Giving a Fat Quarter or two to your favorite quilter for a special occasion like their birthday, Christmas, or just because is always a good gift. Making triangle packages is a fun way to fold them so they look a little more dressed for the party!
It is very easy to do. Here is how:
- Start by ironing your fat quarter nice and smooth.
- Lay it length wise on a flat surface with the wrong side up.
- Fold the fabric in half LENGTH WISE. This is very important! Fat quarters are 18″x22″. Your fat quarter will now be 9″x22″ folded.
- Fold the length again to 4.5″x22″
- Now it is time to fold the bottom edge up on itself to make a triangle
- Try to make the corner points as crisp and pointy as possible
- Keep folding back and forth making angled folds until you reach the top of the fabric
- The top is 7 folds up and has only a few inches of fabric left to fold
- Time to fold the free fabric on an angle– do you see the angled side of the folded fabric? That is the side where you will fold your free fabric over. This will make another point.
- Fold the free fabric edge back into the folds of your already folded fabric .
- Push the fabric in nice and tight.
- FINISHED!!
How easy was that?! Who knew folding could be so much fun?! In just a few minutes, you can fold quite a few fat quarters into SWEET little packages for a friend. –Mother’s Day is right around the corner!❤️❤️
Until next time, I hope you have a creative, wonderful day!
Thought for the day—
It's a T-Sweets day! 
Ahh so cute and so much nicer than rolled…which is all I could manage. If my sewing room was not packed in bins, I would go try this out. Perhaps I’ll just go to the fabric store and buy a couple to fold.
LOL
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Now you’re talking Velda! This is a great excuse to buy a few cute fat quarters!❤️❤️❤️
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Monica Gellar would approve of these folding skills lol
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Of course! Giving cute gifts is what good FRIENDS do;)❤️❤️😊
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Just like flags!
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Yes! Just like a flag 😊👍🏻🇺🇸
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen a tutorial on folding FQs so good for you! And I’m curious….did you do it with one hand?! Sorry, I just couldn’t resist. 😉 Love the fabrics you’ve used; they look so pretty all neatly stacked ready to be given to someone special!
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Lol! It was tricky taking a picture with my casted hand but I made it work. I usually have my left hand in the picture. The things we learn we can do!! I’m so glad we are friends Sandra❤️❤️
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Aw, you’re just too clever, I’ll send you my request for my birthday, ha,ha! 🌸M
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You bet! I would be happy to send you a neatly folded fat quarter😊❤️❤️❤️
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That is fun. I try to buy them that way when I can, but folding them myself is always possible. =)
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I am glad you think these are neat. They are for someone very, very special who likes gray😊❤️ Hee hee!
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P. S. They fit better in a shoebox as triangles, too. Just sayin’.
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Now I know what a fat quarter is 🙂
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Yea!! I’m so glad:). Fat quarters are cut from a yard of fabric by cutting the yard in half and then cutting the half yard in half the opposite direction. This gives a corner of the yard. They are great for quilters! Thank you so much for your comment!❤️❤️
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This is also a great way to fold shopping bags… 😁
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Shopping bags? I would never have even thought of that! I’m going to have to give it a try. Thank you for the tip:)!❤️
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It’s a great way to store them! My mum keep hers that way, and she’s pretty good at finding the right size (they’re all folded twice lengthwise first).
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So cute! 🙂
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