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No matter what size fabrics I have in my stash I seem to need more. How much of a fabric should I buy . I see sewing rooms with what looks like big bolts of fabrics I can't afford to buy that much of any 1 fabric unless the pattern is already selected.
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I agree with you....mostly. My favorite part of quilting is the designing, picking out the colors, fabrics, choosing a pattern, then tweaking it. I am also very cost conscious (cheap)! A year or so ago, I kept noticing a line of fabrics that caught my eye. It was unusual because it was in colors that are NOT what I typically like. I kept myself from buying any of it, over and over again, but I kept looking at it and thinking about it. Then, I saw a pattern that I instantly knew was perfect for these fabrics, and it needed lots of different fabrics for it to work. I found 2 layer cakes on sale so I went ahead and bought them. I did take out a couple of the fabrics and had a few others from my stash that I replaced them with. Because the packs were in colors I don't usually buy, I didn't have much in my stash to work with and I would have had to find 40 (or so) fabrics, have all those cut as small as the store would cut, and still have a lot left over. I am working on that quilt now, and am loving it. I also found a different designers honeybun on sale and can't wait to do some log cabin blocks with that. Since they are 1 1/2 inches they will make perfect 1 inch logs. One honeybun won't make enough blocks for a quilt, but that is where I get to have fun making it "mine". I bought yardage in the line that I will make the rest of the quilt with.
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Originally Posted by roselady
I agree with you....mostly. My favorite part of quilting is the designing, picking out the colors, fabrics, choosing a pattern, then tweaking it. I am also very cost conscious (cheap)! A year or so ago, I kept noticing a line of fabrics that caught my eye. It was unusual because it was in colors that are NOT what I typically like. I kept myself from buying any of it, over and over again, but I kept looking at it and thinking about it. Then, I saw a pattern that I instantly knew was perfect for these fabrics, and it needed lots of different fabrics for it to work. I found 2 layer cakes on sale so I went ahead and bought them. I did take out a couple of the fabrics and had a few others from my stash that I replaced them with. Because the packs were in colors I don't usually buy, I didn't have much in my stash to work with and I would have had to find 40 (or so) fabrics, have all those cut as small as the store would cut, and still have a lot left over. I am working on that quilt now, and am loving it. I also found a different designers honeybun on sale and can't wait to do some log cabin blocks with that. Since they are 1 1/2 inches they will make perfect 1 inch logs. One honeybun won't make enough blocks for a quilt, but that is where I get to have fun making it "mine". I bought yardage in the line that I will make the rest of the quilt with.
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When you figure it out, charms, strips, fat quarters, etc. almost double the cost of fabric, which in my mind is really ridiculous. I would rather select my own fabrics and do the cutting myself, which is really part of the process of learning/doing quilting. However, it can be a big help if you need a project done on short notice so I'm not totally against it. :)
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I'm addicted to pre-cuts......ALL kinds. I don't have time to do all of that cutting OR matching fabrics. It's so easy and I'm so lazy. I try to buy them on sale. Or not. I just like the idea of "grab and sew".
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I don't like precut fabric, bundles, jelly rolls, etc. there is always fabric in it I don't like
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Once you see Hoffman Bali Jelly Roll coordinated colors, you'll be hooked! I am, 80
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Originally Posted by eightylady
Once you see Hoffman Bali Jelly Roll coordinated colors, you'll be hooked! I am, 80
I have some high school students doing community service and I will have them making string quilts and log cabin blocks using many leftovers from the Bali Pops! They aren't allowed to use rotory cutters so this is great for them. |
I have only bought them when they have been clearance priced!!!
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I must be an odd ball as I love fat quarters, jelly rolls, charms and all those sugary (jelly rolls, turnovers, turnovers, honey buns, etc. :-P ) precuts. I was online at the FatQuarter Shop yesterday and found something new that I'd never seen before. Candy Bars (I think they were by Moda). They are 2 1/2" x 5".
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