Originally Posted by soccertxi

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There are a few here that are used for much less.

I like to do this kind of math when I am sitting waiting in airports! Pick one shape in your block. Count how many you need for one block. multiply that by how many blocks you need.

Say you need 4 3 1/2 inch blocks for this block. And you need 12 blocks

4 X12 = 48 blocks (total for that piece for the whole quilt)
now to decide how many will fit in a strip

40 (width of fabric...yours might be bigger...I go smaller just in case) /3.5=11.42/per strip of fabric
48 (what you need)/ 11/strip=4.3 or 5 strips of 3.5 inch fabric with some left over

Clear as mud? lol