I have never bought precut fabric before. I make scrappy lap quilts and bright colored crib quilts. So I usually buy 1/2 yard cuts. If its a fabric I really like I will buy 1 yard. When I buy bright solids I buy 1 yard of different colors so I have a selection of solids for my crib quilts. When my LQS has tone on tone on sale I buy 1 yard cuts of 6 different fabrics. These work well in my scrappy lap quilts. And I also use the tone on tone for my machine embroidery blocks, so I make sure it is a good quality fabric.