Hey everyone, I'm new to this site, and new to quilting.. I need a hand trying to figure out what I need for fabric.
http://thejiltedballerina.blogspot.c...-tutorial.html
Thats the link to the tutorial I'm using. I want to do roughly a 6 foot x 6 foot throw.
Can someone just double check and tell me if my calculations are right??
A note about the materials:
This will all make sense once you've read through the tutorial
(8) eight background squares=36"
for every (16) sixteen background squares you will have 22 windows
Use the guide below to determine your fabric needs.
1 yard of 44" wide fabric yields approx (12) twelve 10" squares
3 1/4 squares for windows (scraps)
2 1/2 squares for batting (scraps) (batting is optional) - I HAVE THIS ALREADY
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So I want to make a blanket thats like 6 feet by 6 feet.. Just a throw blanket.. My last blanket ended up being roughly 5x5 and I want this one to be a bit bigger.
so according to my calculations...
1 yard = 36 inches
For the background squares I need:
6 feet = 72 inches.. so I need 16 background squares by 16 background squares.
So thats 256 squares total.. if 1 yard does 12 I need
21.5 yards.
Please double check this because I've been getting yards and feet mixed up...
For the windows I need:
(sixteen background squares = 22 windows) so 22 x 22 = 484 windows.
if a piece of fabric is 44 inches wide that means I can get 13 (3.25") squares from the width and I need 38 squares from the length. (that equals 494 squares so yes I will have some fabric left over but 37 isn't enough)
38 (squares from length) x 3.25 (dimensions of window square) = 124 total inches in length / 36 inches =
3.5 yards.
This is my second quilt.. my first one was a rag throw made out of flannel for my baby and I to cuddle with our for him/her to lay on. Its super thick and warm and actually turned out really good for my first blanket! I'm excited to start my second quilt
