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03 Apr 2007 11:23 PM

 

    How many times have you stood in a store, looking at fabric, knowing you want it (just have to have it!!), yet you wonder how much to buy?   How much is enough?  How much is too little?   Can you buy fabric without knowing what you will do with it and still have peace of mind on the amount you buy?

     Here are a few guidelines that I follow when purchasing fabric for my stash.

  • If the fabric is absolutely gorgeous and I simply cannot exist without this fabric, I buy a minimum of 3 yards.

  • If the fabric can be used as the focus fabric in a future quilt, I buy a minimum of 3 yards.

  • If the fabric can be used in borders in a future quilt, I buy a minimum of 2 yards.

  • If the fabric is one that can accent a quilt (used as a "filler"), I buy a minimum of 1 yard.

  • If the fabric is one that I simply know I have to have, but have no idea what (if ever!) I'll use it for, I buy a minimum of 1 yard.

  • If the fabric is one that can be used as binding, I buy a minimum of 1/2 yard.

     Hopefully, these guidelines  will help you to make better fabric purchases by knowing how much to buy, without knowing the why, when, or what for!

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