Originally Posted by athenagwis
tehe I did the EXACT same thing. I bought some charm packs for the first time ever, and figured out that one pack would make abut a 30x27 quilt (way too small), so I just doubled it to 60x53. Doubled size means double the charm packs right? So I bought 2 and went on my way. Started sewing and realized (ever so slowly) that doubled width and height means 4 times the number of charms .... not 2!! I needed 4 packs for the size I wanted, so now I am stuck trying to figure out how to make a good size quilt with 2 Love U charm packs because they were the last 2 in my LQS and I don't want to pay shipping to just get two more!! LOL
So you are TOTALLY not alone.
Cheers!
Rachel
Oh gosh, I totally just did the same thing, except with yardage, not charms. Doubled the size of the squares in a quilt so I bought double the yardage. I still don't quite know how the math works out on that but I needed 4 times the original pattern's yardage, not just double. So I paid shipping twice. :P
I can tell y'all right now, if I quilt for the rest of my life (which hopefully will be a LONG time :)) I know I will never totally "get" all the math involved. The artistic, right brained side of me is what is drawn to quilting. The left side of my brain is just roped in and struggling to hold on for the ride! :)