Originally Posted by
oklahomamom2
So most of you know that I started my rose lap quilt and I'm on my fourth row but because this is the first one like this I thought it would be long enough after getting them together but after laying it down I noticed nope still two short. But whats bad is I already have three of them sewed together I know I'm going to have to rip them out and put something between them. Could this have been avoided? Is this something that has happened to you? because know its going to take me even longer to get it done.
To answer that question { could this have been avoided?}
In the future, before sewing rows together, measure the width of your rows, then count how many rows there are.... 6 1/2" wide rows, 5 rows is going to be 30" of quilt.... 12 1/2" wide rows, 5 rows = 60".
Decide ahead of time how long you want your quilt to be, then you can decide if you need sashing between rows or borders around the whole quilt. Taking the time to do the math can save lots of ( deconstruction/ reconstruction)