MSQC falling charms question
11-09-2013, 05:26 PM
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I bought the shape cutter with coupon and LOVE it! I was able to get 19 strips from the fabric I had in my stash. Using these calculations I will be able to make the quilt with 63 charms (I'm using some I bought at Big Lots for this 1st try) and will have 7 rows across and 9 down! Thanks everyone for your help. Dianna
I just cut 2.5 inch strips from yardage--much cheaper than jelly rolls, and I can get exactly the shade of background fabric I want. You will need 12" of 2.5 inch strips for each charm (assuming 5" charms). Multiply that by the number of charms and you will get the total number of inches of 2.5 inch strips you need. Then divide by about 40 for the number of strips to cut. Remember to round up. Cutting the 2.5 inch strips isn't so bad, I got into a sort of rhythm and just cut, cut, cut. Any extra strips I cut I used for the binding.
11-25-2013, 12:56 PM
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I have made 2 falling charms quilts and LOVE making them. I bought the June Tailor Shape Cutter and LOVE it. Makes cutting SO easy and it's so exciting to get straight cuts.
The first quilt I made I used cheap "sheeting" fabric and Big Lots charm pack to try to out the pattern. Came out okay but was disappointed in sheeting fabric. I will keep that one for myself and I'm hoping the quilting will give it more stability.
So I made the pattern again using nice lavender Kona from Hobby Lobby and the leftover charms that I bought from Big Lots. I added a few pieces from my stash that I cut to charm size and ended up making HUGE queen size quilt....love it. It's 88 charms with 8 rows across and 11 down.
I figured out that I can get 8 charms on one strip for 5" side and 6 charms for 7" side. I am very frugal and put them really close together and it was so great to have just little pieces of scraps when I cut them apart.
I have to figure out how to post a picture so will be trying to figure that out next. I used purple for the background on both quilts...really nice. Off to figure out posting picture!
The first quilt I made I used cheap "sheeting" fabric and Big Lots charm pack to try to out the pattern. Came out okay but was disappointed in sheeting fabric. I will keep that one for myself and I'm hoping the quilting will give it more stability.
So I made the pattern again using nice lavender Kona from Hobby Lobby and the leftover charms that I bought from Big Lots. I added a few pieces from my stash that I cut to charm size and ended up making HUGE queen size quilt....love it. It's 88 charms with 8 rows across and 11 down.
I figured out that I can get 8 charms on one strip for 5" side and 6 charms for 7" side. I am very frugal and put them really close together and it was so great to have just little pieces of scraps when I cut them apart.
I have to figure out how to post a picture so will be trying to figure that out next. I used purple for the background on both quilts...really nice. Off to figure out posting picture!
02-05-2014, 03:25 PM
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jellyrollfabric.com is not a quilting site. It's just a site where the owner is trying to get money for referrals. You can accomplish the same thing by using your favorite search engine and searching for "jelly roll fabric sale"
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