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mirish2 05-15-2015 04:06 AM

I agree with Boston1954. I have enough fabric to cut my own strips. Sometimes, I don't like to be restricted by the color palette of the precut. I am a scrappy kind of gal.

maviskw 05-15-2015 04:37 AM


Originally Posted by MFord (Post 7196065)
Why does it get worse when you starch?

I want to know, too. Why does it get worse when you starch?

Onebyone 05-15-2015 05:30 AM

It is easy to cut precut shapes with the Go. No pinking edges, all straight edges.

pal 05-15-2015 07:02 AM

I am very lax when it comes to perfection - but why would it matter if a doll's quilt is a little bit bigger or smaller? Or
are we talking about the principle of not getting what you expect when you order something?

We bought 12" wide fiberboard for shelving and it turned out to be 11.5" wide. What's going on????

ManiacQuilter2 05-15-2015 07:20 AM

I have used some of the leftovers from when RK cuts their charms and find with the pinked edge to be slightly larger so I always trim to make sure of the size.

tessagin 05-15-2015 07:24 AM

ANd much less expensive in the long run. my experience yardage is less expensive and I can cut my own. Have not been happy with any online orders of precuts. Most usually too small/narrow/short, etc.

Originally Posted by Boston1954 (Post 7195724)
I prefer to cut my own stuff. If it's wrong, then I can only blame me.


EasyPeezy 05-15-2015 10:41 AM


Originally Posted by maviskw (Post 7196261)
I want to know, too. Why does it get worse when you starch?

It shrinks. And sometimes it gets a little distorted.

maviskw 05-15-2015 01:00 PM


Originally Posted by EasyPeezy (Post 7196581)
It shrinks. And sometimes it gets a little distorted.

Thanks for answering. I suppose that could happen. I usually don't starch until I have something sewn together and only if it needs to be really flat for accurate trimming.

gale 05-15-2015 01:42 PM


Originally Posted by pal (Post 7196424)
I am very lax when it comes to perfection - but why would it matter if a doll's quilt is a little bit bigger or smaller? Or
are we talking about the principle of not getting what you expect when you order something?

We bought 12" wide fiberboard for shelving and it turned out to be 11.5" wide. What's going on????

It's not that it would be bigger or smaller but the blocks wouldn't be square and for the pattern I'm using, I need them square. I could have trimmed them but then the piecing of the block would look wonky. It's for a gift so I want it to look good.

jitkaau 05-15-2015 05:15 PM

Just measure the size first and work out the math from that is my motto. Just wish we could get plain pre -cuts here as it gets a bit tedious to cut from the metre with this sort of project.


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