I do like the way the fabrics coordinate in jelly rolls but would never pay that price! That has got to be geared to the gal with deep pockets and a very rich husband who lets her buy what she wants.

I'm too frugal. I'd rather buy the fabrics and do my own cutting b4 paying for precut fabrics like that.

warm quilt hugs, sue in CA

I personally wouldn't buy it just because I don't know what I'd do with 5" strips. But it basically is 2 jelly rolls which are $35 each, so the price doesn't seem totally out of line. I've only bought one jelly roll ever though because $35 for strips just seems high to me. But I've bought several layer cakes for that same price, go figure. :)

I definitely agree! I, too, calculate "price per yard" and wouldn't go over $10/yd.

I don't think the Fat Rolls are a good value. At least with the FQs you have options for cutting. With the Fat Rolls you're very limited. Admittedly there might be less waste overall, but I don't think creatively in 5-inch terms.

And I agree with those who look at total yardage. Our mommas raised us well.

I have bought layer cakes, jelly rolls, charms packs etc. Sometimes I save money in the long run by not wasting any fabric. You can make one large quilt out of a layer cake, about $35.00, except for the backing and batting. You can make a simple, fast twin out of a jelly roll. I combined the jelly roll with the layer cake and got two large lap quilts except for backing and borders. So even though they are a lot per yard, I think I save by not over buying fabric. I have enough stash I don't always want to add to it.

wow that is exspensive

Absolutely no possible way would I buy a fat-roll or a bundle of fat quarters at that price. I get that prices are going up on everything, especially cotton, but if that is the price they are going to charge for new collections, I'll make due with old collections. If all fabric goes up like that, guess I'll be buying a bunch of muslin now and re-learning how to dye my own material and hunting out quilt patterns that depend on color hues and values to make them wow.

Nope not me either.The fabric is gorgeous though!That is why Santa is bringing me my Accuquiilt Go Cutter!Or mayber the Go Baby haven't decided which I want yet!

Try Connecting Threads always been pleased with orders from them.

Well, I always LOOK at all the precuts, because they look so nice, and all pretty, andyouget alotoffabric, then I look at the price andput it back!

I've noticed that mgr's other than Moda, Hoffman, and Timeless Treasures seem to have some pricey pre cuts. If I want 5"xWOF of a fabric, then I"ll just buy 1/4yd of the fabrics that I want, usually the prints and focus fabrics. Often the lines are filled with "solids" or "blenders" to get to the 40 or 42 fabric count. I can usually find matching fabrics in my stash and don't the need the fillers placed in the pre cut packs.

Too much for me and I usually don't want the entire line unless it's in an inexpensive charm pack. Then I can see what I want more of.

I love to buy half yard bundles on Etsy. I pay the same price per yard and get a variety of fabrics.

I occasionally like the convenience of having someone else cut my strips and squares. I don't know about anyone else, but finding 40 coordinating fabrics, and cutting one square or strip off each takes me a long time. I'm willing to pay a small amount for convenience. I do prefer to buy the precuts at my LQS because, unless I get free shipping, adding shipping to the cutting charge is sometimes too prohibitive.

Once in a while, it's nice to buy precuts so I don't have to search out 20 or 40 fabrics and cut into small units. That said, however, this is my breakdown of costs and cutoff for purchasing. The prices are from Fat Quarter Shop.

Charm Pack - 42 5” squares - $8.50
Candy Bars - 160 2-1/2 x 5 - $25
Jelly Roll - 40 2-1/2 x WOF - $35
Layer Cake - 42 10”Sqs - $35
HoneyBun - 40 1-1/2 x WOF - $23
Turnover - 40 6” Sqs cut diagonally - $15.50
Fat Quarters – really varied sets and prices

Charm packs are reasonably priced. 42 charms is slightly over 2/3 yards. At $9.50 a yard, that’s $6.50 for the fabric and $2 for the cutting and having 20 to 40 different fabrics.

Candy Bars are too expensive. It’s basically 4 charm packs cut in half and sorted. It’s cheaper to buy four charm packs ($34) and cut each in half. You end up with two Candy Bar sets at a savings of $16 over their price.

Jelly Rolls are equal to 2.77 yards At $9.50 a yard, that’s $25.30 for the fabric and $9.50 for the cutting and varied fabrics.

Layer cakes are equal to 3 yards. At $9.50, that’s $28.50 for the fabric, and $6.50 for the cutting and varied fabrics

Honey Buns are equal to 1-2/3 yards. At $9.50, that’s $15.77 for the fabric and $7.33 for the cutting and varied fabrics.

Turnovers are equal to 1 yard. That’s $9.50 for the fabric and $6 for the cutting and varied fabrics.

Fat Quarters – Figure on $2.60 a fat quarter – At $9.50 a yard, 1 / 4 yard is $2.38. Anything over $2.60 a FQ is too expensive, unless it’s a special collection. That’s still giving them almost $1 a yard for cutting and having varied fabrics.

I usually stay away from the pre-cuts for just that reason--I think they are too high. I know it takes extra work to pre-cut them, but do they charge me for cutting the fabric when I purchase what I want and have it cut? I think the charge for cutting is generally included in the overhead costs.

I've been in a couple of swaps where we cut x number of strips and send in x number of sets. The mailing cost for about 45 strips to the swap site and back is usually $9. That's equal to the price for the fabric and cutting cost of a jelly roll at the LQS.

Too expensive for me!

when you think about a 'jelly roll bundle (2 1/2" strips) selling for $32-$35...it seems about normal to double that for 5" strip bundles...personally i will not spend that much on precuts. i have heard too many complaints of poor cuts. i have spent money on a few charm packs but only when they were very inexpensive (have to be $8 or less with a minimum of 40 squares for me to buy it) other than that i don't even look at pre-cuts. it seems that yardage and cutting your own is much more cost effective.

It seems that when you work it out to price-per-yard, jelly rolls are coming in at a couple of dollars more per yard than FQs.

Maybe because jelly rolls are expected to be precision cut whereas FQs are not? (You could cut and bundle FQ packs using just old-fashioned scissors.)

Are jelly rolls worth a bit extra? I know they're popular...

One of the reasons jelly rolls cost a bit more is that there can be a lot of waste involved in cutting jelly rolls, depending on what kind of equipment is used.

As far as higher prices go for specialty cuts goes, there is a lot of extra labor involved in cutting them as anyone who has ever done a lot of FQ's or smaller cuts is aware.

Too rich for my quilting budget as a senior on fixed income.
Havn't bought any pre cut fabric bundles yet only remnant quarters from my LQS.

Andie