So What is a Fat Quarter
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Fabric is generally sold in quilt shops either on bolts or
cut in to convenient sizes. Common sizes are a full yard, 1/2 yard, 1/4,
yard, 1/8 yard, fat quarter, fat eighth, or charm squares. A yard is really a running or linear yard. Since most bolts are not exactly a yard wide a yard of fabric is not exactly a square yard. Fabric is usually around 44 inches wide. The bolts are about 23" wide and the fabric is folded in half before it is wound on the bolt. |
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A quarter of a yard is a running quarter yard (9 inches) by
the width of the bolt (approximately 9 inches by 44 inches selvage to
selvage).
The selvage is the unusable edges on the top and bottom of the fabric, usually a half inch or so wide. |
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A fat quarter has about the same area of
fabric as a quarter of a yard but its shape is different. A fat
quarter is a half of a yard in length (18 inches) and half the
width of the bolt which is usually around twenty two (22)
inches.
A fat quarter is a great shape to use for lots of quilting projects. |
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