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I rarely buy fat quarters - I buy 1/2 yards when I want some variety. This gives me 2 fat quarters and is more of use than just 1 fat.
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i usually by yardage
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Most of the time I buy yardage.
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I have more fabric than I could sew in 3 lifetimes. Sometimes I buy FQs when I need a touch of a certain color that I don't happen to have, or when I want a big assortment of one color.
I recently bought FQs for my daughter's aqua and chocolate quilt because I don't love aqua and don't have much of it. I didn't want loads of leftovers and she wanted a scrappy quilt. The FQs fit the bill! |
I lovethem, because I love scrap quilts, so I dont need lots.
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Have never bought them,but do like other pre cuts ,such as charms.
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Try the turning 20 quilt it is made out of 20 fat quarters I have one cut out for my son but hubby has been in hospital this week and I havent had a chance to get started sewing it together yet
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Originally Posted by Annaquilts
If you like quilts with many fabrics and colors fat quarters are great. Just about all quilts I make are based on fat quarters. I have a stash of fat quarters that I draw from when I plan a quilt. Then I use about 1 1/4 yard for a border that goes with the fat quarters. I realy like scrappy quilts.
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FQs just look so cute all color coordinated and bundled together. FQs are a big weakness at Int'l Quilt Festival here in Houston every year and when we travel. I love them! Other than that I usually buy in minimum 2 yard lengths.
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2 fat quarters gives you 1/2 yard, 4 fat quarters gives you 1 yard of fabric. I have read that 22 fat quarters give you a quilt.....that's 5.5 yards of coordinated fabric. I think Turning Twenty takes that number of fat quarters.It is a good size quilt made from fat quarters.
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