Welcome to the first friday of fat quarter friday!

Every friday I will be posting tutorials for projects that can be made by using those cute little fat quarters that everyone loves, yet aren't exactly sure what to do with. Some projects we will be making will require one fat quarter to be used, while some other projects will require the use of a few fat quarters. You may also need to use some batting or stabilizer with some of our projects, along with some other crafty items that you probably already have on hand. I'm guessing that we will be finding some non-sewing projects to use up those fat quarters on. What if you don't have any fat quarters? Don't fret, you can use whatever fabric you have on hand, it just has to be big enough to cut the required pieces out of. So no, you wont have to go out and specifically buy fat quarters to make our projects. But if you are looking for a good excuse to buy some new fabric, then by all means, use fat quarter friday as your excuse, I'll be the last person to judge you!

So before we get started with fat quarter friday, I had a few people confused on what a fat quarter was. Well we can't have fat quarter friday if you don't know what a fat quarter is right? And for those you that already know, just hang in.

Below is a picture of a yard of fabric that was cut straight from the bolt. This is what it looks like when you buy a yard of fabric in the store.

(Selvage edges are the edges that are cut in the store.)

A yard of fabric usually measures 36" x 44" but may vary depending on the type of fabric.

Here is a 1/2 yard of fabric.

A 1/2 yard of fabric is the same width as a yard of fabric but the length is 18".

So here we have the fat quarter

A fat quarter is the result of cutting a yard of fabric into four pieces. Most fat quarters are 18" x 22" but will vary depending on the type of fabric. You can see now how a fat quarter is perfect for creating small projects.

So now that we all know what a fat quarter is, let's get to the real reason we are here... a ruffled wristlet tutorial!