes me uncomfortable. Also not having 'free-rein' with my own fabric choices bothers me. Am I the only one who feels this way? |
I have never had a Moda pre cut not be cut accurately. Moda's reputation is on pre cuts so I doubt any off cuts would be tolerated. Hoffman Bali Cuts are not accurate. They are hand cut and it says so on the package. I haven't opened any of my Robert Kauffman's jelly rolls yet or the Timeless Treasures batik strips. The Connecting Threads pre cuts have all been accurate. Keepsakes die cuts are perfect. This is from my experience with pre cuts.
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Occ use them, made lots of cute scrappy table runners with charms.
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I feel the same way would rather cut them myself. Plus I like to get extra fabric in case I goof or change my mind along the way (you know how quilts start dictating the changes they need? :) ) However for those that want to save time, or have an ache or pain making it a challenge these work well. Plus I'm a pre-washer.
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I've bought jelly rolls, BUT they have always been 1/2 price, so it equals what it would cost if I cut my own. Usually these are the batiks.
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I just buy by the yard
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I've purchased a few charm packs and jelly rolls. NO MORE! I like actually seeing and more important feeling fabrics before I bring them home! I also like have the leftovers for other projects! You're one smart lady in my opinion! :)
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Same here.....I haven't tried any of these for the very reasons that your have mentioned.
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I've bought charm packs, but not jelly rolls or the others. So far I have only flipped through them and marveled at how pretty they are. Not very effective, but great for fabric petting.
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I like them. It saves time and my back.
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No, I also like to cut my own fabric!
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if you knew how much you are actually spending for that little bit of fabric... figure the cost of a yard and you will be surprised how much it adds up too..... but I guess they have their purpose but I would rather buy and cut my own...
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Guess i am the odd ball here. I love using Jelly Rolls and Bali Pops. Have made some gorgeous quilts from them.
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I'm a scrappy quilter and got started with 6 1/2" charms on eBay. I guess I must have been lucky because I made 9 quilts (double and queen sized) and every one came out right on the money. Am now branching out (after I finish binding my current scrappy which is a generous queen) and ready to start a OBW. I really don't care for cutting but sure like everything else about making a quilt!
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Originally Posted by Suzi
I'm a scrappy quilter and got started with 6 1/2" charms on eBay. I guess I must have been lucky because I made 9 quilts (double and queen sized) and every one came out right on the money. Am now branching out (after I finish binding my current scrappy which is a generous queen) and ready to start a OBW. I really don't care for cutting but sure like everything else about making a quilt!
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I just like to select and cut my own fabric. That said, there are some absoluely lovely quilts that people make with the pre-cuts. Maybe someday....
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I love charms..If I wanted to do an actual charm quilt ,I would have to buy a lot to have so many different squares...The definition of an actual CHARM QUILT, is to have no 2 squares or pieces alike...
I only do die cuts, The handcuts can be way off sometimes..My favorite is the apple cor piece..I have made several of those... |
I done some math at JoAnns and even at 50% off they still cost double for yardage -I can buy twice as much this way So I say they can keep those pre-cuts
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I don't buy that stuff either, I have heard how some may not be cut just right.
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Cindy I prefer cutting my own yardage. I want to see and feel the fabrics I use.
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I bought a jelly roll and made a cape from them. They had to be cut in varying lengths but worked worderfully. I loved it. I have also made a big bag from charms.
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I'm not much of a pre-cut person. The same holds true for scrap booking. I've never liked pre-cut paper packs, etc. Control, control, control...
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Originally Posted by GGinMcKinney
I bought a jelly roll & the book with the patterns for that mfg jelly rolls. Did NOT work out. The final pinwheel block did not have the correct fabrics so had to fake it. Can't even quilt it, just a flimsy now for over 2 years. Don't plan to purchase pre cuts anytime soon.
Bought 2 1/2 strips not enough to make a pattern. I will never buy precuts again. |
Originally Posted by Cindy2sew
I cant bring myself to use charms, honey buns, turnovers,...you get the idea, pre-cut fabric.
I guess I am a control freak. Anything that takes the process out of my hands makes me uncomfortable. Also not having 'free-rein' with my own fabric choices bothers me. Am I the only one who feels this way? |
Originally Posted by Quiltforme
I like to touch them but have a hard time using them. To me the charms are like trading cards without the bubblegum :)
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