A fat quarter is a piece of fabric which usually measures 56cm wide x 50cm long (22"x 20"). In the US Fat Quarters usually measure at 56cm wide x 46cm long (22" x 18").
The "quarter" part comes from the fabric being a quarter of a meter of cut fabric or a quarter of a yard of cut fabric in the US.
The "fat" part comes from the surface area being a "wide" cut rather than "thin" cut.
Ultimately fat quarters can be purchased in a large array of beautiful fabrics for crafting projects and can often be obtained in bundles at good prices on sites such as Ebay etc. Giving you affordable access to what may otherwise be expensive fabrics if bought by the meter (or yard).
The added bonus is that there are oodles of sewing projects that can be created using fat quarters!
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