crkathleen

so thats a no go on the fab. I was holding onto the green to make a hunter star. :) Maybe I need to go find the Right fabric at the store.... No harm in looking right :lol:

tuesy

Awww, Amerciana is perfect for this!! I can't wait to see it all together.

kluedesigns

never any harm in looking - i've made my best purchases when i was just out to look.

bearpaw

Love the blues, but the Gallery in Reds are gorgeous!!

kluedesigns

thats how i felt.

i was really toying with doing a bright batik DJ but when i saw the Gallery in Red i just knew it was perfect and bought it on the spot.

pittsburgpam

I just read that about the fabric requirements in the software. I was looking at Civil War layer cakes and wondering how much I would need. If a quarter of a quarter, 9"x11", willl make two blocks (or a block and a triangle) then a layer cake of 40 pieces would make 80 blocks. It would require a little more than 4 layer cakes.

I think I may go that route and try to find at least 5 layer cakes in different CW collections.

What is the original background fabric like? Is it a solid off-white or beige or is it patterend?

kluedesigns

i haven't seen the quilt in person but when you zoom in on the original quilt in the software it looks like its solid cream.

kluedesigns

you can really see the original quilt with amazing detail in the software - i'm shocked.

kluedesigns

i printed out the fabric requirements for this quilt.

the red/white fabric i need 7 yards

the white/red fabric i need 6 yards

the patterned indigo (for pieced blocks/triangles/corners) i need 12 yards

the solid blue triangles i need 2.5 yards on top of this number i would have to add for sashing and binding so about another 3-4 yards.


then of course the backing fabric.

pittsburgpam

That's a lot of fabric!

A solid cream Kona cotton would be good then for my background.