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MadQuilter 08-22-2009 08:01 AM
Originally Posted by mcdaniel023
Hated Geometry in HS. Thought I would never use it. I really don't have to worry too much about it......married a teacher...a math teacher! :lol:
Ah, sweet irony of life!

bearisgray 08-22-2009 08:25 AM
how are fat eighths cut?

9 inches long by half the width? (approx 9x22 inches)
18 inches long by one-fourth the width? (approx 18x11 inches)

omak 08-22-2009 11:57 AM
My HEAD is starting to hurt! LOL

MadQuilter 08-22-2009 05:54 PM
Originally Posted by bearisgray
how are fat eighths cut?

9 inches long by half the width? (approx 9x22 inches)
18 inches long by one-fourth the width? (approx 18x11 inches)

Apparently the fat quarter is cut in half along the 18" side:
http://www.quiltersreview.com/articl...t/011112_a.asp

But shouldn't the measurement be 11x18 not 10.5x18?
No wonder they call them obese eigths - apparently they ate a part of the FG. lol

bearisgray 08-22-2009 06:07 PM
Originally Posted by MadQuilter
Originally Posted by bearisgray
how are fat eighths cut?

9 inches long by half the width? (approx 9x22 inches)
18 inches long by one-fourth the width? (approx 18x11 inches)

Apparently the fat quarter is cut in half along the 18" side:
http://www.quiltersreview.com/articl...t/011112_a.asp

But shouldn't the measurement be 11x18 not 10.5x18?
No wonder they call them obese eigths - apparently they ate a part of the FG. lol
I was using 44 inches for the width of fabric. If one uses 42 inches for the width, then one would end up with 10.5 wide x 18 inches long.

KayBee 08-23-2009 04:33 AM
A fat quarter is 1/4 of a yard - so - 2-1/2 yards

dojo36 08-25-2009 05:28 PM
Originally Posted by Pickles
Ok I have a question now if 4 Fat Quarters=1yard then how much is one Fat Quarter? I had been thinking that a fat quarter was a 1/2 yard, so I must have been wrong so can someone tell me then how much it really is ?
pickles, that's why it's called a fat "quarter" - it's simply a "quarter" of a yard - or in other words, a fourth of a yard. quarter and fourth are the same thing.

dizzy 08-25-2009 05:47 PM
hay girl as my mom would have said we didnt all go to jay county.as every one else is right 10 fat quarters is 2 1/2 yrds.dont feel bad i had trouble figuring some math out at on time to an now i do it off the top of my head.i guess being check out an then book keeper after that.

3Gquilter 08-27-2009 07:12 AM
Oh, I can see that that would be a first reaction... but how nice to know that all that obscure math and geometry can be applied to something creative and you enjoy doing... continue on and good luck...

tesslynn 08-27-2009 09:24 AM
each fat quarter is 1/4 a yard

10 x .25 = 2.5 yds.


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