hoppa

I will buy ends of bolts for the discounts or lots of yardage to buy the bolt if it is on sale for a cheap price as can be used for backings for charity quilts

RugosaB

I do that first part, but have yet to reach the 'settling down' stage. I never wonder why I bought it, I always make up some excuse as to 'why.'
Currently, my favorite reason is 'Stacked against an outside wall, it makes good insulation.'

vickimc

to make One Block Wonder quilts. It takes alot. I just bought 3 bolts of colorful fabric, dots and stripes for kids quilts. I make these for charity. I use them in the quilt and for the backing and binding. I did by wholesale at a warehouse sale. I dont pay full price for a full bolt.

katieranch

If I can find a great price, I will buy a whole bolt for the quillows I make for Angels Undercover.

fireworkslover

I bought a whole bolt of muslin that's 90" wide. It was on sale too. I dye fabric so wanted it for that and I also use it for backings. Sometimes when I'm in the middle of a project and I need it, it's nice to be able to just cut what I need and not have to stop to go to the store. I use a lot of black solid fabric, and usually buy 5 yards of that at once. I'd probably be better off if I bought a whole bolt of that when it's on sale too. I have another friend who nearly always buys the whole bolt when she sees a fabric she likes.

debbieoh

Guess I would buy a bolt if it was super CHEAP!!! could always use it. I make alot of charity quilts. But still it would have to be priced super cheap

khurtdvm

If I find a really good price on a cute kid fabric I like, I'll buy a bolt to make crib/playpen sheets. They make great baby gifts and can be so much cheaper and cuter if you find fabric on great sales. Of course, I usually make them up assembly line, so the bolt is gone quickly. It takes around a yard for playpen sheets and 2 yards for crib sheets, so then I have several sets of sheets on hand for gifts.

loriea

I buy batting by the entire roll, then I can cut the size I need. I like to work with Warm & Natural so yes I have a huge roll of it. Fabric no, I would probably sick of it no matter how much I liked it.

Suse

Ditto what indymta said. I have also enjoyed reading all the responses and am now seriously thinking about buying bolts, especially neutrals.

purplefiend

I bought a bolt of Fossil Fern, blueberry color once, I used it for backing,borders and binding for a queen size quilt. It was cheaper to buy the bolt rather than by the yard. This was about 6 yrs ago when fabrics were much cheaper.

The quilt is "Tennesee Waltz" pattern by Eleanor Burns.


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