Originally Posted by Butterflyspain
Donna,
Here are the fabric lists from the book for a 62 x 62" quilt. I have enlarged mine some of the pieces are very small so my patterns are 10", so you will have to get the material accordingly.
Background and wide border in same colour = 4 1/2 yds
Narrow border =1 YD
Wide Multi border multicoloured = 2Yds
Binding = 5/8th
Sashing 1/8th
Backing 4 yds
Assorted scraps/batiks for applique
If you look at the Pattern by googling it you will see what I mean by the different borders required.
Hope that helps and gets you started thinking about your fabrics
Elle
I got 10 yards of Kona black for my background. I am making 10in finished blocks, cutting them 11in for working on, as that just fits four across the width. I think there will be some left over, but I don't mind putting that in my stash.
I read what you said about not wanting small cuts of fabric, but seriously, I have used quite a few of 5in squares I had hanging around. You can get four of the smaller hearts (that make up a lot of the flowers) out of one of those. I have made 20 blocks now, and I have what looks like more fabric left over than I have used! I have also used some regular fabric in the blocks when I thought it fitted in. (see my block 16 on the thread for that)
The easiest way to find all the AOTH threads is to go down to the bottom of the page, click on Topic Lists, then on the Affairs of the Heart Cyber sew, and that will bring you to all of the threads together rather than having to search for them all over the board.