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02-15-2012, 08:33 AM
#22
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Posts: 751
I buy the charm packs to see all the fabric... I know the colors I like and don't have a LQS so I rely on them to see what I want to order online. I don't see it as a waste because they are great quality and my youngest daughter makes small quilts with some of them or I use them to try new blocks or for a small project. I just got the jelly roll and layer cake of cattails and clover by moda to do a bear claw quilt I would have spent alot more trying to get the variety buying fabric individually. Sometimes it's practical and sometimes not. I generally buy 1/2 yards and cut in half and you have two fat quarters and that is deff. cheaper for fat quarter projects. I do love variety tho I hand it to people who can buy one or two prints!!!
02-15-2012, 08:44 AM
#23
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Yakima, WA
Posts: 383
I like charm packs (5 inch) because I make table runners to have on hand for presents. I use the "broken nine patch" pattern for them. I know that pattern has other names but can't think right now just having my first cup of coffee!
02-15-2012, 08:40 PM
#26
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Minnesota, Land of 10,000 Lakes
Posts: 1,490
I don't buy pre-cuts. I make my own. When I buy yardage for a project, I buy and extra yard or yard and a half. I always cut 2 FQ's, a few 2 1/2" strips, and whatever else I can get out of it. Not only does it save you money, sometimes those pre-cuts aren't cut accurately and THAT is very irritating.
02-16-2012, 03:38 AM
#28
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Myrtle Beach, SC
Posts: 51
OK, but what about shrinkage???? If it is important to pre-wash / pre-shrink the fabric before cutting, what about all these pre-cuts pieces?? Since they are not pre-shrunk, what if you use them together with pieces that are??? Will that make a difference in the overall quilt later on?
02-16-2012, 03:43 AM
#29
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Woodmere, NY
Posts: 1,422
I don't use the precuts... I like to wash my fabric before using.. I ran into problems with fabric I bought for a scrap quilt.. I always check to make sure the fabric won't run.. and if it's going to shrink, let it shrink before I sew..
Barri
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04-09-2012, 08:05 AM
#30
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Southeast Georgia
Posts: 2,526
I've bought a few precuts and have been disappointed when my 9 patches turn out to be strange sizes. LOL! I think you are better off to purchase a couple of yards of fabrics that you love and make your own. Sometimes in the precuts there are fabrics that you just aren't crazy about!
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