Metric and American fabric sizes
In New Zealand, fabrics are measured and cut using the Metric system. In practical terms, a Metric Fat Quarter is about 1.5 inches wider then an American Fat Quarter and a metre is a about 3 inches wider then a yard. Check this chart for metric and American lengths:
| Our Size: | In Metric, this is: | In inches, this is: |
| Fat Quarter | 50 cm x 53 cm | 19.6 inches x 21 inches |
| Half Metre | 50 cm x 106 cm | 19.6 inches x 42 inches |
| Metre | 100 cm x 106 cm | 39.3 inches x 42 inches |