Which precut for you?
#12
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 2,186
I prefer fat quarters or yardage. If I buy a jelly roll, I have too many strips left over or I don't like. If I buy a layer cake, there's often not enough fabric for a 12" square. If I buy a charm pack, I usually find I need two or some yardage of a few of the fabrics. I do like mini-charms if I want to make half square triangles, but then I usually buy two.
#13
Layer cakes and FQ bundles work best for me as I typically make large quilts. As TheMerkleFamily posted, I now purchase layer cakes if a pattern calls for them, otherwise, if it is a fabric collection I love, I will invest in the whole FQ bundle.
#14
In the past I was caught up in the "sales" that were presented on precuts and I bought quite a few, jelly rolls and layer cakes. Then I discovered the actual cost of precuts vs. yardage and haven't bought one since. I had enough precuts to keep me stitching quilts for a couple of years. I still have a few left. I freely admit that getting cuts of fabric that all "play nicely" together is a bonus particularly when a quilt is needed on a short deadline. As I have pressed myself to shop from my stash and have learned to use color creatively, I work mostly with yardage and on occasion a FQ.
#17
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Gaylord, MN
Posts: 3,943
I guess I am just stuck in the place of buying yardage and now I have a box of cut 2 1/2 strips ,a box of 2 1/2 inch cut squares, a box of 3" squares, and also some 5", 4" squares. Plan on selling them online as I am coming to the end of my quilting days. I'm sure the precuts are very handy.
#18
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Carroll, Iowa
Posts: 3,389
I don't care for pre-cuts of any kind as I like to starch my fabrics before I cut into them and precuts seem to most times be cut funny so once wet, dried and then you go to press them, they're no longer straight but almost bias cut. I still have a few jelly rolls laying around and I've been trying to use my 5" pre-cuts in patterns calling for a smaller cut so I can cut them down to correct size but I'll never buy pre-cuts again.
I think the only pre-cuts that were cut correctly came from Jinny Beyer's site and she's closed now.
I think the only pre-cuts that were cut correctly came from Jinny Beyer's site and she's closed now.