How Many fat quarters are in a yard of fabric?

Answer 1

There are 4 fat quarters in a yard of fabric.

When fabric comes off the bolt it is stored on, it is folded in half so that the selvedge ends are touching. To cut a fat quarter, a half yard is cut from the bolt of fabric. This half yard is then cut in half along the fold, resulting in a quarter yard of fabric (half of a half is a quarter).

The fat quarter is used often in quilting because it provides more usable space for quilters than a standard quarter yard cut. A standard quarter yard is 9 inches wide, by the width of fabric on the bolt (anywhere between 40-44 inches is standard width of fabric). A fat quarter is wider, but less long at 18 inches wide by 20-22 inches long.

Even though the fat quarter has a different length and width than a standard quarter yard cut, it still represents a quarter yard of fabric. Since four quarters make a whole, each yard of fabric can be cut into exactly 4 fat quarters.

Answer 2

There are 4 fat quarters in a yard of fabric. Each fat quarter measures approximately 18 x 22 inches, so when you divide a yard (36 inches) by the width (18 inches), you get 2 halves, which when doubled equals 4 fat quarters.