I don't think I've ever asked a quilt shop to cut a FQ for me, so I don't know if they will or not. I think some do, but some do not.

Where I worked, we were always glad to cut fat quarters for a customer. It's just good customer service. We also had Fat Quarter Friday, where the Fat Quarters were on sale. That way we don't accumulate too many. But yes, Fat Quarters generally cost a little more than regular 1/4 yd cuts. So it's more economical to buy a regular 1/4 yd when it will work for you.

Manufacturers laser-cut in bulk and package FQs in packs. There are some shops that will cut and sell individual FQs, but it's not unusual for shops not to.

I usually get a yard or more when going to the LQS. They are so far from home that I want to make the most of my trip out. My limited experience is the ones I have frequented do not cut fq's.

Yes ...... and here in Ontari-ari-ari-oooooo!
Though, now I cannot remember which LQS'.

When you showed your shock, did they give you any hint as to their rationale?


A thought ....... perhaps they don't want to use space in the LQS for selling/display of the FQ pre-cuts. Plus FQ displays can be messy after quilters paw their way through them, and leave their rejects behind, or misfiled. A big labour requirement to tend to them.

I'm not too surprised. I have been in shops that won't cut less than a meter. If I kind of like a fabric and can't find a fat quarter already cut I will ask. If they won't cut it, that is my cue to decide if I like the fabric enough to buy a half meter or if I walk away.

That begs the question how do fat quarters compare meters to yards!

Huh...I guess I'm behind the times, as I have honestly never heard of a quilt shop that wouldn't cut a fat quarter.
Learn something new everyday.

Watson

The shops around here do not cut fat quarters for you, but they do sell the pre-packaged fat quarter bundles, or they will cut there left over ends of bolts into fat quarters, or the leftovers from yardage they use in making their shop samples, or fabric kits. I love fat quarter bundles but find they are way expensive usually compared to yardage even when they are "on sale". The explanation I have been given is that they take too much in labor costs to make. So, I will buy a half yard and make my own fat quarters