Do you ever...

[shermur]

I have purchased a few layer cakes, several jelly rolls, several charm packs and several fat quarters. I would not buy a quilt kit (very expensive). Mostly what I have is abundance of yardage that was started with my Mother's fabric after she passed. Normally if I see fabric on sale....there is usually at least 1-2 yards purchased at that time....running our of room!!!!!

[alliek]

Yes,yes,yes,yes and yes. The last yes only two kits, one was called confetti made with Bali prints, and the other I haven't even opened!
I really prefer precuts and yardage now.

[MRoy]

Yes to the first question and No to the second.

[grandma of 6]

Yes to all of the above. I am in the minority on buying kits. I am not a very creative person. I can piece with the best of 'em, but when it comes to designing or choosing fabrics, I'm just not there. When I see one that a quilt shop has put together, then I buy the kit.

[tamsterg7]

Yes to pre-cuts, no to kits. The kits always seem overpriced.

[AuntieVic]

Yes to all of those options.

[coffeebreak]

I buy mostly precuts. I do get by the yard fabric to use for backing. I also buy some solid by the yards for my background for the tops. So I have a nice mix. But I have to add I LOVE precuts. Fat quarters are so easy to work with. And layer cakes are great for backing for quilt as you go projects. I have only purchased two or three quilt kits but have not completed one of them yet

Thanks for mentioning using cake layers as backing fabric. I have some and intended to cut them to make 4, 5"squares to make HST's but they shrunk...so not sure what to do with them, but your suggestion to use as back fabric... I am working on making the back nice as the front and have seen many with a nice row or two of color on the back.. I could use these cake layers for that!

[coffeebreak]

I have never bought a kit. I dont' follow written instructions well, not sure why. Just show me a picture and I can do the rest! But I think in this case.. I just haven't seen a kit I liked. Plus, they can be pricey and I can get yardage cheaper. THen I search through 2 books I have "501 Blocks" and "250 Blocks" and choose blocks I like!

[Slokarma]

I just bought a kit from Connecting Threads, the Red and White one that they brought back from last year. I really liked that quilt and waited to long last year and they sold out. So I snapped it up. I won't know till I get if it was a good deal or not, But Connecting Thread fabric is half of Moda's Prices, so….I'll see

When I first started quilting, I was really intrigued with the precuts and bought a few that were on sale that " I just had to have" and it didn't take me long to realize that I didn't have enough ideas or enough time or enough cash to buy all the precuts that "I just had to have." SO I just had to quit buying them. Now it's a rare occasion.

[ilive2craft2]

I love all precuts - gives me confidence to be "scrappy" yet know they go together for sure. Have not bought a kit.