I didn't know what they were either, but saw a few quilts at the store using these and asked why were they made up like that, and the reply was that sometimes they were the same price as yard goods, but just smaller.
In Canada here only Walmart has them at lower than $8.00 for 4 in the quarter.
Sure would love to see a Joann's in my travel to the US next year.
I bought some and will be incorporating them in my next bright quilt.
http://quiltingforfunandmorefun.blogspot.com

For some fun and fast FQ quilts, the Turning Twenty series by Tricia Cribbs are great! Most of the tops can be finished in a day. Instructions are provided for cutting and sewing together the pieces. Your local quilt shop should have them in stock or they are available from FriendFolks - P.O. Box 322 - Graham, TX 76450. You can also visit them online at www.FriendFolks.com. Hope this helps.

I love collecting fat quarters for the wide variety of fabrics for different quilts that I have in mind. Joann's is where I get a lot of mine when they have them on sale.

There's also a series of 3 books called "Laps from Fats" by Ellen Replogle from Good Intentions Press. There's enough patterns in these three books to keep you inspired and quilting for years! I haven't checked this out yet, but here's a website:

www.goodintentionspatterns.com

I just happend to remember that the quilt in my avatar is the first one I ever made from one of these books, all using fat quarters from JoAnn's. Since then I've made several, and have plans to make several more. I LOVE lap quilts!

Harmony that is so pretty I noticed your avatar but could'nt see all the design ..it is really pretty is that a nine patch design?...I have never been more inspired to quilt then I have since joining this group...I seriously thought you all would boo me out of the group after I posted this question...instead I have a bunch of great websites to visit now and get my sewing machine going...haha

You'll never get boo'd here! You'll only get support and help (if you ask for it). This is the most awesome site ever, and you'll have quilting friends here in no time!

I use fat quarters alot in quilts that use lots of different shades of a color.
I buy plastic containers at the Dollar Tree Store that are the right size to store them. Then keep them on a shelf.
Fats are so easy to cut up.
When at Joanns 99 cent sales I pick up all the ones that speak to me and as I said before, always get 2 of each. Most patterns that use more than a couple of colors are good for using fats.
Harmony, your quilt is beautiful. Keep up the good work.
Here is an online fabric shop that has fats at 25 for $25.

www.pieceworkcompany.com

When I buy fabric that I REALLY like, I'll buy 1/2 yard more, then take that 1/2 yard and get my fat quarters from it.

One of the projects I'm working on now is a fat quarter quilt - it's from Fat Quarter Quilts by M'Liss Rae Hawley. The pattern I'm doing is a variation on the Irish Chain (I love that design) called Road to Ireland. It's for my DH's nephew in UK and his dad's family (DH's BIL) is Irish. I'm making it out of 6 FQ in green (that's the chain/road) and yellow Peter Rabbit fabric (He likes bunnies too). It's a neat book that you can still find at Amazon.