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What's Your Favorite Precut?

Posted on Friday, February 03, 2012 12:58 PM

With such busy schedules these days it can be difficult to keep up with your love of sewing or quilting. That's where I find the joy of using precut pieces. Whether it be fat quarters, charms or strips or even tumblers, etc. it really helps with the cutting phase and most times the fabric coordination too.

So I ask, what is your favorite precut? Inquiring minds want to know. :-)

Just leave a comment & enter to win a free precut package. Winner will be selected and announced on Feb 25, 2012. Be sure to use a valid email account so I can notify you should you win. Comments will be posted even if you don't see it immediately. Your email account will not be displayed or shared with anyone.

Thanks & happy sewing!

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Steph on Friday, February 03, 2012 2:31 PM

Lately I've been in love with charm packs - they let me get at least a teensy piece of everything in a fabric line. :)

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Sharon @ A Prairie Sunrise on Friday, February 03, 2012 2:33 PM

Honestly it depends. If it's a fun collection that I want to play with, but have no big plans I'll grab a charm pack. If I want to make a larger project I'll pick up a jelly roll or layer cake (depending on the size of the print). And there are a couple designers that I collect FQs of because I just love them so much! :D

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Carolyn on Friday, February 03, 2012 2:43 PM

I am totally a fat quarter freak, but when I can't get the FQ bundle, I usually at least get a jelly roll and charm pack of my favorite fabrics. I've only used layer cakes a few times, but they are great, too. I have a hard time picking just one. I love them allllllll! Great giveaway! Thank you for the chance. :0)

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Kristina @ The Nerdy Sewist on Friday, February 03, 2012 2:47 PM

I just started an online class on precuts, and I am currently using charm packs and a jelly roll. I like that the precuts let me skip the cutting stage, since I'm still learning to quilt, but I wish more designers had their patterns available as precuts. It's a limiting selection!

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Betty Wildeman on Friday, February 03, 2012 3:39 PM

I love layer cakes. My favourite type of quilt is a crazy quilt. ( not embleshed) with two cuts the layer cake can also be turned into 5" charms, and then you have half of what you need for a nine patch.

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swoodson vintage on Friday, February 03, 2012 4:13 PM

i love jelly rolls!

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landscapelady on Friday, February 03, 2012 5:44 PM

Believe it or not I have never bought or used a charm pack or jelly roll or any other precut other than fat quarters ( of which I have purchased many hundreds in my life) It's probablly because I'm either cheap or old fashioned (both?) I have seen so many great scrappy quilts though that really could only be done with charm packs, I think I might break down and buy some and become a convert:-)

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marie on Friday, February 03, 2012 7:22 PM

Charm packs. I love doing small quilts, with less than 3" blocks so the charms are enough fabric.

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Leslie on Friday, February 03, 2012 8:28 PM

Hi! Thanks for the great giveaway! I guess it depends. If I find a line I love, love, love, I'll splurge on a fat quarter package. If I think it is really cute, want to make an easy baby or lap quilt, I'll use charm squares. Need, price, want all come into play! Take care, Leslie

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Christina on Friday, February 03, 2012 9:54 PM

Fat quarters....I am a full time RV er and an avid quilter. When we visit different places,quilt stores on the top of the list. You can always find nooks and gannys for a fat quarter or ten!,

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Grace on Saturday, February 04, 2012 5:32 AM

I love most precuts but my favorite is jelly rolls. Thanks for the chance!

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Robin (RsIslandCrafts) on Saturday, February 04, 2012 2:08 PM

I love jelly rolls!

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Maryellen on Saturday, February 04, 2012 3:00 PM

I like all the precuts, but have used lots of charms and jelly rolls. I have plans for some of my FQs, and occasionally grab them for a bag or tote. I haven't had any layer cakes yet, but there is a great pattern I want to make with one, if I ever find one I can cut up and use, lol. They are so much fun to just collect and play with!

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Gill on Saturday, February 04, 2012 3:38 PM

I like charms - they're readily available and you get a sample of each fabric!

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Nancy B from Many LA on Saturday, February 04, 2012 7:23 PM

I like the all. I like layer cakes, because you can cut them up to make charms, or use them big. But I love them all!

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Melissa Beynon on Sunday, February 05, 2012 10:18 AM

Hasn't always been, but right now it's fat quarters. So many times I've fallen in love with a fabric, gotten the pre-cut in whatever shape, but then realized after-the-fact that the shape I got wasn't really what I wanted for that particular fabric. Fat quarters still save me a ton of time, but that way I'm not stuck with a million triangles (or whatever!) that I don't want to use!

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Emma Farley on Friday, February 24, 2012 10:23 AM

I'm obsessed with Moda's charm packs!!! The little squares can be sewn together for quick projects but also great for cutting up into smaller pieces to use for scrappy quilts :)

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Lacey on Friday, February 24, 2012 11:12 AM

I have just started quilting in the past few months and so my current favorite are the quilt squares. They are simple which is great for now! Some day I will move onto harder things, I hope.

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robin on Saturday, February 25, 2012 12:44 AM

My favorite precut is a fat quarter. :)

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