fat quarter

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(thing) by NotMe (6.3 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Tue Aug 21 2001 at 7:08:12

Quilters love to swap fat quarters. When you buy a piece of fabric you usually ask for what you want in fractions of a yard. Given that in the United States high quality quilt fabric costs in the $10 per yard range, it's easy to see why buying one-fourth of a yard is a nice little bite of fabric. But if you asked for just one fourth of a yard, the fabric store would cut you a piece that is nine inches in length by 44-45 inches in width. This is not a very useful size of a piece of fabric, whereas if you ask for a fat quarter, they will cut half a yard (18 inches) and then cut that in half length-wise (to 22 or so inches), resulting in a nice little chunk to take home with you, swap with a friend or store in your fabric stash.

(thing) by NothingLasts4ever (10.3 mon) (print) ? (I like it!) Tue Aug 21 2001 at 7:44:54

A fat quarter is also a bag of pot that weighs more than the 7 grams that comprise one fourth of an ounce.

"Man this quarter is fat! I just weighed it and it's 8 grams!"

printable version
chaos

fat eighth	scrap quilt	quilt	quilt block
Roast beef and two dollars a day!	Thrum	stash	That and a quarter gets you a 25 cent cup of coffee
quarter	fabric stash	fabric	pot

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