Why I gave up on precuts
 

This is so frustrating. I have a Moda honey bun that I'm using to make a couple of doll quilts. I sewed 5 strips together which should have been 5.5" total width and it's 6". Turns out that the strips are over 1.5" wide by just over 1/8". So I had to redo my seam allowance and resew them. Luckily I didn't get far before I checked but geez. I don't think I've had a correctly cut precut so far (layer cakes, charm packs, jelly rolls and now honey buns).

I'm glad I quit buying them a long time ago. I'm just trying to get them used up now.

I buy Moda pre cuts and so far all have been accurate. I don't buy the honey bun size though. I have baskets full of layer cakes and Jelly rolls. Those are the only two sizes I buy.

only bought a Moda precut and didn't have a problem with it.

Apparently the moral of the story is:

Always measure what you have - just to be sure it is what you are expecting it to be.

But I would not have thought to, either.

How are the pinked edge precuts measured? From outermost edge to outermost edge?

I buy only a few pre-cuts and I select them for foundation paper piecing projects I am going to work on.

I know it's disappointing, but a worse scenario would be if the strips were too narrow! Can always trim the wider strips.

I buy Honey Buns to use as sashing, and so far the Moda and the Robert Kaufman Kona Cottons have been fine.

I clothing construction, fabrics with pinked edges are measured from peak to peak, and this is how I measure my pre-cuts. You can measure from valley to valley, but just make sure you sew them all the same.

Can't really count on peak to peak because sometimes all the peaks are gone...with too
much handling and whatnot. I only bought one honey bun and haven't used it yet.
I think I'll find a pattern that doesn't need too much accuracy for that.
Last time I used a layer cake not all were square...some were less that 10" square.
Good thing I wasn't counting on using all of the 10" square.
Of course it gets worse when you starch.

I prefer to cut my own stuff. If it's wrong, then I can only blame me.

I only buy moda precuts and really haven't had a problem with them.