how many yds of a fabric do you buy, impulse buy?
07-12-2010, 03:21 PM
#51
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Originally Posted by Eddie
If I really, REALLY like it, then I'll get 5-6 yards. If I just really like it, then 3 yards. If I just like it, then 1 yard. I've gotten to where I don't buy less than a yard of anything.
07-12-2010, 04:03 PM
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I think I must be the impulse queen having read all your comments. I usually buy what is left on the roll. My worse impulse buy was in a small country town when I went into a fabric shop that was closing down. We were going to be back through there in a week & I asked if they would still be open. She said she hoped not, all she had to do was sell all her stock & then she would close. I offered a price for the lot! Luckily we have a large station wagon!!!My poor husband muttered all the way to our holiday destination & home again.
07-12-2010, 06:39 PM
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I'm the end of bolt queen. I went in to buy 3 1/2 yards of white fabric. I walked out with that, 1.75 yards of cream, 2.75 yards of purple batik, and 3.25 yard piece of green/purple/blue batik.
:oops: The last two pieces will match a group that's already in my stash. I don't know what pattern I'll use, but it's going to be pretty. :)
:oops: The last two pieces will match a group that's already in my stash. I don't know what pattern I'll use, but it's going to be pretty. :)
07-12-2010, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Gwyn
I usually end up buying enough to make the piece square. So for 45" fabric, I get 1.25 yards. However, there are some fabrics I use over again. If this happens, I will often get a bolt with a 50% off coupon. Currently I have about 6 of these.
07-12-2010, 07:51 PM
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So many times I would find a drop-dead georgous fabric and buy 3 or 4 yards, and find I wanted to use it for a border and it would be just not enough! It is really frustrating! If I use it for a smaller project, I always find use for left-overs in other quilts, right down to the last scrap used for applique. I am amazed when I look back at many of my quilts how many of the same fabrics I used each one. I should also say, living in Vanuatu where we had no fabric stores, I loaded up when I came back to the States, so I had a really large stash to pick fabrics from. If I didn't have enough of one for a quilt I wanted to make and If I didn't have another suitable fabric in its place, I had to pick another pattern. I don't have that problem now that I live back in the States.
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