How much fabric to use
01-30-2011, 09:54 AM
#41
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One wise quilter said that you will need about 6" more than you purchased. Happened to me on my last quilt made from my stash. I had to change the width of my boarders and piece them. Quilt turned out fine.
01-30-2011, 10:10 AM
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I found a chart at: accucutquilters - Yahoo Groups, that has "How Many Pieces From One Yard", and for backing I found a chart at: "Quiltville Custom Quilting" (http://www.quiltville.com) for "Backing Yardage Requirements". Hope this helps.
01-30-2011, 11:42 AM
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I also had that problem in the beginning. My first quilt (queen size) involved three trips to replenish my major fabric. That really affected how I then bought fabric. I started buying BOLTS of fabric. Then I discovered scrap quilting and no longer need vaste amounts of fabric. Periodically I go through every bolt (200+) and wack a yard from each...press and then cut them into usable shapes per Bonnie Hunter's Scrap USER System. (www.quiltville.com)
Now that I make mostly scrap quilts the amount of fabric I use/buy is minimal. Since it is scrappy, I can use anything I wish and no one will know I ever ran out of fabric. And it is also easy to do a controlled scrappy..you know...just one color but many shades of that color.
XOXOXO Subee
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Now that I make mostly scrap quilts the amount of fabric I use/buy is minimal. Since it is scrappy, I can use anything I wish and no one will know I ever ran out of fabric. And it is also easy to do a controlled scrappy..you know...just one color but many shades of that color.
XOXOXO Subee
http://www.subeesews.blogspot.com
Originally Posted by traveling2dals
I never buy enough fabric and have to go back and try to find the same one. Whats an easy way to figure out how much you need for your quilt?
01-30-2011, 12:53 PM
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I make a graph and figure how many squares I can get out of a width of fabric one yard long. Divide 36 inches by the size square you plan to make, for instance, there are 4-9 inch squares in a yard, multiply 4 from the width would give you 16 9 inch squares, your pattern says how many you need so divide that amount by 16 and you know how many yards to buy but get an extra yard or half a yard for insurance. And you will have fabric for binding or sashing left over.
I draw it all out on scrap or graph paper to estimate if the pattern doesn't tell you how much to buy.
Carol J.
I draw it all out on scrap or graph paper to estimate if the pattern doesn't tell you how much to buy.
Carol J.
01-30-2011, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by EasyPeezy
And here's another calculator. :)
http://www.blockcentral.com/calculators.shtml
http://www.blockcentral.com/calculators.shtml
01-30-2011, 04:19 PM
#49
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Originally Posted by EasyPeezy
Originally Posted by traveling2dals
To DebraK- Let say i have 180 squares at 5 inches and 4 different colors to buy. I think thats 60x60. My own pattern, just blocks.
This is how I do the math.
180squares/4(colors)= 45 squares per color.
I usually use 40" as width. So, 40"/5"= 8 squares.
Which means you can get 8 squares on a 5" strip (selvage to selvage).
Now you calculate how many strips you need to make 45.
45/8=5.6 round this up to 6. So 6 x 5"=30" which is 30/36= 0.83 yard
which you round up to 1 yard and you get a little extra for stash or insurance. See?
01-30-2011, 04:25 PM
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I am just now starting to quilt, have actually made three whole blocks!!! Snowball blocks that I saw a 12 yr old make on You Tube. WooHoo, but at least it is a start. But with JoAnn's 50% off coupon I have been buying by the bolt. They are usually not full bolts but they never cost me more then $12-$14. I will either have a lot off nice quilts, etc. or a REALLY big stash for my family to give away when I die.
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