Originally Posted by
schoolteacher
Dina....Love this idea. Very pretty!! If using 5 different fabrics, how many yards would I get?
Oh dear, I just used from my stash. If you are going with the 42 block (starting with ten inch squares) you would need 9 squares of each 5 fabrics( 42 by 5 is "close" to nine), so you would need 30 inches of each, plus more for binding and borders. I would buy a yard of each, plus more for borders.
If you are going with the 30 block size, you would need less....20 inches of each...though I would buy extra, plus more for borders and bindings.
I think this would work. Each block is 10 by 10 before you cut it down farther....do watch the video, it makes it very easy to understand. If your fabric is 42 inches, you can get four squares in ten inches....ten for each four blocks you want. Just cut blocks 10 by 10 until you have 42...or 30...then just follow the vidoe. You wouldn't even need equal amounts of each fabric.
Hope this helps. LIke I said, it is easy to put together and looks good.
Dina