Winter Sunshine HST Top Finish and Pre-Cut Wrap Up

This reminds me of color prisms 

in the sunshine!

Would you believe I had one extra

unused HST, and no more?

That was lucky!

I think I'll sit back and relish it before 

I start hunting the backing. 

It might take a trip to the quilt store.

Are you ready to finish up this 

Pre-Cut conversation? 

I am.

I've had a lot of comments both

here on the blog, and in person.

Most of us are saying the same thing.

Most of us didn't realize that 

pre-cuts weren't cut the same 

way as we would cut our 

own fabric. 

We've experienced a  problem while 

incorporating them into a project.

You must take into consideration 

the pinked edges, and that they are mechanically cut. 
In other words, they 
might not be as accurate as

we'd like or need them to be.

Most of us knew they were more

expensive, but if you were like me,

you weren't aware of the 'break

even point' if you cut them from

purchased yardage.

So when are they best used to 

your 

advantage?

 *When you only need 1, 

or at the most, 2.

*When you don't have a rotary

cutter, ruler, or mat.

*When your project requires little

modification to the pre-cut,

and you don't mind the time 

it takes to square it up.

*When you find them on sale, for sure!

I will still buy them for making 

custom dog beds. If a customer 

says they want a specific line 

of fabric, and it's not one 

I'd want to keep on hand, 

the Charms are perfect.

Remember these charms that 

I used to show you how 

square they were?

There was little problem in using 

them in a grid this way. 

Sew by strips, trim, 

and line up with the next.

I could get all the corners 

to line up the majority of 

the time, but not always.

I think about them like I
did Lunchables when
all 5 kids were little.
They loved them for
a treat, but I knew they
weren't 'healthy food'!

I prepared it better at home.

The packaging appealed
to the consumer,
but they were
terribly hard on my
budget to buy 4 or 5!


In the end, like everything, 

this is your personal decision 

on what works for you, 

your budget, 

and your sanity!

My only goal here was to be open

and honest with my experience. 

Thank you to so many for 

sharing similar ones of your own.

Now it's time for some serious 

clean up of all those pinked edges 

off the kitchen floor. 

The light has been nice, 

but I think the family 

would appreciate

me moving back downstairs 

to my own space.
I'm thankful for my 
room to create!

Come on, Doxie Girls.

Keep the lint off your whiskers,

and let's go sew.

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