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I am going by 18x22" for the general size of a "fat quarter". Does that mean the if I buy one yard of fabric (44"wide) that all I do is cut on the fold and will have 2, "fat quarter" pieces? If not, what are the measurements? Have you made your own fat quarters? and even works for charm pack size?
You will have 4 fat quarters. If you cut 18" straight across from the selvege to the fold and then cut that piece on the fold, that gives you 2 fat quarters. Do the same thing to the other half yard and you will have 2 more fat quarters...total: 4. See, you have more than you think you had!! :) Barb
I saw it in my mind, but didn't put it in words right! Yeah, 4 fats per yard! Cool. I am just figuring out how to do with them. I just bought 5 FQ's to go on a quilt I am making for a GD...it went so easy when I cut the squares out of fat quarters! Shopping price/money...having to allow my budget to dictate my quilting...thanks for the correction!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bubby
Often there are really good sales on FQ's!!! Good luck...:)
They are reg $1.99 here and I have only seen them on sale for $1.49 lowest. I won't count them out..now that I know what I can do with them!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bubby
$1.99 for a FQ? Oh how I wish we could get prices like that here in Canada. Ours go for about $3.99 to $4.99. Ours are also based on a metre instead of a yard so they are 20" x 22". Still for two extra inches it's still pricey up here.
Same here in Aus, Denis. Some are even $6 or $7 :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Denis
That's why I was doing the math to see if I can buy the yardage for the same amount of fabric of FQ's. One yard is (on sale) $5 a yard and that would give me 4 FQ"s for $5 or if I buy 4 FQ's at $2 - that'd be $8 for 4 FQ's so the yardage is cheaper. But I can see where there are times I would want a print that only the FQ's have. I am short on money (always have been) and am always looking for bargains and ways to save. I now have 4, 50% off coupons (all different) so I can get a yard of 4 diff fabs at half price.Quote:
Originally Posted by sunnyQLDmum
The good thing about buying fat quarters is that you get a wide variety of fabrics, instead of 4 quarters of the same fabric. They are $2 here, and I seem to buy a lot. I have just used two layer cakes, and I think I have fallen in love with them. I don't have much use for charm packs. I have a couple of jelly rolls, but haven't used them yet. I think they will be real handy when I do.
I'm still trying to figure out what I can make with fat quarters. Any suggestions?
This was my problem to..what to do with them. But I am making an ABC quilt for my grand daughter. I bought the panel of the ABC's in 5" squares and I cut them out and appliqued them to a 6" square and then needed something to go between the letter blocks. I was at Joannes and trying to figure a color or two that would work, and it just struck me as they were right there in my face...the fat quarters might be the perfect solution so I wouldn't have to buy a half yard of 5 different fabrics and walk the isle back and forth trying to find ones that go together...so I just picked 5 colors I knew were in the letter blocks, and got them...at home I cut them and got 6, 6" squares (I think that was how many...it was the perfect amount and I have 2 left over!) It was easy to cut the FQ into the squares and the quilt top is done and looks great! So for this reason...FQ's were perfect, but they were $2 each ..a bit pricey but in this case...it served the purpose to perfectly to complain about price!Quote:
Originally Posted by brook
I kind of did the same with charm packs. THose things are just so addicting to look at and gorgous and all.. I thought "oh yeah, I'm doing charms" and got a bunch and couldnt' figure out what to do with them other than just sew the squares together. And then I learned about the tumbler template and again, just cutting the charms, but still just sewing near squares together. So I am still a bit stumped on what to do with charms. But then again..you can make the HST..half square triangles with them but other than that...I'm still looking!