Why do so many people buy so many fat quarters?
#62
I love FQs - when I want to buy fabric but have nothing in mind buying a FQ (well, they are like M&Ms, can't have just one) satisfies my mind with very little guilt. I also have 3 books of FQ patterns and a few mags and URLs with FQ patterns. I do very few bed size quilts, so FQs let me use more colors and be creative. I also do lots of little things like sweet treat bags, pincushions, coin purses, etc.
I have learned to buy 1/2yds of fabrics I like so that I have a little more wiggle room, plus it's only about a $1-2 more and I can get 2 FQs by cutting my 1/2yd in half.
I have learned to buy 1/2yds of fabrics I like so that I have a little more wiggle room, plus it's only about a $1-2 more and I can get 2 FQs by cutting my 1/2yd in half.
#63
I buy fat quarters because they are easy to manage for cutting. I do my cutting backwards of most people so having smaller pieces of fabric is easier. Plus I love to paper piece and fat quarters are great for that.
#66
Originally Posted by Sophie2
Originally Posted by kateyb
I use fat quarters for BOM's, accents for some of my quilts and it is fun to use for a variety in a design. Here is one I made for my niece who likes purple. She loved it. Pattern from Fons and Porter magazine.
#69
I sometimes buy them if the fabric is not on a bolt...but, fancy fabrics don't come in fq like velvets, so I just have them cut me a quarter yard, which is sometime cheaper than buying the precuts! They are also easier to store in small plastic bins than yardage!!!!
#70
I buy fat quarters for the colors. They're great to transition from one color to the other, add shading, variety and the "unexpected". Yes, at the LQS they can be more expensive than a full yard, but they round out the color palette inexpensively, if that makes sense.
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