Originally Posted by Kas
Holy moley! 16 yards? How big is this thing? That is an aweful lot of fabric.
Too true. I ran the yardage estimator in the EQ Dear Jane software and am finding it hard to believe that the top alone takes 16 yards of sashing/background fabric. Surely that is impossible!?!
And yet, in the Newbie Info on Brenda Papadakis' Dear Jane site, she says:
How much background do I need?
In the book , I suggest 5 yards for the entire quilt. This is an error on my part. If you are hand-piecing, you will need about 8 yards. If you are machine piecing, I recommend about 15 yards. However, if you are foundation piecing, you will need about twenty. This information had been graciously provided by those who have made the top.
Things that make you go hmmm,
Janet