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Has this been discussed? Just went to the new LQS (which was a woeful disappointment - very small inventory but with promises for more - I think she should've held off her grand opening myself). Anyway, she had a shelf of "Quarter Flats." ???? She worked at Joann's in Austin. They changed Fat Quarter to Quarter Flat because it's more PC?

What in the world?! A PC piece of fabric?! How ludicrous!!!

Oh...SIL and I both made small purchases. After coming home and checking my black/white stash, I need to go back.

I bought a couple of pieces, both black/white prints. One a FAT QUARTER and one a quarter yard cut.

SIL bought 3 or 4 FAT QUARTERS.

oh good grief. more new names to remember. my brain is old and i can figure out that fat qtrs have no reason to be upsetting to anyone. oh well. i hardly go to JoAnn's anymore. too far to drive.

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Because it's FAT?? Chubby,not slender?

There's been a lot of flap about our airport's inicials on tags for luggage...they think it's not a good image for our city. It's FAT. (Fresno Air Terminal).

Sigh. Soon we'll be reduced to sign language...and even then it could get nasty.

I'm having trouble remembering what I went for in another room...how am I going to start remembering PC &*^%$.

Well, if we hurt the fabric's feelings, the fabric feeling police will lock us up. I certainly hope I never meet the person who came up with this one!!!

This is in the stoopid category - same as Nancyc's airport initials. Sheesh!

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I certainly hope I never meet the person who came up with this one!!!

Might you say something not PC? heh heh

well with the drought and farmers having troubles growing our food, soon being a bit over weight will be a status thing!!! no skinnys here! hopefully.

Fat Chance I'm going to remember to say "Quarter Flat" now... And I'm certainly not referring to anyone's body shape when discussing FQ's!

I wonder if JoAnn's changed the name because nobody knew what a FQ really was? First time I heard the term, I didn't know.

Edit -- But come to think of it, "Quarter Flat" wouldn't be instantly obvious, either. You could think it's a quarter yard of fabric (9" wide) folded flat.

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This country and it's pc is going to drive us all nuts. This is one that I just don't understand. It will always FQ to me. It is what I learned. Pat

Ditto patty j! I doubt that there's not a day go by that I don't hear something that "could" be considered offensive.

If I let half the things I hear offend me...never mind. I don't want to be like that.

we could change Jelly Roll, Turnovers, etc tooo. way too much emphasis on food there..... I hate trying to shop online and not be told what the measurements are on those titled cuts. I just don't buy them if I don't know what they are.