Originally Posted by
lindaschipper
What a jackpot....lucky woman!! I always measure any new material that is bought and then put a string tag (with a small safety pin) on a selvage with the yardage and where I got it. If you cut a section off for a quilt, remeasure what is left and put this new measurement on the tag. Saves me a lot of frustration when wondering if I have enough left over for a certain project.
I've done this also. Quite often though, I write measurement on selvage with permanent marker(paper behind in case of bleeding, but hasn't bled yet). Re-mark or cross off and indicate new measurement when needed.