Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
Originally Posted by valsma
When reading a pattern and looking at the fabric requirements alot of them will say like; assorted light/medium (insert color) prints 2 3/8 - 2 3/4 yards total.
It may do this for a number of the colors of fabics needed for the quit top. But it doesn't say how many assorted fabrics or how to divide the yardage up.
Do you just decide how many assort. fabrics you want to use then divide the yardage by that number?
Does that make sence to anyone? Thanks for any insight.
They say that because it doesn't matter how many different prints you use. If you only have three add them up to the required amount. Have 10? Add them up to the required amount. Each fabric doesn't have to be the same amount either. You can use three third of a yard cuts, plus five quarter yard cuts and one half yard cut.
Patterns like that are trying to stretch your creativity. They're also trying to get you away from recreating the pictured quilt exactly.
Not trying to recreate the pictured quilt, my skills are not that advanced, I just wasn't sure if that is what they were suggesting. It makes sence though that they would want you to use your own creativity or the amount of prints you choose to create your own unique quilt.