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    Old 02-12-2011, 05:59 AM
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    I buy mostly yardage and most often at least two yards and one yard. Seldom will buy fat quarters for just the reason some have mentioned they are not all equally cut and the fabric most times isn't that good a quality.
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    Old 02-12-2011, 06:08 AM
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    ANA... your a girl after my own heart!!! I LOVE that quilt.. the "funkier" the better...LOL
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    Old 02-12-2011, 07:56 AM
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    Originally Posted by lue
    I've always bought yardage and never fat quarters. I get the concept of color matching when I buy them in sets but how many fat quarters does it take to make a quilt? Is it more or less expensive to buy fat quarters than yardage? Thanks for helping me.
    I made this star quilt for my grandson using 12 fat quarters and about 2 yards of black sashing/border fabric. It's a twin size. I used my own pattern - stacked the fabric, cut it, shuffled it, and sewed it together. Took me only 4 hours to cut and sew the 12 blocks, but it took me almost 8 hours to paper piece the cornerstones and corner blocks.
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    Old 02-12-2011, 09:40 AM
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    I'm making an eye spy quild and its a good way to get a amall amount of a greater variety.
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    Old 02-12-2011, 01:30 PM
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    I love fat quarters, but I also love scrap quits so they are perfect for that. In New Zealand fabric is expensive so this was the only way I could afford to buy it. It therefore cna take time to build up a stash but fun too. I also feel that why use four of a colour when you can use 20. It makes for a more interesting looking quilt.
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    Old 02-12-2011, 04:33 PM
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    that is a cool quilt. I like the snakes
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    Old 02-12-2011, 04:34 PM
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    real pretty good job
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    Old 02-13-2011, 01:00 PM
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    I use fat quarters for applique and paper piecing. I can get a huge variety of textures, patterns, and colors for specific items (like scarecrows, bears, baskets, trees, etc. without having to buy a lot of "basket weave" fabric (for example)
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    Old 02-13-2011, 06:53 PM
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    Originally Posted by Janie Q
    I rarely buy fat quarters - I buy 1/2 yards when I want some variety. This gives me 2 fat quarters and is more of use than just 1 fat.
    Same for me.
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    Old 02-14-2011, 08:48 PM
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    what is project linus?
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