Originally Posted by Gwyn
I usually end up buying enough to make the piece square. So for 45" fabric, I get 1.25 yards. However, there are some fabrics I use over again. If this happens, I will often get a bolt with a 50% off coupon. Currently I have about 6 of these.
I tend to buy the whole bolt if it is a good backing or wide backing, but always with a coupon! I just bought a whole bolt of beautiful light blue paisley 110" wide backing with 40% plus addtnl 10% off at Joann's.