Jelly Rolls
09-24-2013, 06:37 AM
#11
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Location: Florida
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I admit I like precuts. They usually represent most of the fabric line and my LQS doesn't always carry the entire line. Even though there may be a few fabrics that aren't my favorites, they blend well in the overall scheme. The only precuts I don't like are the newer Christmas ones with black in them. They are just so dark for Florida.
09-24-2013, 06:46 AM
#12
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Location: Illinois
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Its a very very rare precut that I find irresistible. I think I have only purchased one or two in all my years of quilting. I will admit size does matter , the bigger the better in my opinion. I am a yardage kind of gal.
09-24-2013, 07:38 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Corpus Christi, Tx.
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I just went to sales last week and got good deals on fabric from JoAnn's and Hancock's. Got a flyer in the mail and Hancock's are having another. I just spent most of my was then see they're having 40% discount on notions. Geeeeeazzz! But I cut most of my own strips. It's just too easy!
09-24-2013, 07:40 AM
#16
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Location: Springville, Tennessee
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I have to admit, I do buy precuts, like charm packs. But I always check out the line first. Have 2 jelly rolls that I bought from MSQC - always looking at the picture of included prints. I can't imagine buying a 1/4 yard of each fabric in the line to get the variety. I have a hard time purchasing yards of a fabric and not having more to go with it. Of course I have only finished 1 quilt and have 3 more UFOs that I should finish. Most of these are made with sample squares so only large yardage purchased was for backs and sashing.
09-24-2013, 07:45 AM
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Precuts are a big help if you are doing "controlled" scrappy projects. There are many of us who just don't do scrappy. This quilt was made from two JRs; the pieced border was a layer cake. Using the JRs, I didn't have to cut the 60 2-1/2" strips, just subcut into rectangles and squares. There were over 150 flying geese in this top. Precuts are also a big help if you have any kind of hand / wrist / elbow / arm / shoulder problems and cutting is painful. I like being able to buy JRs and layer cakes of Kona cotton solids to go with the printed fabrics.
Precuts are a big help if you are doing "controlled" scrappy projects. There are many of us who just don't do scrappy. This quilt was made from two JRs; the pieced border was a layer cake. Using the JRs, I didn't have to cut the 60 2-1/2" strips, just subcut into rectangles and squares. There were over 150 flying geese in this top. Precuts are also a big help if you have any kind of hand / wrist / elbow / arm / shoulder problems and cutting is painful. I like being able to buy JRs and layer cakes of Kona cotton solids to go with the printed fabrics.
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09-24-2013, 09:18 AM
#20
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Dallas, TX
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I usually don't purchase precuts except maybe as an addition to a gift basket. However I have had success one time with a sale purchase of turnovers and then I searched the fabric line and bought another yard of one of the fabrics. I set it to the side with a pattern and when I needed a quick project I pulled it and made the top in a few hours. It was like having a kit of my own. This summer I saw a charm pack I liked so I bought two and some background fabric. I have put it up with this pattern http://www.thimbleblossoms.com/produ...56-pdf-pattern and I plan to make it sometime soon. I will never do a lot of precuts but this system works for me.
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