At one of my local quilt shops, Material Possessions in Lake Forest, CA; they posted some interesting facts about Fat Quarters.
And I thought I would pass them along!
From one fat quarter of fabric, which measures approximately (18” x 22”) and probably costs about $2.50, you can cut the following:
99…..2” squares
56…..2 ½” squares
42…..3” squares
30…..3 ½” squares
20…..4” squares
16…..4 ½” squares
12…..5”squares
9…..6” squares
6…..6 ½” squares
Ok, I did not believe that you could get 99….2” squares out of a fat quarter…but I did my math (and I did not even have to use the “FabricCalc” to help me with my calculations) and it is true!
I had to take it one step further…and you can also get:
4.….7” squares…maybe 6 if you cut perfect and did not lose much fabric on the squaring up!
4..…8” squares
and maybe even 4…..9” squares, (with perfect cutting) but, for sure you can get two.
Anyway, I hope the above information will help you in planning and designing your quilts and will help you to really get all you can get out of a fat quarter!
And I thought I would pass them along!
FAST FAT QUARTER FACTS
From one fat quarter of fabric, which measures approximately (18” x 22”) and probably costs about $2.50, you can cut the following:
99…..2” squares
56…..2 ½” squares
42…..3” squares
30…..3 ½” squares
20…..4” squares
16…..4 ½” squares
12…..5”squares
9…..6” squares
6…..6 ½” squares
Ok, I did not believe that you could get 99….2” squares out of a fat quarter…but I did my math (and I did not even have to use the “FabricCalc” to help me with my calculations) and it is true!
I had to take it one step further…and you can also get:
4.….7” squares…maybe 6 if you cut perfect and did not lose much fabric on the squaring up!
4..…8” squares
and maybe even 4…..9” squares, (with perfect cutting) but, for sure you can get two.
Anyway, I hope the above information will help you in planning and designing your quilts and will help you to really get all you can get out of a fat quarter!
comments
$2.50!! I WISH!!!! Fabric is upwards of $Au26 per metre here - so a FQ can cost as much as $6 or so for one of the newer ranges.
That said, this info is incredibly helpful - thanks!
Posted by: Caitlin O'Connor | May 1, 2006 11:02 PM
Great! Thank you for posting this...I often don't think a fat quarter is a good buy, but 56 2 1/2 inch squares is a lot! I printed this out and it is going directly in my quilting notebook.
Posted by: Sarah B | May 2, 2006 10:25 AM
what is a fat qurter?
Posted by: laura | May 11, 2008 7:57 PM