tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post5323599616282281122..comments2024-03-26T22:50:08.674-05:00Comments on Barbara Brackman's <br> MATERIAL CULTURE: Fat Quarter QuestionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-73990265679358224782016-03-11T13:15:05.961-06:002016-03-11T13:15:05.961-06:00I love this book, if only just to look at! Truly ...I love this book, if only just to look at! Truly lovely.Jane A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08757275488662411408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-56062082081256794592016-03-09T11:28:48.971-06:002016-03-09T11:28:48.971-06:00I like 'chubby' quarters, such a cute baby...I like 'chubby' quarters, such a cute baby pic.Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494933770754796059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-36300539564485918902016-03-09T09:53:20.312-06:002016-03-09T09:53:20.312-06:00I was living in Manhattan, Kansas in about 1984 wh...I was living in Manhattan, Kansas in about 1984 when they built a new Ben Franklin store. They sold fat quarters rolled into little logs and secured with a rubber band. My kids were little- about 5 and 8- and if they were good while I shopped, I'd let them each pick one. A win/win for me! I drew squares on the back using a ball point pen and a yard stick and we made a Trip Around the World quilt. I had just turned 30- such a long time ago! I don't remember if they used the term 'fat quarter' at Ben Franklin though.Kathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083076095905162215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-16507284610770540792016-03-09T04:40:44.524-06:002016-03-09T04:40:44.524-06:00You are right about Alice in Wonderland. Never did...You are right about Alice in Wonderland. Never did like it; I thought the illustrations were horrid and ugly .<br />Interesting about the FQs. They just kind of slipped in there. I remember thinking such a small about of fabric was rather useless at first. Now I love them.Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16352834660023717098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-89301525649960239102016-03-08T16:54:55.736-06:002016-03-08T16:54:55.736-06:00Que es un palmo en inglés por favor?Que es un palmo en inglés por favor?Barbara Brackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948219446078848778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-82356078572785722122016-03-08T16:13:52.117-06:002016-03-08T16:13:52.117-06:00No tenía ni idea y nunca lo había pensado.Aquí un ...No tenía ni idea y nunca lo había pensado.Aquí un fat quarter es equivalente a un palmo.Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658886355427916313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-31633265896690665332016-03-08T14:05:10.619-06:002016-03-08T14:05:10.619-06:00Leave it to you to tax our brains yet again with s...Leave it to you to tax our brains yet again with something so mind boggling. The first time I heard the term "fat quarter" was in the late 1980's. I was teaching at a local sewing/quilt shop. I remember explaining to people that we would be happy to cut "fat quarters" for them and getting that "deer in the headlights" look so I guess it was relatively new. Certainly there was no such term when I began to make quilts in the late 1960's (as a very young child of course). It was also the time that nostalgic prints in 100% cotton became readily available to quilters. When I was in high school it was very difficult to find fabric that wasn't some sort of poly blend. I'm leaving the soapbox now. I look forward to hearing what others think about the time frame.Wendy Caton Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122151466664580872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-59411003809280110812016-03-08T11:31:27.923-06:002016-03-08T11:31:27.923-06:00What a great topic to think about. I wouldn't...What a great topic to think about. I wouldn't have equated a fat quarter of meat with a fq of fabric, though!<br />thanks for the history!!Randy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06174816898354217740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-89045141573090522212016-03-08T09:15:55.914-06:002016-03-08T09:15:55.914-06:00Interesting -- I've never thought about this q...Interesting -- I've never thought about this question before -- and funny, love your illustrations! This is my favorite quote of the day:<br /><br /><i>Asking for my memories is always a trip to a vague yet wonderful place.</i> Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597301644404678019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-289466493716180465.post-29895507342546997232016-03-08T07:49:15.264-06:002016-03-08T07:49:15.264-06:00I visited a cousin in suburban Chicago in 1998 or ...I visited a cousin in suburban Chicago in 1998 or 1999. She took me to a quilt shop in Naperville and they had fat quarters galore.Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15603044941553500842noreply@blogger.com