Originally Posted by
country-girl
If you check at your local quilt shop, I think you might find that a 1/4 yd of material is about the size of a fat quarter and that it might be cheaper if you have to purchase material. I would use my stash for my colors instead of purchasing more material. It should be fairly easy to do.
Theoretically, a regular/long quarter of a yard should have exactly the same number of square inches of fabric as a fat quarter (assuming it's cut from the same fabric)
The difference is in the shape of the piece.
A regular quarter-yard is 9 inches long by width of fabric.
A fat quarter is 18 inches long by one-half the width of fabric.
A lot depends on the size of the individual pieces and if the print is directional or really large on which is the better buy for one's purpose.