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12 Ways to Cut up Fat Quarters for Quilting

ByChristine Mann November 3, 2014September 25, 2019

Just What is a Fat Quarter? A fat quarter is a quarter-yard of quilting fabric that is cut in a taller and fatter shape than a standard quarter-yard. You will find fat quarters everywhere at your local quilt shop, either sold individually or packaged in bundles like the one above. To be precise, a fat…

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Strip Piecing Basics

ByChristine Mann February 23, 2012March 15, 2021

We really do live in a golden age of quilting, with all kinds of time-saving devices and techniques the quilters of old didn’t have. I’m especially glad I started quilting after the invention of the rotary cutter and that fabulous time-saving trick, strip piecing. If it’s possible to strip piece a quilt, I do. Three…