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    Old 08-20-2009, 10:28 PM
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    18" is 1/2 yard, but the "quarter" of the measurement is about 22". So you get two quarters (18 x 22) from 44" WOF.

    Double it, one yard yields four fat quarters.


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    Old 08-20-2009, 10:41 PM
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    Ok I see now thanks ,quiltluvr, that make total since to me now.
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    Old 08-20-2009, 10:43 PM
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    You're welcome, pickles! I just happened to see the question first to answer.

    Happy sewing!
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    My head is spinning from all this math ! :roll:

    My math teacher was tutoring me Wed. and saw a pattern of a sunflower pattern I had printed and stuck in the back pocket of my notebook and said, "see that's all quilting is is geometrics and math". Just about socked him. Anyway, he was trying to encourage me about the darn math so now I'll just think in terms of quilting and I should be ok, right? :roll: :lol:
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    Old 08-21-2009, 05:52 AM
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    Originally Posted by wvdek
    My head is spinning from all this math ! :roll:

    My math teacher was tutoring me Wed. and saw a pattern of a sunflower pattern I had printed and stuck in the back pocket of my notebook and said, "see that's all quilting is is geometrics and math". Just about socked him. Anyway, he was trying to encourage me about the darn math so now I'll just think in terms of quilting and I should be ok, right? :roll: :lol:
    YES! Math is wonderful, math is useful... I keep trying to convince my kids of that but so far only 1 out of 3 is sold. (Gotta still work on the other two...)
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    Old 08-21-2009, 05:54 AM
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    wvdek, you crack me up! I am the same way! Math is wicked!!!!!!!!!!! I am seeing quilts in everything, flooring,walls, even the sky is appliqued with clouds and sun streaming through the clouda. And the math thing is a bit less scarry when you thing in terms of , um florals and such. Goodness math freaks me out. I guess I need a tutor too. How did you get the nerve to get a math tutor? I am such a numbskull in that department!
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    Old 08-21-2009, 07:16 AM
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    i'm thinking 2 and a half :D
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    Old 08-21-2009, 03:36 PM
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    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 ?
    A skinny quarter is 9 inches long by the width of fabric

    A fat quarter is 18 inches long by one-half the width of fabric
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    Old 08-21-2009, 05:00 PM
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    Originally Posted by wvdek
    My head is spinning from all this math ! :roll:

    My math teacher was tutoring me Wed. and saw a pattern of a sunflower pattern I had printed and stuck in the back pocket of my notebook and said, "see that's all quilting is is geometrics and math". Just about socked him. Anyway, he was trying to encourage me about the darn math so now I'll just think in terms of quilting and I should be ok, right? :roll: :lol:
    EXACTLY!
    When I got to geometry in high school, I totally rejected the concept because of the theorems/theorums? Root word of theorum/em - - theory. Who has time to MEMORIZE theories????
    Then, when I found quilting, I began to notice the connection, and felt badly that my math teacher had not been able to help us understand the connection between geometry in numerous fields - - construction, quilting.
    You have a good math teacher <g>.
    When my children started learning basic math, one of my more intelligent chilluns converted everything to dollars and cents and did swimmingly!
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    Old 08-21-2009, 05:13 PM
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    I showed my husband the Math Professor this posting.....and he said you all get an "A"......lol
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