Battle Axe

Thanks for starting this thread. I have the same problem except I started to make something without measuring the little darlings. So here they are now....and now what do I do with them. Ideas are welcome.[ATTACH=CONFIG]578823[/ATTACH]I had sewed 4 strips together, I think for a bargello. I had 4 left over when I discovered that they are all over the board. Some sets are 3/4 of an inch off.

Marcia

nativetexan

wow, where did you buy them? just wondering. i have some from Missouri quilts and haven't looked at them yet.

QuiltingVagabond

Just started a new project where the 2 1/2" strips actually measure a little over 2 5/8" Ends up being more work to trim and/or resize to make it go together nicely.
At least they are bigger, not smaller...

Faintly Artistic

Ditto...plus they are more expensive than yardage and more limited in their uses.

Faintly Artistic

You could make a jelly roll race. Nothing has to be super precise. Or something with strings. Look on pinterest for string quilts, lots of interesting ideas.

bearisgray

You can unsew them while you are watching tv or doing something "mindless"

Then soak them in hot water to shrink them and dry them on a drying rack or on towel. Then see what you have.

They are pretty colors.

Gay

I've also had fat qtrs of differing sizes, not as a pack but separate purchases.

Mdegenhart

Fat quarters can vary based on how wide the fabric they are cut from is. Have to be at least 18 x 20, but some are 18 x 22.

Jingle

I don't buy precuts. For the 2-1/2" strips I would just trim to the smallest size and make a string quilt.

I have been working with scraps and just trimming to the closest size. Not a big deal for me.

Battle Axe

I think I bought those on ebay from a private seller. All that info is long gone. Thanks for the jelly roll idea. There was a thread about Snake River where the points didn't match up, but I think they were precisely placed. I need to get this out of my way.

Marcia