Moda Scrap Bag Assortment Fabric Quilting Strips 1/2lb. by Moda

I received a lovely coordinated collection from the "Autumn Reflections" collection in early November - enough time to sew up a few goodies for Thanksgiving! Most pieces were around 2.5" wide, a few were 3" and one was about 1.5". Each piece was a selvedge edge, so a little trimming was necessary, but I knew I was buying a bag of scraps so no complaints. Moda is high quality fabric, so a nice coordinated collection at this price is worth a few super-narrow pieces.Edited a few weeks later: I tried another bag and every single piece was 3" exactly, not a single selvedge piece, and though I don't know the name of the collections (because no selvedge markings!) they were beautiful, and happened to match with a Moda panel I just bought! So far I'm 2 for 2.Moda is really high-quality fabric for heirloom projects, which is why it costs more. It is opaque - even the cream-colored prints don't show what's underneath, the dyes and printing are very high quality, and the color schemes are beautiful.

I read all the reviews and decided to take a chance. I bought two bags last month. One contained 37 pieces of Sweetwater’s “Red Barn Christmas” fabric. The pieces were all 32” long but varied quite a bit in width. The widest piece was 2.5” and the narrowest was 1.5” (which includes the selvage edges). This bag weighed 10.05 ounces. Several of the pieces will be very narrow when put into a quilt but I’m okay with that.The second bag contained 24 pieces of Civil war colored fabric - a mix of “Folktale” by Lella Boutique and “Prairie Dreams” by Kansas Troubles. Every piece was a complete width-of-fabric with selvages on the short ends and each piece was exactly 2.5” wide. This bag weighed 9.75 ounces. This bag was like getting a little more than half a jelly roll for the price of one-third of a jelly roll.So I took another chance and bought another bag, which arrived today. This bag contained 31 pieces of “Figs and Shirtings” by Fig Tree. Each piece was 32” long, with the narrowest piece being 2.5” and the widest 3.4” (including selvages). This bag weighed 11.5 ounces.Every bag is great! The fabric is high quality and it’s fun to have a chance to use new designers in my work. I think these grab bags are generally a very good value for those who are willing to take a bit of a risk or are of the adventurous type. I’ll definitely buy more.

Being a new quilter, I was looking for something not too pricey so that I can test waters. Was really happy with the assortment of the prints that came in the bag. Made a table runner (78"X16") and was really pleased how the colors looked. More fabric is left so I can make minimally one more runner of the same size (border and binding not included). Fabric thickness is also acceptable. Though most of the strips are edge pieces so you get 0.5" less than the width of the strip. Also, not all the strips are cut even and they were narrower on one end than the other one. I did not count how many strips were there in my bag nor did I measure individual strip lengths. But I think I received around 35 and they were all over 33" each. Strip width varied between 1.5"-2.75". Still very pleased with the outcome and will certainly ordering more in future.

Very happy with my purchase. I knew what I would be receiving including the size of the pieces and the fact that there would be selvages so I was not surprised or disappointed in that in any way.The biggest gamble is that you have no idea what fabrics you’ll receive and if it will be to your taste. I was willing to take that chance but it seems like a lot of people write bad reviews just because they’re not happy with what they received (color scheme, etc.) or because they didn’t fully understand what they would be getting. To me the mystery of what I would get was just part of the fun of it! I figured if I didn’t like it, I’m not out some huge investment and no doubt I would have another quilter friend that I could gift it to.I have to say my fabric is adorable! To be honest it’s probably not something that I would have picked out but now that I have it, I’m excited to make something with it! It’s really adorable and will be great for a summer/patriotic project!The “collection” is printed on the selvage and is called. “Back Porch”. I looked at one of my online fabric resources and this collection isn’t even for sale yet and it only available for pre-orders. So I feel like I got a little sneak preview of a brand new line!I’m a new quilter but I’ve found 2 patterns (so far) where I can use pieces of this size for a smaller project such as a wall hanging, pillow, table runner, etc. I will use some supplemental fabric but I found this to be an excellent bargain!

I’ve gotten two others of these in the past. They really are basically almost jelly rolls. I say “almost” because the width is anywhere from 1.5-3 inches. The first set I got was all 3 inch cuts plus bias. So I was able to make some decent little blocks. The second bag I got was mostly 2.5 inch cuts and that includes bias. The colors were not as nice and it was hard to use them due to the completely odd mix of fabric combined with the bias making these more like 2 inch strips. This most recent bag, whoever created … it’s all the same fabric line. So that’s a plus. But it’s 1-2.5 inch strips with bias so once the bias is cut off I’m working with a 1/2 inch strip or 2 inch. You can’t do anything with the 1/2 inches. So that’s 1/2 the bag left unusable. The 2 inch isn’t enough to complete a project with. So this third bag is a waste and honestly whoever decided to sell it should be ashamed of themselves. You can’t do anything with this small a sliver of fabric. I’m my opinion it does not count as a scrap.So looking to get the bag? It really is maybe more worth it, for the same price to just buy one designers scraps. I got curiouser and curiouser “scraps” from a seller and the cuts are all 1/8 a yard. Plenty to work with there for the same price. So unless you just love jelly rolls, pass on this. It’s always some version of a jelly roll.