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Fabric Units
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On this web site
all fabrics are measured by the metre and sold in half a metre
(50cm) units. If you order more that one unit of the same fabric it
will be cut as one length. All patchwork fabric is 100% cotton. |
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Fat Quarters are measured
by the yard! A fat quarter has the same area of fabric as a quarter of a yard but its shape is different. A fat quarter is half the length of a yard and half the width of the fabric (which is usually 112cm) = 45cm by 56cm (18" by 22"). |
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A quarter of a
yard is a running quarter yard (23cm) by the width of the fabric.
The selvage is the unusable edges on both sides of the fabric, usually a 1.5cm (½ inch) wide. |
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Another graphic to explain sizes... Please click image for a larger view. |
