rjwilder

I must have some bad math skills because I don't see how one can get 7 FQ out of 1 3/4 yards of fabric. Isn't a fat quarter 18" x 22"? I'm thinking 1 1/2 yard for 6 FQ, to get 7FQ you'd need another 1/2 yard piece. Otherwise you'd would get a fat 8th out of the remaining 1/4 yard left from 1 3/4 yards of fabric. Same goes for the 19 FQ's, you can't get a fat quarter out of a 1/4 of fabric.

dcamarote

I agree with your calculations. If you find out differently please share. Thanks. Diane

pflum1

I will agree with you. It will take 2 yds to equal 7 FQ and you will have 1 FQ left over.

bearisgray

There are times that a "fat" quarter yard works better than a "regular" one-fourth yard of fabric - or the other way around - but there would be the same number of square inches in both of them (assuming they are cut from the same piece of fabric).

Like a hallway that is 3 x 30 feet has the same area as a small room that is 9 x 10 feet.

maviskw

Somewhere in this thread we found that there will be pieces cut from those fat quarters. It could be that those same pieces could be cut from fabric that is a skinny quarter, too. We need to see the pattern and find out what is needed.

Friday1961

My calculations were assuming there were 4 fat quarters in a yard of fabric (presumably 44-45 inch width fabric). I didn't calculate what a fat quarter actually is but took the "4 to a yard" as a given. Using this assumption, if you need 7 fat quarters, one yard would be 4 of those 7, and 3/4 yard would be the remaining 3, right?

In any case, I will pad my fabric purchases, when I buy, because I live in fear of running out of fabric that I cannot, later, find again. I'd always rather have too much than too little and can find uses for anything leftover.

bearisgray

A drawing of the difference between fat quarters and skinny-regular 1/4 yard cuts - it may help - (or it may not)

Friday1961

It helps me! Thanks!

SueZQ from MN

rjwilder, I agree with you completely. What a number of you are assuming is not correct. 3 fat quarters might equal 3/4 yard of fabric in square inches, but 3/4 yd. will not yield 3 fat quarters. You will get 2 fat 1/4s and one linear quarter (9") from 3/4 of a yard. If you need to cut pieces of a certain size, a strip 9" x wof might not be enough. To get an uneven number of fat 1/4s, you must buy full yards, and you will have a fat 1/4 left over. I hope this makes sense and helps you.

bearisgray

I do "get" those that "disagreed" with the majority

If one wants to get 7 fat quarters from one piece of fabric, one does need two yards of fabric. (Actually, a tiny bit more) - and there will be one fat quarter "left over".

One will end up with 8 pieces, but if one wants the length - or are cutting for kits or some such thing - that is what one would need.

But - assuming that one is cutting the fabric from the same width of fabric - 1-3/4 yards of fabric will have the same number of square inches as 7 fat quarters.