Originally Posted by
dunster
Of the light brown you will need eight 7.5" squares in each of the 15 rows, for a total of 8*15=120 squares. With standard width fabric (I usually count on 40" usable) you can only get 5 squares in the WOF, so you will need 120/5=24 strips. 24*7.5"=180", which is 5 yards. You will need to buy more than 5 yards to account for squaring up and shrinkage if you pre-wash.
Thank you! This was so helpful. I see exactly what you mean. I appreciate you sharing the process with me. I'm still very much in the learning stages.
This is perfect.