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<p>[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 5494948, member: 649"]Quilting cottons are generally 44" wide.</p><p>A typical quarter yard of fabric is a 9" cut of a 44" wide fabric... so it's basically a <i><b>thin</b></i> strip measuring 9" x 44".</p><p>A "fat quarter" is made by cutting a 36" piece (one yard) of 44" wide fabric, then this piece is cut into four equal blocks, each measuring 18" x 22". In square inches, it is still a quarter yard of fabric... but the shape is a fat block, rather than a thin strip.</p><p>In crafts and quilting, a fat quarter can be more useful than a standard quarter yard of fabric, which is a rather thin strip.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 5494948, member: 649"]Quilting cottons are generally 44" wide. A typical quarter yard of fabric is a 9" cut of a 44" wide fabric... so it's basically a [I][B]thin[/B][/I] strip measuring 9" x 44". A "fat quarter" is made by cutting a 36" piece (one yard) of 44" wide fabric, then this piece is cut into four equal blocks, each measuring 18" x 22". In square inches, it is still a quarter yard of fabric... but the shape is a fat block, rather than a thin strip. In crafts and quilting, a fat quarter can be more useful than a standard quarter yard of fabric, which is a rather thin strip.[/QUOTE]
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