Thanks, I just printed it out!

I usually don't purchase fat quarters, usually cut them on my own.

But, they are useful for making a set of potholder hotpad fabric trivets, or a waist style apron. You will still need the Insulbrite for the potholders, and the apron waist part and ties for the apron, but it does save a little bit of time if you want to make something quick. from, Debbie, Phoenix, AZ

When I first started out, I would only buy fat quarters, they are easier to work with,but now I seem to run out of them before I finish my quilt. Plus a huge - is that I do not have a local LQS which is the only place, besides online, that you can find them. Actually I do buy them at Joannes, my mistake, but I now gravitate towards yardage. Oh well, everything is beautiful.

When I first starting quilting long ago, all I bought was yardage. I never could understand why fat quarters were even cut. Then I started hand applique, quit piecing, and got a revelation on them. You have to collect a lot of them for applique. The more, the better. Now I have 10 million. LOL

four Fat Quarters make a yard of Fabric, hope that this helps.

Lanny

I have also found fq's that I love at Joann's but they don't have the yardage, however, at the lqs they do their own fq's, thus, they cut from the bolt and have yardage as well. The fq's that don't have any more on the bolt go in the sale bins. So you might try a LQS and see if they do the same. Happy hunting.

I have some fat quarters that I used to buy in a bundle at JoAnn's with a coupon. But they raised the prices of the bundles and I don't use the fat quarters very much, so I quit buying them. Once in a while, I'll find them on sale for $1 and then I'll buy some if I find some I love - and I'll buy as many as I can of one print. The bundles are so cute sometimes with coordinating fabrics and that's what tempts me, but you can't make a very big quilt with them, so not sure what to do with them. Maybe a wallhanging.

I like fat quarters and buy several of the same fabric if I can't find the fabric by the yard. I have had problems with some being poor quality or very thin fabric.

I make queen /king size quilts 99% of the time so fat quarters won't get the job done. I rather buy a straight quarter yard than a fat quarter usually the price is less for a qt.yd.

I love fat quarters for scrappy looking quilts. My first quilt was the original Turning Twenty, all made of Fat Quarters. That twenty indicated it would take 20 fat quarters to make the quilt. My quilt was a king sized one though, so it took about 35 FQ.

I have over 300 fat quarters. I use them for my turning twenty quilts.They are fun to use.Such a variety!

wow beautiful!!!! Did you design that yourself or from a pattern??? Really nice!!

I feel the same way

Wow that is beautiful !

I don't like fat quarters I find it is more economical and versatile to buy 15-20cm cuts across the width of material.

Beautiful quilt. Love all the fabrics

Put mind on a diet. :lol:

Couldn't have said it better myself....

Explosive blessings, abundance and inspiration to you all!
- The Creative Seamstress

I like fats for Trip Around the World quilts or for when I have a solid background but want different colored stars for blocks. Other than that, I buy yardage. I only buy fats if they are on sale.

Diane

They are good to use in quilts such as samplers or patterns that you can use a variety of colors. Also works for scrappy quilting.

I buy mostly yardage and most often at least two yards and one yard. Seldom will buy fat quarters for just the reason some have mentioned they are not all equally cut and the fabric most times isn't that good a quality.

ANA... your a girl after my own heart!!! I LOVE that quilt.. the "funkier" the better...LOL
As my quilting buddies say... Barbara's style is not for the faint of heart!!!! Nothing overly "planned".. i'm "use it up" girl....:)

I made this star quilt for my grandson using 12 fat quarters and about 2 yards of black sashing/border fabric. It's a twin size. I used my own pattern - stacked the fabric, cut it, shuffled it, and sewed it together. Took me only 4 hours to cut and sew the 12 blocks, but it took me almost 8 hours to paper piece the cornerstones and corner blocks.

I'm making an eye spy quild and its a good way to get a amall amount of a greater variety.

I love fat quarters, but I also love scrap quits so they are perfect for that. In New Zealand fabric is expensive so this was the only way I could afford to buy it. It therefore cna take time to build up a stash but fun too. I also feel that why use four of a colour when you can use 20. It makes for a more interesting looking quilt.

that is a cool quilt. I like the snakes

real pretty good job

I use fat quarters for applique and paper piecing. I can get a huge variety of textures, patterns, and colors for specific items (like scarecrows, bears, baskets, trees, etc. without having to buy a lot of "basket weave" fabric (for example)
Both of these have paper piecing and applique.

Same for me.

what is project linus?

I find fq's are usually a bit more expensive than yardage. Lately I've been buying a bit more, cutting a half yard to make two fat quarters and taking a 2 1/2 strip for my own jelly rolls. I used to always cut a 6" strip off a piece of fabric when I used to exchange charms with guild members. I just made another Turning Twenty. That's about the quickest way to get the biggest, best bang out of twenty fat quarters.

I use to do the same buy yards of fabric but then i try purchasing fat quarters from Ebay and this way i get bargains and so many different patterns and colours then its scrappy quilt time with odds and ends of fat quarters and yardage

I know how you feel fabric is very expensive in the UK so bargain hunt on ebay

Beautiful!

Truthfully, I have acquired a bunch of fat quarters, and I just like the way they look in my stash. It's ART. Beautiful, horded ART! Now I just have to figure out what to do with them.

i have lots of FQs and they are really useful for doing friendship block when you don't want to cut up large pieces. I also like having an assortment of 'background' fabrics for a quilt. Example is a blue churn dash quilt with assorted beige backgrounds.

Otherwise I'll buy yardage, especially focus fabrics. I hate not having enough of a perfect focus piece!!

I made my son-in-law a "brick quilt" for Christmas. I used over 30 fat quarters of dark browns, blues, greens, reds, purples, blacks mostly tone on tone or read as solid fabrics. I picked them all at once of quality fabrics. The bricks finished 3"X6' in off set rows. It is very rich and is a really nice man quilt. I needed fat quarters to get the nice variety of fabrics.

I did a twisted turning twenty with fat quarters..... super easy, super fast and very pretty.
You are supposed to use diagonal layout of light/dark. I found random turning to be more interesting!
Would love to show you but I don't know how to upload here.... figured it out.
This is just the top unquilted. I've since had it stippled

yes I do!!!!

Mostly I buy yardage...but if I see fabric in a fat quarter that will "go" in a quilt I have on the back burner, (ie: I am collecting anything music, plus anything Japanese for a wedding quilt for my youngest son. Now he just needs to ask her already!!!! LOL)

FQ's can also be great fillers in a scrap quilt if you are short on a certain colour.

Patti