Tonight I discovered fat quarters are different than 1/4 yards
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My husband who is a NON quilter is the one who broke the news to me that even though it isn't cut the same it's still a 1/4 yard of fabric, so I guess I had the opposite problem! I didn't think they were the same "amount" of fabric becuase the dimensions were different!
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Originally Posted by dixiechunk
I love Becky's story about the spahetti. ...I spent a lot of time trying to convince her a pound of paper was a pound of paper was a pound of paper, shredding it just increased the volume and dispersed it into more bags.
I think I learned about FQ's about 3 years ago...didn't know why they called them FAT, & since I only bought full yards, I figured it didn't really matter to me. Now, I am at the stage where I want to get involved in swaps & some quick quilt patterns calling for FQ's, so it's good to know just the same.
To Happy Treadler: Don't be embarrassed, they didn't teach quilting in school, we're all out here getting it all in bits & pieces. I am a self-taught sewer, didn't have any of it through school; I'm sure there is still PLENTY I don't know. It's a shame too that the schools in our area have almost eliminated sewing, from all but maybe 2 years in high school. I won't count on that being there when my DD gets there in 3 years; with all the budget cuts. I really hope each of you look around to see if there is a young person around you who you might share your sewing knowledge with; I think it's more valuable than ever.
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