How much is 10 fat quarters in yards approximately?
08-27-2009, 12:15 PM
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4 quarters make a yard- 8 quarters = 2 yards- 2 quarters = 1/2 yd.
each 1/4 yard = 18"x22" 18"x22" x 10=2.5 yards. confused yet ? I'm always confussed!
Therefore with 2.50 yards you get to create a whole lot of fun!
I am not a math wiz so I have to figure out my own way around some stuff but it works for me. When it comes to math I kid you not my brain will shut down until I can convert it into what my brain will understand.
I am the poster child for ADD some days. LOL
T.Farmer
each 1/4 yard = 18"x22" 18"x22" x 10=2.5 yards. confused yet ? I'm always confussed!
Therefore with 2.50 yards you get to create a whole lot of fun!
I am not a math wiz so I have to figure out my own way around some stuff but it works for me. When it comes to math I kid you not my brain will shut down until I can convert it into what my brain will understand.
I am the poster child for ADD some days. LOL
T.Farmer
08-27-2009, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Sheree from Chicago
I would think a quarter yard is a quarter yard whether skinney or fat????????
Example - say a piece of fabric is 44 inches wide
A skinny quarter (fourth) of a yard would be: 9 x 44 = 396
A fat quarter (fourth) of a yard would be: 18 x 22 = 396
Depending on how one would plan to cut the fabric, sometimes one cut works better than the other.
Example: I could get eight 5-inch squares from the skinny fourth - plus a lot of left-overs
I could get twelve 5-inch squares from the fat quarter - and there would still be some scrap left over
08-27-2009, 04:18 PM
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A FAT QUARTER is a yard cut in half both vertically and horizontally, so you end up with 4 pieces out of every yard. This is a fat QUARTER as opposed to 1/4 of a yard which is just 9" cut from a yard cross-wise.
08-27-2009, 07:05 PM
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Nice explanation Annak.
As a geometry and math teacher I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I read this thread! :roll: I guess the only thing that matters is whether you can figure out what you need. :lol: (And you thought you would never need math...) :wink:
As a geometry and math teacher I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I read this thread! :roll: I guess the only thing that matters is whether you can figure out what you need. :lol: (And you thought you would never need math...) :wink:
08-27-2009, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by zkosh
Nice explanation Annak.
As a geometry and math teacher I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I read this thread! :roll: I guess the only thing that matters is whether you can figure out what you need. :lol: (And you thought you would never need math...) :wink:
As a geometry and math teacher I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I read this thread! :roll: I guess the only thing that matters is whether you can figure out what you need. :lol: (And you thought you would never need math...) :wink:
Example: Two dimes and a nickel equal one quarter equal 25 pennies
- equal but not identical
Same thing with the fat quarter and regular quarter of fabric
08-28-2009, 05:54 AM
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I have to admit that doing "quilt math" is one of my favorite parts of planning a new quilt. I start with pictures of traditional block(s), then calculate yardage and layouts without a calculator or software...... just pencil and graph paper.
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