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07-15-2015, 06:47 PM

#21

gale

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Join Date: Apr 2007

Location: North-Central Indiana

Posts: 4,909

Quote:

Originally Posted by EasyPeezy

I don't buy individual fat quarters... I buy by them by the bundle then I can make
a quilt without having to worry about color matching. I don't have a quilt shop where
I live so it's easier for me to buy online.

Ditto. I love fat quarter bundles. I wouldn't be able to afford all the prints in a half yard or full yard bundle so fat quarters provides the fabric fix I need from time to time.

07-15-2015, 08:20 PM

#22

Peckish

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Join Date: May 2011

Location: Pacific NW

Posts: 9,395

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Originally Posted by bearisgray

Interesting - I think - that if one needs an actual yard of something - that four FQs usually don't quite have "enough" fabric to get the cuts needed because of the waste involved when cutting larger pieces.

One of the prettiest quilts I've ever made (if I do say so myself) was nothing but FQs. If you need an actual yard, buy it. But entire quilts can be made from FQs.

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07-15-2015, 09:22 PM

#23

RST

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Join Date: May 2010

Posts: 947

Generally speaking, quilts with only a few fabrics bore me. I like fat quarters as a way of getting a huge amount of variety -- the more variety in the fabrics, the more gradation of color and movement to keep it visually interesting. Plus I find the construction process much more fun and interesting when I have to make color decisions with basically every piece. I almost never buy yardage -- between buying remnants, fat quarters and precut bundles, I get a lot of interesting variety.

07-15-2015, 09:37 PM

#24

pennycandy

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Join Date: Aug 2012

Posts: 786

I do not have a stash. Fat quarters work well for when I need small amounts of a variety of fabrics.

07-15-2015, 09:58 PM

#25

DOTTYMO

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Join Date: Jun 2010

Location: England Alton Towers

Posts: 6,674

I don't normally buy fat quarters always 1/2metre lengths or more. I find if I see a fabric I like I want to use it more than once. I always buy backing fabric as and when I need it.
But doing a quilt for a friend who wants seaside dogs and horses in it so I have purchased FQ to make centre squares.

07-15-2015, 11:08 PM

#26

Feathers-N-Fur

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Join Date: Mar 2011

Location: Oregon

Posts: 685

I like to make samplers. A stack of coordinating FQs is a lot more fun to play with that just a few fabrics. Then I get to start each block with the fun of picking through a bin of fabrics to find just what I want.

07-16-2015, 03:14 AM

#27

JeannieT

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Join Date: Jul 2011

Location: Farmington Minnesota

Posts: 645

I have developed a problem with those bundles - I can't stop buying them !!! They are sitting in a basket on my sewing room counter, looking very pretty !! I'm sure eventually i will use these, but for now, oh so pretty !!!

07-16-2015, 03:23 AM

#28

nancyw

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Join Date: Mar 2012

Location: Normal, IL

Posts: 563

Yellow Brick Road calls for 18 fat quaters, 9 dark and 9 light. That's why I collect fat quarters.

07-16-2015, 04:20 AM

#29

annette1952

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Join Date: Apr 2010

Location: Harrison, MI

Posts: 8,494

I have made several quilts, purses, potholders, table runners & on & on with fat quarters. I do mostly buy yardage but I also have a lot of FQ. It is surprising what you can make from them. Also I love the variety. They are just so pretty!