I have never quilted but now I think I want to start with a king size (I know I am nuts) Snowball quilt. How do you know how much fabric to buy for your blocks? The center pieces and the corners?

Thanks so much and I love seeing all your beautiful work.

snowball quilts are fun and cool to do!!! i would use a TON of different fabrics in the centers ( i am a scrappy girl!!) and then use all the same solids in the corners....my favorite is BLACK. this gives the eye a place to rest when looking at all those great wonderful colors in the blocks....have fun!!

jodi in leavenworth

Yes but how much do I need of each fabric? I have scraps but how much for corners?

I am sure once I get one done, it won't be so scary.

what size are your snowball blocks going to be?

when i do a snowball, i use 6 1/2 inch squares for the center blocks and 2 1/2 squares of black for the corners. for a king size, i would ''guess'' a yard and a half for the corners and 166 6 1/2 inch squares of scraps for the centers. that is making a quilt 12 x 14 rows. then add borders to make it the size you want.

jodi in levenworth

ps......i use a ton of novelity fabrics and then it becomes an eye spy quilt. or do a quilt with all flowers or all dogs and cats...just have fun

Here is a king sized snowball quilt that I did. Only the top is finished. It was a gift to my mother in law but she passed away before I was able to complete the quilt, but she did get to see the top after it was all finished and she really liked it.
I couldn't tell you how much fabric it took to make it. Because originally I bought 2 yards of fabric and ended up going back to get more, but for the main blocks, I am thinking it was probably 5 yards, but not too sure.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-92570-1.htm#2321251

Those are the measurements I used on my snowball. I will have to make another one and use different fabrics like you did. That would be so cool. Thanks for the idea.

hey pugmom....i see you are in northeast kansas....i'm in leavenworth...where are you???????

I am just outside Topeka. I think you are an hour or so away.

That is gorgeous! Thank you so much for the info. I think that is just what I needed...maybe.