Violins and Starships

Skinny Quarters

December 16th, 2009

A rant about bad pre-cuts. I haven’t used any of the narrow strips she’s talking about but this matches my experience with fat quarters, which are often not quite as fat as they’re supposed to be. I prefer to buy a half yard of fabric instead even if it means I have too much. The ladies in the fabric stores tend to err on the side of generosity when cutting fabric to order so you’re more likely to get an inch extra than an inch short and you always get at least what you paid for.

One Response to “Skinny Quarters”

  1. fillyjonk

    I’ve used a couple of the “official” Jelly Rolls and have found the strips to be pretty much true. But I have had the experience of fat quarters that either weren’t quite cut to dimensions, or were cut wonky, so I wound up (in a few of my quilts) having to add in an additional fat quarter to make up for the lack. Or make the quilt a bit smaller. Or something.

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