Originally Posted by maryb44662
Originally Posted by bearisgray
Maybe this drawing will make it clearer?
The length of a fat quarter yard (FQ) should always be at least 18 inches.
Not all fabrics are 45 inches wide - some are as narrow as only 40 inches - so the width of the FQ will only be half of the width of the fabric - so may vary from 20 to 22.5 inches.
A "regular" or "skinny" quarter (1/4) yard should always be at least 9 inches long - and the width of the fabric.
And if you have fabric that is only 36" wide (remember when, lol) the fat qtr. is still 18X22, right??? Just curious! Mary
Those must be the ones that JoAnns calls "fabric quarters" because they aren't 44" wide. 8-) The "real" fat quarters are the 18"x22" cuts. ;)