1600" Quilt
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Originally Posted by Jan in VA
Hmmm, instead of donated blocks made from a 'pattern of the month', we could request 2&1/2" - 3" strips of fabric be donated each month during the year with a 1600" quilt sew day in the spring!
Jan in VA
Jan in VA
Even if people in the guild don't come to the actual sewing of charity quilts, contributing x number of strips is something pretty much everyone could do.
4" strips = less cutting of strips, less sewing, less seams, more quilts.
You'd just have to figure out how many strips you'd need for each quilt.
I'm calculating (back of the envelope) around 24 strips for the 48"x64" size.
Formula is:
64 divided by FINISHED strip width (3.5") = 19 (rounded up)
48" (width of quilt) x 19 strips long = 912 inches
912" divided by 40 (width of fabric est) = 23 strips plus 1
I used 40" instead of 42" for WOF to guesstimate some of the inches lost on the diagonal seams when joining the strips, plus one just because.
It's a guesstimate. Check my math. I'm not responsible for anything before noon. :mrgreen:
Looks like using standard Jelly rolls you would use around 36-40 strips.
#17
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Columbus, OH
Posts: 362
Four of us got together a couple of weeks ago and made the 1600" quilt using jelly rolls from Connecting Threads in their batik line (needed 2). Lots of fun, very easy. Lesson learned, the paper towel cardboard that I rolled my stitched 1600" length to was great for transport, but take it completely off the roll before you begin, otherwise it wants to twist.
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