bookworm913

I have many different sizes of fabrics (yardages & fat quarters mostly) and I was wondering if I should cut up my fabrics into various size strips, like this...

http://blog.shopmartingale.com/quilt...-twin-and-lap/

or cut up the fabric more like this...?

http://www.patchworkposse.com/fat-qu...cutting-it-up/

Perhaps you guys & gals have other great ideas?

quiltingcandy

I store my fabric as it is - I don't cut it up because inevitably I want that piece in a different size. It is separated by colors and themes. The larger pieces are on comic book boards and the smaller ones in a bin. When it gets too much I give the extra pieces away.

popover

Nope, NEVER cut it up. You never know.......

gramajo

I never cut mine until I'm ready to use it.

Jeanne S

I also never cut mine until I use it. I want the largest possible piece for the most flexibility down the road. However many folks love the Bonnie Hunter method, check out the details on her Quiltville website.

Jane Quilter

I never cut mine up until I use it. Then, the scraps are fair game. I use Bonnie Hunters Quiltville technique.

Bluebonnets

I only cut up the scraps. Ya never really know what it'll be used for and its best to keep it all together.

Sandra in Minnesota

Nope, I never cut my fabrics up. I fold them gently and have a pile in my storage cabinet just for this size. Small stuff gets put in a scrap bag, and used for scrap quilts. Invariably, I need some of that fabric that would have been cut up.

joe'smom

I also don't cut until I begin a project. I don't have lots of room and can't imagine how I would store a bunch of cut up fabric. Uncut fabric is easy to fold and stack on shelves.

If you think you'll be making mostly scrap quilts and want to generate a bunch of scraps by using one of the above methods of cutting fabric, make sure you have an adequate storage plan ready before you start cutting!

Jeanette Frantz

Unless you are making a quilt using only one pattern, you probably would not want to cut your fabric. I always check my fabric for bleeding. If it bleeds, I will treat it with a product available online. If you don't treat the fabric, you could ruin the entire quilt -- I always prewash my fabrics because I am asthmatic and the chemicals can really precipitate an asthma attack nad asthma attacks can kill. Also, if my fabric is going to shrink, I'd prefer that it shrink BEFORE I cut the pieces for my quilt. Not all quilt patterns/blocks require the same size/shape pieces. I'm an absolute rank amateur when it comes to quilting, even though I've been sewing making garments all my life. But, quilting is different as compared to garment construction.