Fat Quarters

Fat Quarters on Spoonflower

Aside from finding the terms "fat quarters" amusing, I am also attracted to the size of a fat quarter of fabric.  It is not intimidating -- 21" by 18", yet it's bigger than an 8 x 8 swatch.  One can get a better feel for a design, plus, let's face it, it's less expensive than a yard of fabric.  For those of us who paint or sketch, a fat quarter of fabric is the same as a waiting canvas.

The above highlighted link will take you, not to Spoonflower, but to Flickr, where there is a 60 second film clip featuring designs created specifically for the fat quarter.  While I enjoy looking at photographs of swatches, I also enjoy combining motion, music plus the fabric swatches.  The designs on Spoonflower are art, after all, and art and music are an unbeatable combination.