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?

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

I have never bought any of those either...I only buy yardage and make my own cuts.

I like to touch them but have a hard time using them. To me the charms are like trading cards without the bubblegum :)

I have bought some charms, but that is all, and i am not really happy with them, i always need more

I'm with you there.

I guess I'm the "weird one".... I bought a turnover of Christmas Fabric and I love it!!!! I did the Stack and Whack from MQC on you-tube..... I love the way it is turning out...... I'm not able to afford to buy 42 different fabrics and this way is cheaper for me and no scraps!!

I dont really like buying the pre-cuts because there are always fabrics I dont like.

i hate pre-cuts!!!!

i only get a few for my niece to use because she's still to young to be cutting fabric

I can agree with you about needing 42 different fabrics!!! I guess they do come in handy for this purpose...:)

I only buy yardage. I like to cut fabric.

I prewash so pre-cuts are a bit of a pest to do. I also like to buy yardage it generally works out cheaper.

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.

I love cutting fabric an would rather cut my own!

I don't think I am a control freak but though they are "cute" I would rather buy yardage and cut my own and put together my own fabric choices. I don't buy many FQ's either

great idea, thanks for sharing with us

Have never bought any of them , only some fat Quarters
and not many of them I cut my own. :D

I'm with earthwalker. I wash everything before it even sees my stash. I have bought FQ bundles, but that it about as small as I will go. Like many other posters, I like to cut my own.

I actually enjoy the process of prepping fabric (yes - even ironing!), and the cutting. Additionally I am a staunch pre-washer of fabric so that leaves out anything smaller than a FQ.

Although I do love the look of the Bali pops all rolled up. I just want to unroll them, fluff them into a giant pile, and dive in!!

i have never bought or used any of the either. i don't understand how the creativity part plays into that. but then, i have never followed an exact pattern by colors either.

I love pre-cuts! I have to look at them for awhile and play with them before I use them :D
But I also buy mostly yardage.

Agreed! But I have to say that the pre-cuts aren't cut any more evenly than the ones I cut. That surprised me because I am one of the worst when it comes to cutting. Or perhaps I'm just want to be perfect!

I don't trust that I will like all of the fabrics included in the precuts. I used to buy FQs but not any lately because some have been poor quality and patterns once I opened them. I like to buy yardage so I can see the full pattern and test the quality.

I LOVE pre-cuts! In fact, I'm addicted to charm squares. I love that I get to try fabrics I wouldn't otherwise buy. I like that I can just get down to creating. To each his/her own, right?

I am fabric color challenged.........I agree. It's like looking at wallpaper, I get so confused. I don't buy a lot though because of the price, but I do get some on sale.

You're not the only one!

But I have a thing for fat quarters.

I love them, especially the layer cakes! I have bought jelly rolls and charm packs too. It's the only way I can afford to get some of all of a particular line of fabric. I'm not that fond of cutting fabric either. I've never had any trouble with any of the ones I've bought so far. I just ordered 10 more charm packs from Nancy's Notions of Benartex Sand and Surf line. They are gorgeous.

Doesn't bother me. I like cutting them,wether charms or whatever.In fact, going to chop up 10" sqs today.Guess I'm chop happy :thumbup:

I have such a hard time using them, it's like I'm saving them for that "perfect" project, but then the next project gets ahead of it! Too pretty to use!

A while back I opened a thread about a set of BAtik fats I purchased because I loved the colors. Well, first of all, I don't do well with scrappy; I just can't see putting all of these in one quilt top. I received a lot of great suggestions, but haven't yet had the courage to cut into those fats and get them going into a quilt top. AND they were not cheap!! I do better buying yardage for what I want to do. I'll probably never buy pre-cuts....I said "probably." :o)

I agree! Always ones I don't like !

I only buy by the yard... If a fabric I know I will enjoy in another quilt I will buy that much more... Never bought precuts.. Each to their own on decisions though....Enjoy your day ~ Quilt away.

My precuts have worked out well. I bought at MMSQC where you can see a photo of all the colors included in the charm, jelly roll and layer cake. I made small quilts with 1 and two charms, and one lap quilt with a layer cake and one with 1/2 jelly roll. All turned out well.

Had a chance to buy some jelly rolls VERY cheap. They were alright but really prefer to see the whole fabric pattern. Also bought some pre-cut 5" and 6" squares in Hawaii before they were called charms or whatever. I used them in a quilt but found them very limiting in design.

I don't really trust the fact that they could be cut correctly to me it seems there could be mistakes in cutting width or length so I won't buy them

I have not bought pre cuts. Too expensive.

I love the precuts in batiks for backgrounds. I always add in at least one other fabric in yardage to bring them together. It's a great way to get 40 different pieces without the expense of yardage.

Oh, I LOVE, charms, layer cakes and jelly rolls. I do have a problem cutting them up though, so afraid I will see something else I would rather use them for. Now that I have the June Tailor cutting rulers I wil be able to make my own. They are a real time saver and I have such a problem finding coordinating fabrics, I like not having to make that decision.

They are laser cut by a computerized machine. Length remains the same because they are cut the width of the fabric.

As a newbie, I haven't got a big scrap pile yet...and I guess I want to do everything by myself, including selecting and matching fabrics. I could spend a couple hours lost in Joanne's having a great time, and I just discovered an LQS not too far away which has breathtaking fabrics.