To all of our beginner fabric friends, a fat quarter is a measurement of fabric equaling a 1/4 of a yard. Typically a 1/4 yard cut is made by taking the measurement for a 1/4 of a yard (9 inches) and cutting across the width of the fabric creating a fabric piece that's 9" x 42". A fat quarter is still a 1/4 yard of fabric, but instead of cutting all the way across the width of the fabric, it's made by taking a yard of fabric and cutting it in half both widthwise and lengthwise, creating a piece that's 18" x 21". It's taller and not as wide as a normal 1/4 yard cut making it "fat". Fat quarters are great for tons of sewing projects and is a common size cut found in quilting shops.
Here's what a fat quarter looks like:
For a list of fun project ideas using fat quarters, visit this awesome blog, Owen's Olivia!
Also.....
We're giving away the complete collection of Picnic Pals Organic Fat Quarters!
Two ways to enter:
Enter via Penguin and Fish Blog:
1) Comment on this post!
2) Comments will be collected and entered into
the raffle.
3) Winner will be notified via email!
For an additional entry, participate via Twitter!
Enter via Twitter:
1) Tweet a friendly greeting @penguinandfish
with the hashtag #picnicpals
2) We'll gather all the tweets and enter them
into the raffle.
3) Winner will be notified with a Direct Message
via Twitter!
For an additional entry retweet any @penguinandfish tweet or sign up for our newsletter, located in the right hand column!
All entries are due by 12:00 Central Time October 16th.
We can't wait to give this awesome bundle to one of our lucky P&F friends!
Thanks for visiting our blog today!
Sincerely,
Your friends at Penguin and Fish
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