Do you use charts or do you use formulas for figuring out things?
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I avoid the math of quilting as much as possible. I have 2 charts on the wall in the sewing room: one for how many strips, squares, triangles of different sizes, etc. I can get out of a yard of fabric; and one with bed sizes, quilt sizes with or without pillow or drop coverages. Otherwise, I keep my fingers crossed and hope the pattern measurements are correct. I love it when a pattern tells how much to cut for various sizes, and provide both unit and block sizes. But darn, sometimes I have to do the math and that can take me a day or two.
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Since I do charity quilts for kids and most of the fabrics have been donated, I have to look at how much fabric I have and how to stretch it the best way to get a lap size quilt done. I rely a lot on math to figure out how many cut pieces I can get out of a strip. ALWAYS challenging. I like the post about the chart on the D9P.
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I like to use charts... I have a nice size cork board above my desk that I hang my charts on. Print them out place them in page protectors then they go on a snap ring. When I need something they are there waiting for me. I never try to remember things anymore as the brain doesn't always work.
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I put the charts in a file on my computer so I have them for later use. I find I can retreive it better this way than on paper. I can also e-mail them to friends who have questions.
Personally though, I usually just figure it out myself.
Personally though, I usually just figure it out myself.
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