Yardage to Fat Quarters
02-16-2014, 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Quiltbaby
I have a lot of yardage material. Is is better to cut manterial in yards or fat quaters more so that working with the long yardage of material.
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I never cut fabric unless I am fairly sure how I'm going to use it.
02-16-2014, 10:35 PM
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No! don't cut it! Wait until you know what you need. Many FQ patterns can be made with a regular quarter yard. I hardly ever buy FQ's, I much prefer yardage.
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02-19-2014, 07:02 AM
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Same here. Made the mistake of cutting some strips from yardage then changed my mind about the pattern..
Originally Posted by nanna-up-north
I would never cut yardage into smaller sizes until I need them. I like to put borders on my quilts and it's best if the border is one piece on each side. I don't like to piece the border if I don't have to. For a 74" x 84" quilt I need more than 2 yds per side. Sure I have long strips but I can usually find other uses for the fabric.....
For my CW quilt, I cut 3-5 yd lengths to wash the fabric and then cut the 9" squares. That quilt used about 40 yards but I couldn't wash that much at one time.
For my CW quilt, I cut 3-5 yd lengths to wash the fabric and then cut the 9" squares. That quilt used about 40 yards but I couldn't wash that much at one time.
02-19-2014, 07:04 AM
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I couldn't agree more. I also do not cut anything until I know what I need.
Originally Posted by nanna-up-north
I would never cut yardage into smaller sizes until I need them. I like to put borders on my quilts and it's best if the border is one piece on each side. I don't like to piece the border if I don't have to. For a 74" x 84" quilt I need more than 2 yds per side. Sure I have long strips but I can usually find other uses for the fabric.....
For my CW quilt, I cut 3-5 yd lengths to wash the fabric and then cut the 9" squares. That quilt used about 40 yards but I couldn't wash that much at one time.
For my CW quilt, I cut 3-5 yd lengths to wash the fabric and then cut the 9" squares. That quilt used about 40 yards but I couldn't wash that much at one time.
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