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GrannieAnnie 02-16-2014 09:54 PM
Originally Posted by Quiltbaby (Post 6578945)
I have a lot of yardage material. Is is better to cut manterial in yards or fat quaters more so that working with the long yardage of material.

quiltbaby

I never cut fabric unless I am fairly sure how I'm going to use it.

Jim's Gem 02-16-2014 10:35 PM
No! don't cut it! Wait until you know what you need. Many FQ patterns can be made with a regular quarter yard. I hardly ever buy FQ's, I much prefer yardage.

BETTY62 02-16-2014 11:34 PM
I do not cut my fabric into smaller amonts until I know what I will need for the project I will be making.

bearisgray 02-19-2014 07:00 AM
I am with the don't cut it until you are going to use it group.

tessagin 02-19-2014 07:02 AM
Same here. Made the mistake of cutting some strips from yardage then changed my mind about the pattern..:(
Originally Posted by nanna-up-north (Post 6578971)
I would never cut yardage into smaller sizes until I need them. I like to put borders on my quilts and it's best if the border is one piece on each side. I don't like to piece the border if I don't have to. For a 74" x 84" quilt I need more than 2 yds per side. Sure I have long strips but I can usually find other uses for the fabric.....

For my CW quilt, I cut 3-5 yd lengths to wash the fabric and then cut the 9" squares. That quilt used about 40 yards but I couldn't wash that much at one time.

knlsmith 02-19-2014 07:04 AM
I couldn't agree more. I also do not cut anything until I know what I need.

Originally Posted by nanna-up-north (Post 6578971)
I would never cut yardage into smaller sizes until I need them. I like to put borders on my quilts and it's best if the border is one piece on each side. I don't like to piece the border if I don't have to. For a 74" x 84" quilt I need more than 2 yds per side. Sure I have long strips but I can usually find other uses for the fabric.....

For my CW quilt, I cut 3-5 yd lengths to wash the fabric and then cut the 9" squares. That quilt used about 40 yards but I couldn't wash that much at one time.

Milli 02-20-2014 01:13 PM
Originally Posted by Tartan (Post 6578977)
​A lot of pattern call for WOF or width of fabric, so no cutting for me.
Same here, :o


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