Originally Posted by mombeth07
I would like to start out doing a baby quilt, my daughter is having her second baby in August so I would like to surprise her with a baby quilt. One that would either go for a boy or girl. So how many charm packs would I need to purchase. Thanks
How lovely! Haven't had a new baby around for quite a while.
For a baby quilt I'd make it 36"x42" and then add at least 6" of border (3" each side" Babies have a habit of growing fast.)
You will be using 5" squares to make 6" pinwheels by the sew around method.
That would be 6 x 7 = 42 pinwheels.
you need 2 5" squares for pinwheels and 2 for background.
You need 84 charms for pinwheels and 84 for background.
If each charm pack has 42 then 2 pkgs for pinwheels and 2 pkgs for backgrounds.
That doesn't leave you any extras for mistakes but that's what they make seam rippers for!
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