Originally Posted by
fatquarters
In Canada we buy fat quarters and fat eights. they are cut from a meter, so we have a bigger far quarter. it is 20".
However if they are precut bundles and come from US we only get the US fat quarter
ditto!
Though sometimes some LQS' fall back and use the American FQ ... which is a huge disappointment when you discover that.
To take your question a little further ... we have somewhat of a confused life, as many of the patterns produced are non-Canadian, so of course, come in yards. Patterns from Canadian designers will usually state the "yardage" required in metres with yards in brackets. Then of course, the pattern instructions will be in inches as after all, the quilting rulers are all in inches!!!
Many stores have the bolts priced in both yards and metres. If only one, then it will be in metres.
I tend to buy the # yards required, but as metres. That way it gives some allowance for shrinkage ... and of course, just a little extra for squaring up and miscuts. Not as though that ever happens!
For anyone wondering ....
1 metre = 1.09 yards = 39.37 inches