Alu_Rathbone

I'm having some one make a quilt for me, and I need to know how much fabric to buy since I'm enlarging it to a queen.

The original quilt is 56.5"x56.5" and it is going to be enlarged to 86"x93"

This is what the directions say I need...

Fabric Requirements
10-12 Assorted prints ... 1/4 yd. of each
Blue star print ... 1 3/8 yds.
Black solid ... 1 1/2 yds.
Cream solid ... 1/2 yds.
Backing ... 3 1/2 yds.
Batting ... Twin size
Other Materials
Sewing thread
Quilting thread (hand-quilting)
Monofilament thread (machine-quilting)

This is how to cut it

Cutting Instructions
Assorted prints
... 14 strips 2 1/2" x WOF (width of fabric) cut in pairs of 2
... 7 strips 2 1/2" x 21", 1 to match each WOF pair
... 14 strips 2 1/2" x 21", cut in pairs of 2
... 7 strips 2 1/2" x WOF, 1 to match each 21" pair
Blue star print
...*1 square 44" x 44", cut in half diagonally to make half-square triangles (1 triangle needed)


... 4 squares 7" x 7", cut in half diagonally to make half-square triangles (cut from remaining 44" triangle)
Black solid
... 4 strips 2 1/2" x 58", pieced from 6 WOF strips
... 1 Template A
... 1 Template B
... 1 Template C
... 1 Template D
Cream solid
... 1 Template E
* cut first

and here is a photo of said quilt

Could some one tell me how much I will need to make this to the queen size? (86"x96")

Prism99

Wow! I'll be impressed if someone is able to figure that out for you!

What I would probably do is calculate what percentage bigger the queen is (say, 30% bigger overall?), then purchase even more of each yardage (say, 40-50%). The leftovers would go into a stash.

ghostrider

You're trying to turn a square into a rectangle without explaining what you plan to add to make it so. In other words, you need more of something on two sides to make it into a rectangle.

Alu_Rathbone

Good point... lol I didn't even think of that! I'll show you the version of the quilt I found to show what I want with the quilt... I should have explain that! sorry!

I do want a border on it...

mosquitosewgirl

Where did you get the pattern? There have been several of us looking for the Cat Stairway to Heaven pattern.

Alu_Rathbone

http://web.archive.org/web/200703022...ern/index.html

I got that after asking around... and it does work... but if it does not I can email it... I saved this to my computer.

jljack

Well, that's stretching it quite far. Someone very experienced could maybe figure out how to enlarge the pattern, but it's going to be difficult. If all you want are the 9 patch pattern added to sides and top/bottom, then just measure inches and figure out how many more of the blocks you would need to do them. Am I being clear? Just figure how many more of the blocks you need, and go by the square inches of the blocks to know how much fabric.

JUNEC

The pattern was from McCalls - called Stairway To Cat Heaven - It's made from a nine patch

http://www.runawayquilters.com/2007/wednesday.shtml - info on quilt is half way down

JUNEC

Here is a site that works

http://web.archive.org/web/20070302220618/http://mccallsquilting.com/golden/mg01_pattern/index.html

Alu_Rathbone

Thats actually an enlarged version of it... and I like that one... ... Thanks.