patmas57

Holice wrote: "Be extra watchful when clerk is cutting wide back fabric. I have noticed that often I lose 5-6" on both ends when the fabric is straightened."

Wish I'd seen this earlier this week. I bought my first "extra-wide" yardage Monday, and even though both the cutter and I checked twice to be sure she was allowing for the nearly scalloped edge as she measured, I still needed the help of DH and DD to try to straighten the fabric enough to make it even. Arrrgh! Luckly, I did order a bit more than I needed, but I was worried for a moment.

sueven

I went on a shop hop with my guild. I bought 8-1/2 yds of fabric. Came home and put it away. 6 months later I took it out to use it and discovered I had 8- 1/4 yd pieces. I was talking and looking at other fabric with my DD and not paying attention. I was charged for 1/2 yd pieces. I now watch them carefully when they cut and if the fabric is really crooked I insist they cut it from the shorter end.Lesson learned.

sueven

I went on a shop hop with my guild. I bought 8-1/2 yds of fabric. Came home and put it away. 6 months later I took it out to use it and discovered I had 8- 1/4 yd pieces. I was talking and looking at other fabric with my DD and not paying attention. I was charged for 1/2 yd pieces. I now watch them carefully when they cut and if the fabric is really crooked I insist they cut it from the shorter end.Lesson learned.

lynnie

it annoys me when they tell me to buy more, i've seen them cute 1/2" off to straighten it out, what's wrong with giving it to the customer so we can straighten it out.

Tilladare

Something that occurs to me... Many have mentioned how an extra inch on a yard would cost the "big Box" fabric stores a lot of money when multiplied over the number of customers they see a day... Which leads me to wonder how many "free" yards are they ending up with at the end of the day from cutters who measure short?

j

I wont let them tear it. But I would have them measure it and make them do it again. -- J

Ritacarl

People really have to stand up for themselves. No one else is going to. I have, more than once, demanded, and I mean demanded, to have things made right. I have been loud, angry and demanding. I wonder if that is why my husband doesn't like to be with me when we shop. Oh well. One has to do what one has to do!!!
8-)
Rita

TacoMama

There is a "sign" on the yardstick at one of the Hancock's that says "f to f" which means fingernail to fingernail. That really irks me as you guys as well as I know if we prewash a lot of times it makes you run short if you buy just the amount that is called for, so I usually have them cut just a small amount more.

rivka

I bought a half yard recently to use as a thin inner border, and for the binding on a baby quilt -- it should have been more than enough, but the piece I received was so crookedly cut, I could only get about 10 inches of straight fabric out of it. Ended up using a totally different fabric for the binding, which I wasn't really happy about.

IBQLTN

The employee break room at JoAnns used to have posters with a picture of a thumb that said "Thumb mistakes are costly." (They were not allowed to give even a thumb's width extra.