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Rusty 11-26-2010 08:11 AM

Ok, I'm new at this, can someone tell me what WOF stands for? It's driving me out of what I left for a brain.

isnthatodd 11-26-2010 08:11 AM

Width of Fabric

kathy 11-26-2010 08:11 AM

width of fabric

Rusty 11-26-2010 08:18 AM

Thank ya'll soo much!

Jan in VA 11-26-2010 11:55 AM

And "width of fabric" means the measurement from selvage edge to selvage edge of the fabric, usually in the 41" to 44" range for quilting cottons.

For this reason (some fabrics are 41", some are up to 44") a fat quarter is NOT necessasrily 18" x 22". It maybe be 18" x 20& 1/2," or 21," or 22" depending on the WOF. It will still be half of a half yard, cut on the fold.
This is something many quilters misjudge.

Jan in VA

Quilter7x 11-26-2010 12:02 PM

Here is a link that will give you lots of acronyms.
http://www.stashbuster.com/id19.html

Welcome to the world of quilting!

117becca 11-26-2010 12:35 PM

Thanks for the link - it took me forever to figure out the WOF....

this one is funny:

FART Fabric Acquisition Road Trip

I guess many of us are on FARTing expeditions today....

:lol: :lol: :lol:

MinnieKat 11-26-2010 02:51 PM


Originally Posted by Jan in VA
And "width of fabric" means the measurement from selvage edge to selvage edge of the fabric, usually in the 41" to 44" range for quilting cottons.

For this reason (some fabrics are 41", some are up to 44") a fat quarter is NOT necessasrily 18" x 22". It maybe be 18" x 20& 1/2," or 21," or 22" depending on the WOF. It will still be half of a half yard, cut on the fold.
This is something many quilters misjudge.

Jan in VA

But they should always measure 18" which is a half yard...


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