WHAT IS A FABRIC PRECUT?

The fabric precut fat quarter has been around for years, but there is a huge array of different-size precut fabric packs available from your local quilt shop. What is a precut? As the name suggests, they are quilting fabrics already cut to certain sizes to piece into a quilt. If you aren’t familiar with some of the lingo quilters use to describe different precuts of fabrics, here is a guide to the basic precuts. Please note that some companies call certain-size precuts different names.

Most common precuts Fat Quarters: An Australian fat quarter measures 20in x 21in. (An American fat quarter measures 18in x 21in.) Fat Eighth: 10in x 21in (Australian). In America, a fat eighth measures 9in x 21in. Jelly Roll: A roll or bundle of 2½in strips (x width of fabric). They usually contain 40 strips. Jelly Roll is a Moda trademarked name. Other fabric manufacturers use a variety of names for their precut bundles of 2½in strips. For example, Hoffman has Bali Pops, Robert Kaufman has Roll Ups and Riley Blake has the Rolie Polie. Fat Roll: A roll or bundle of 5in strips (x width of fabric). Charm Squares: A stack of 5in squares. You will also find 6in and 7in charm squares. Layer Cake: A stack of 40 10in…

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