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I understand too! I don't buy pre-cuts anymore either. Great idea for a coin quilt. String type patterns, rail fence, etc. How about a couple totes? Placemats? Pot holders? Table runners? :)
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Originally Posted by katier825
(Post 6740282)
You could cut your yardage for blocks and use the various size strips for a piano key border. Or you could strip piece them and use them for totes, placemats etc. It's frustrating, that's for sure. I don't buy as many precuts as I used to. I love the variety, but prefer to cut them myself.
I agree as the Precuts seem to be off, so I started cutting them myself and then I know if its off its me !LOL |
You can do a string quilt
http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/...ng-primer.html http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2013/10/...lock-tutorial/ OR you could do a clothesline basket http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Clothesline-Coil-Baskets http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...c-t143655.html |
maureen cracknell has a herringbone quilt that can be done with varying width strips. it's a QAYG, so the width can be varying--"matching" doesn't have to be an issue. here's her tutorial: http://www.maureencracknellhandmade....-tutorial.html
i'm planning on doing one with remnants from a friend who makes renaissance garb--there will be lots of mismatched brocades, jacquards, etc, and i will have a grand time doing it! |
I found the same problem with Tonga Treats and the Tonga 10" squares, so I won't buy Tonga precuts any more. I have found that Moda precuts are good, as are Riley Blake. Good luck with your project.
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Maybe a wonky log cabin. It comes together very quickly and you don't need to be precise at all.
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Originally Posted by auntpiggylpn
(Post 6740277)
Check this out talking specifically about the Bali strips. http://www.bearpawproductions.com/us...May%20Vary.pdf
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How about Watermelon Shuffle? You'd just have to be sure the strips in each horizontal row are the same width.
http://hoffmanfabrics.com/EDocs/Site...%20pattern.pdf |
It really bothers me to pay for 2 1/2 inch strips in a pre cut and then find out that they don't measure up. There is no reason these companies can't cut them correctly. I just used some Kafee Fasset jelly rolls. They were not the correct size. They were cut with a pinking sheers and even if I measured to the tips of the zig zag they were about 1/4 inch short. Luckily the pattern I did, as long as I was off the same amount all the time it worked out. I had the center of the quilt finished before I realized they were off. I didn't know they were cut wrong until I tried to make a border out of the leftover strips and put them with some 2 1/2 strips I cut myself. These companies should be ashamed of themselves.
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Thank you for all the wonderful suggestions!!!! And yes I agree, we should get what we pay for and lessons learned most definitely!!!!
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