same here!

I do a lot of small applique pieces, so I do buy charms, especially batiks and balis. Can't afford the yardage for such small pieces.

While there are fabrics I don't like in the precuts, there are also plenty of fabrics in my stash I have no idea what I ever bought them for. Swaps, I guess

I dont go out of my way to buy them, but I wouldnt turn them down if they were given to me - muaha! sharet

I've never bought one, just to pricey for me. If I had one don't think I could stand to use it because of how much I know it had cost. LOL

I bought my first layer cake a couple of weeks ago. Still haven't opened it. Someday....

Here's a really novel concept: there is no law that says you have to use the fabrics all together in one project. There is no law that says you can't mix and match with things from your stash. You can even get wild and crazy and mix and match between two fabric lines. You can banish the ugly ones to the scrap bin. It's fabric, just like all the rest of your stash, except packaged all cute.

I'm going to refuse to open another thread on pre-cuts until people think of new things to say about them. It's like Groundhog Day (the movie) around here.

RST

I am glad to see the differing options on this subject. I prefer to buy yardage and any leftover will prob go into the scrap stash to be recycled in another quilt. :)

I am also picky about buying fabric. I have to feel it, see how the colors work with one another. I have never bought fabric on line for this reason except for Kona black and panels.

Cindy in TN

I love charm packs since they provide an entire fabric line in a relatively inexpensive package. But, I am okay cutting my own strips.

I find it quite easy to cut my own projects! J

What is a "turnover"?

Was the "stack and whack" already cut into the shapes you need?
For some reason Christmas fabric does not seem to have uglies in it....but other seasons might..

I guess so, I have not used them yet nor do I have plans to buy any.

I'm with YOU. I am hooked on pre-cuts after seeing quilting tutorials and lessons from MISSOURI QUILTS online. Very little scraps, beautiful quilts and easy patterns.

Some days I'm on, and some days I'm off. I love the look of the bali packs. I pay $54.50 for a pack,(that's a lot for me) they are hand cut and quite often you find about 5% are quite crooked !!!! that torques me !!! Then we get layer cakes into the store, all wrapped in shrink wrap ( I don't know what it is really wrapped in) but you can only see the top fabric, and you can't see what the other umpteen fabrics look like ! What's up with that ?????????? Like I'm going to buy a layer cake only seeing the top fabric ! Charm squares, I like them if I can see ALL the fabric, I've made lots of bags that are charm square friendly. We quite often get charm packs, layer cakes etc. along with bolts of matching fabrics, so you can control and mix and match all you want !!!! It's great to be me !!!!!!!!!

I love precuts, yardage, scraps, etc, etc etc....If it's cotton, I'll sew with it!!!!

It's the Bali Pops that are not always cut accurately. But they are not off enough to make a difference in anything I make. Jelly Rolls have always been right on. I never pay full price for them

nope you are not alone on this one. I have only bought a couple of fat 1/4's but even then I still haven't used them, not enough of one color to do what I wanted so I ended up going back and buying yardage instead.

I'm with her. lol. :)

I have just bought myself charms packs and strips - I AM ECSTATIC as i have such a variety of fabrics in the set that will add so much more to my quilt if i had had to use what i have in stock. I also like to do my own thing, but the time saved allows me to do more creating or at the moment the HOUSE BOM

How cool! And your appliqued dog is marvelous!!!!

Is your avatar also an appliqued quilt?

I didn't buy any precuts and felt the way many of you do. Now I buy the precuts for my charity quilts, because they finish so much quicker. It's a great chance for me to work with colors and combinations I wouldn't normally choose and I get to donate the finished project. Most of them have turned out really well. I will soon have my quota of charity quilts finished for this year and will go back to working on the quilts I choose the fabrics, did the cutting, etc. I have developed a new respect for the precuts.

You need to start a thread on "what I have made from pre cuts!"

All machine appliqued with satin stitch. Thanks!

I love them would never be able to afford the variety of fabrics from a range all matching, they are lovely to use with no waste. They also inspire me to do a range of patterns. Have bought mine from MSQCQ. All really lovely.

I don't buy precuts. Seems I always find so use for the left over scraps.

When I first started on my stash, I bought some charms. When they came I wondered just what to do with them. Won't buy any more--the first ones will never get used.

About five years or more ago a dear friend gave me a gift basket of individually tied fq's... needless to say they are still tied and in the same basket... they look so lovely, I can't bring myself to cut them up.

Agree, Agree. I like to pre=wash, and those precuts are so hard to handle after washing, I know, use a bag, etc...I also enjoy the cutting process.

I guess I am weird also because I am a beginner quilter and I love the precuts.

I am with you. I do not buy or use precut fabric. It costs to much.

I just buy yardage and cut my own,

I agree!

I buy them all the time....BUt I have a hard time using them....so I decorate my sewing studio with them...LOL. My friends come in and tell me it looks like I own my own shop... :thumbup:

I just recently lost my beloved Llhasa from old age. He ruled the house, the other puppy and the two cats. I have a super pic of him with his head lifted showing his superiority. Your pic has inspired to to do a thread painting of him. I'm no a great fan of applique. I have done some in the past so am fairly good at it. Let's see..... I will need..... oh ya, TIME!

I also love precuts, especially jelly roll and charms and of course FQs, But I mostly do scrappy quilts, so this way I can get alot of different patterns

Bought one pack.

I don't buy those special cuts since they cost way more per yard than purchasing regular fabric cuts. I am too cheap to purchase those cuts. If I really wanted special cuts like those, I would find friends with whom I could arrange stash exchanges. Our quilt guild did have one going that you could sign up to exchange nickle squares. Each month, a color was assigned. Each person brought 2 square per person in the exchange. If there were 21 people in the exchange, you would be exchanging with 20 people, so you would bring 40 nickle squares.

You could look at it this way, if you made jewerly, would you make your own beads? If you knit or crochet, would you make your own yarn? Just something to ponder.

I love the pre-cuts espically when I have a lot that needs to co ornate. I agree with lov-e I cant go out and but 42 different fabrics and have them all go together.

The smallest cut I ever buy is a fat quarter. For all the same reasons. 8-)

I've been thinking about doing this too. There are so many patterns out there now for these cuts. I think it'll be a lot more fun and satisfying too, to do it this way.

8-)