juliasb

I am making a scrappy quilt top right now and want to finish it with Prairie Points. Judging from the way it is looking right now that will be the finishing touch! I will be using 4 1/2" squares for the PP's. It is a full size quilt. I am absolutely no good at math. About how many squares will it take to do this? I want to be sure I have enough 4 1/2" squares before I start. I have a large number right now that I have been saving up for years and hope there will be enough. If not I will just have to go scrapping and cut some more. Thanks everyone.

JustAbitCrazy

I think you need to give a specific size for the finished quilt in order to get an accurate answer here.

Tartan

​You will need fold your Prairie Points and decide how much you will overlap them or if you won’t overlap them and how you are going to do your corners.

toverly

I'm not a math person so I can't answer your question as to how many. So I did it the simple way. When I put prairie points on a quilt, I first made the top. Next, I laid it out and started arranging points down one side how I wanted them to look. When I got to the end, I adjusted the points so they would come out at the end. I did the same for the short side, then doubled the figure. Only then did I truly know how many to make.

Rhonda K

I love the added charm of them on a quilt. There are so many options for the layout and yes math is involved. Plus it depends on the look you want for the quilt.

Easiest is to try them along the edge until you are happy. Remember a dot of glue helps to hold them together for stitching them down.

Onebyone

Here is a video that will show you how to get the right amount of points made. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJenRhhbi4A&t=129s

Jane Quilter

I am a born math person (with an engineering degree). Everything is numbers in my world, but prairie points? I just lay them down like I like them, with a spread/overlap that looks good, use a dab of glue and a touch of warm iron to hold them in place, and wal-la. Cute as a button....no math required!

Maureen NJ

I agree. Just lay them out to your liking. Here’s my quilt with PP. I love the look!
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Jingle

I just lay them out to suit me and sew them down. I don't use much math.

Onebyone

I like math when money is involved, other then that I'll let others figure it out. Someone always does. LOL