Ive noticed that sheet cakes are referred to as 1/4, 1/2, etc...what does this mean exactly. Could someone pls explain this terminology. thanks. i just joined this site at the end of November and have already learned so much and gotten so many ideas. who knew there were so many cake (talented ) decorators out there. thanks everyone for all the advice. 
well this is how i figure it... dunno could be wrong. but quarter sheet is 9x13 and half is two quarters stuck long side together to make 16x13 or somewhere in there and a full sheet is two half sheets stuck together to make 16x24 (big honkin cake). That's how i was taught but like i said could be wrong.
thanks guys, that helps, but i wonder why they do classify them like that...anyways, i bought 3 diff sized wilton sheet pans for $40cdn from the world of cake decorating. and was wondering about the terminolgy use on the site. Thanks again everyone!!!! 
I have always considered them to be:
Quarter: 9x12 (or 9x13 works)
Half: 12x18
Full: 18x24
Sammy
This is how I do it but everyone has there own method, but what you really need to be concerned with is, # of servings needed. What they use for each size in your area bakeries etc.
1/4 = 9x13
1/3 = 11x15
1/2 = 12x18
full = 18x26
Wilma
I'm sorry, I should have read everyone's responses before I gave mine! Ours were the same, except I've never known what to consider my 11x15 pan! From now on I'll consider it 1/3 of a sheet!
Actually the 1/3 sheet pan I read on an old post her somewhere, and it made sense. The rest I learned in a Culinary arts class in high school, and we were taught to base everything on the 9x13 pan, so you could get by with just one pan. and for a full sheet you could use up to 4 different flavors of cake, but an actual 1/2 sheet is 12x18 not 13x18. It is easier to use 1/4 9x13 as the base size for me, when figuring all sizes. But I am no expert by any means.
Wilma
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