Why do so many people buy so many fat quarters?
03-18-2011, 12:55 PM
#81
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I buy quite a few fat quarters. Some patterns don't really require that much of a particular color. They are also good for when you need just a little bit of a color in applique. I love all the colors and I thinkI have hundreds
03-18-2011, 01:33 PM
#83
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I do alot of Bonnie Hunters quilt and others that are scrap happy ,we live in a RV fulltime and I don't have alot of room for fabric so for me the fQ's work great I have two totes that I can keep them in
when I do a big quilt with just 3 or 4 fabrics I just go buy than, not ahead of time it works out pretty good
when I do a big quilt with just 3 or 4 fabrics I just go buy than, not ahead of time it works out pretty good
03-18-2011, 03:43 PM
#86
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I bought my first two fat quarters last week to make cell phone pouches. Even a fat quarter was more fabric than I needed and the prints were exactly what I was looking for. Today I couldn't find a fat quarter print I liked as well as a by the yard piece I found. At my local JoAnne's fat quarters are $1.99. I got a half yard of my yardage for $2.50 at reg. price. That was an extra .50 for twice the amount of fabric. Seemed like a better deal to me.
03-18-2011, 03:47 PM
#88
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I love fat quarters---for some inexplicable reason---I am just crazy for them and then I like to either find some way to mix and match them, or just hang on to them "in case". I have three sets of rolling plastic drawers which are perfect for FQ's, usually they are filled to bursting, but times being what they are, I have dipped into my "savings" stash to make various projects!
03-18-2011, 03:50 PM
#89
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Originally Posted by kateyb
I use fat quarters for BOM's, accents for some of my quilts and it is fun to use for a variety in a design. Here is one I made for my niece who likes purple. She loved it. Pattern from Fons and Porter magazine.
03-18-2011, 03:53 PM
#90
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Originally Posted by Annaquilts
My stash consists mostly of fat quarters. I like scrappy quilts and that is how I quilt. Even the quilt behind my little girls has multiple different oranges, greens and even different whites. I like the feel of quilts that are not perfect matchy match and fat quarters force you to do that.
I am starting a scrappy churn dash :-)
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