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Stash-building with quarter-yards ... "fat" or "skinny"?

Stash-building with quarter-yards ... "fat" or "skinny"?

Old 03-02-2011, 07:34 PM
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fat quarters for me
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Old 03-02-2011, 07:35 PM
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Fat!!!
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Old 03-02-2011, 07:43 PM
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Definitely the fat ones. I purchased several FQ from a couple ladies a few years back. When I opened them all up I was shocked there were so many skinny ones, just 44 " long. Kinda irritating as I thought all FQ were 18 x22. Ok, what if I wanted a 10" square? I sure learned from that one.
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Old 03-02-2011, 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by davidwent
Like me...fat! LOL
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What he said!
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Old 03-02-2011, 08:23 PM
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Either is okay for me. But if there's a larger print I'd go with a fat quarter.

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FAT QUARTERS ONLY........I would never buy just 1/4 yard of fabric off the bolt.......my off the bolt minimum is one yard.
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Fat quarters give you more options on the sizes you can cut from them, so I prefer fat quarters.
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Old 03-02-2011, 10:16 PM
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It'd have to be Fat Quarters :-D
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Old 03-02-2011, 10:26 PM
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Definitely Fat Quarter. I have only bought 1/4 yards one time and that was for a Quilt in A Day pattern that called for it. I will even buy 1/2 yards in order to end up with 2 Fat quarters versus buying a quarter yard in shops that will not cut fat quarters. I also find 1/4 yard cuts are always wonky and by the time I have it squared up there is nothing left.
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Originally Posted by sweetp2dt
Definitely the fat ones. I purchased several FQ from a couple ladies a few years back. When I opened them all up I was shocked there were so many skinny ones, just 44 " long. Kinda irritating as I thought all FQ were 18 x22. Ok, what if I wanted a 10" square? I sure learned from that one.
All fat quarters are 18 x 22 (or about that-depending on the width of the fabric). You didn't get fat quarters-that's false advertising.
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