Showing posts with label Basic Quilting Information. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Basic Quilting Information. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

What Can be Cut from a Fat Quarter?

WHAT CAN BE CUT FROM A FAT QUARTER?????


99 - 2 inch squares
56 - 2 1/2 inch squares
42 - 3 inch squares
30 - 3 1/2 inch squares
20 - 4 inch squares
16 - 4 1/2 inch squares
12 - 5 inch squares
9 - 6 inch squares
6 - 6 1/2 inch squares


Courtesy of Trigger Mountain Quilting
Goldthwaite, Texas

Monday, February 1, 2010

Basic Quilting Terminology

BASIC QUILTING TERMINOLOGY

1. BOM – Block of the Month

2. Fat Quarter – Piece of fabric measuring 18” x 22”.

3. Fat Eighth – Piece of fabric measuring 9” x 22”.

4. Seam Allowance – Unless otherwise specified, all seams are ¼” wide.

5. UFO – Unfinished projects.

6. PSA – Personal Seam Allowance. This is each individual’s quarter-inch seam allowance as sewn on their machine.

7. RST – Right Sides Together

8. WOF – Width of Fabric

9. WSR – Wrong Sides Together