FAT QUARTERS
MAY
Day Group - Animal Attraction
Evening Group - "Stripping Club" - Yellows
Bring your 2 1/2 inch WOF strips of fabrics to swap.
You can bring all of one kind or an assortment to trade. You can identify fellow strippers by the strips they
have draped around their necks.
Procedure is as follows: approach target stripper with a smile, say hello and exchange strips.
2011-2012 FAT QUARTER DRAW CHALLENGE!!!!
What happens to those Fat Quarters? Here is your chance to show off your talents.
A Fat Quarter Challenge was held for winners of the Day Group fat quarter draw.
Read more ...
Quilts were displayed at the Oct 2012 meeting.
Winner - Barbara Bettles
See all the entries of the Fat Quarter Draw Challenge .
What is a Fat Quarter Draw? |
| • Bring a pre-washed Fat Quarter to the guild meeting |
| • for every Fat Quarter you put in the draw you will have your name entered into the draw e.g. 2 Fat Quarters = 2 entries |
| • at a specified time during the meeting we will draw a name for the winner of all the Fat Quarters |
| • remember don't put in the Fat Quarter draw what you yourself would not want to receive! |
| • a theme for the Fat Quarter draw could be decided on at the current meeting |
What is a Fat Quarter? |
| • rectangular piece of fabric that measures a minimum of 18"x 21" |
| • the"fat quarter" cut is based on fabric sold by the yard which is a half yard cut length from the bolt then cut on the fold which gives you 2 fat quarters |
| • since Canada sells in meters most quilt stores will cut a .5m length from the bolt then cut on the fold |
| • this would make a "fat quarter" a minimum of 19 ½" x 21" |
| • this now makes a large fat quarter of fabric versus the standard skinny quarter cut of fabric which is a minimum cut of 9 "across the width |
| • the "fat" quarter cut offers more cutting options than the "skinny" quarter cut |
| a Fat Quarter will give you a minimum of: |
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| • 90 - 2"squares |
| • 42 - 3" squares |
| • 20 - 4" squares |
| • 12 - 5" squares |
| • 9 - 6" squares |