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Old 02-12-2011, 07:56 AM
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catmcclure
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Originally Posted by lue
I've always bought yardage and never fat quarters. I get the concept of color matching when I buy them in sets but how many fat quarters does it take to make a quilt? Is it more or less expensive to buy fat quarters than yardage? Thanks for helping me.
I made this star quilt for my grandson using 12 fat quarters and about 2 yards of black sashing/border fabric. It's a twin size. I used my own pattern - stacked the fabric, cut it, shuffled it, and sewed it together. Took me only 4 hours to cut and sew the 12 blocks, but it took me almost 8 hours to paper piece the cornerstones and corner blocks.
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