I also had that problem in the beginning. My first quilt (queen size) involved three trips to replenish my major fabric. That really affected how I then bought fabric. I started buying BOLTS of fabric. Then I discovered scrap quilting and no longer need vaste amounts of fabric. Periodically I go through every bolt (200+) and wack a yard from each...press and then cut them into usable shapes per Bonnie Hunter's Scrap USER System. (www.quiltville.com)
Now that I make mostly scrap quilts the amount of fabric I use/buy is minimal. Since it is scrappy, I can use anything I wish and no one will know I ever ran out of fabric. And it is also easy to do a controlled scrappy..you know...just one color but many shades of that color.
XOXOXO Subee
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Originally Posted by traveling2dals
I never buy enough fabric and have to go back and try to find the same one. Whats an easy way to figure out how much you need for your quilt?