New York Beauty Quilt Along Begins Oct 1st
09-04-2012, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by sweet
I would love to join in on this. But I am confused about the fabric selection. Does anyone have an idea of how much yardage, and how many different colors I'd need to gather? Is there 1 fabric that would be more prominent where I would need more of? Thanks.....
09-04-2012, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by QM
For anyone considering doing a NYB, TRY IT! I was very leery of this pattern group, but I really love them now that I have tried. My first NYB quilt was immediately grabbed by my DH. These tuts look really good.
These are the two I made most recently, one for my DDiL and one for my doc's nurse practicioner, both wonderful people. One of my next projects will be a NYB purse.
These are the two I made most recently, one for my DDiL and one for my doc's nurse practicioner, both wonderful people. One of my next projects will be a NYB purse.
09-05-2012, 05:56 AM
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Here is something to go by from a NYB sew along I was following. These are 8x8 blocks so adjust what is needed from there. Remember scrappy is ok.
Here are the approximate fabric requirements if you are planning on making all ten 8" x 8" blocks:
- 10 fat eighths for main fabrics (or 5 fat quarters or scrap fabric)
- 1-1/2 yards background fabric
Here are the approximate fabric requirements if you are planning on making all ten 8" x 8" blocks:
- 10 fat eighths for main fabrics (or 5 fat quarters or scrap fabric)
- 1-1/2 yards background fabric
09-05-2012, 07:25 AM
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Originally Posted by kristen0112
That is a good question. I am not sure how much fabric you will really use since I do mine with about 15-20 different fabrics. If you're keeping to a few fabrics, most of the bigger corner pieces are close to 9 inches across and down but not square so you could flip and get two in approximately 10-12 inch square. Other pieces are about 5 inches in length and can either be narrow or wide...the blocks when completed are 8 1/2 inches and there will be 40 of them maybe 4-5 yards in total? But that is a guess.
I am almost finished with a baby quilt for our great grand son and when that is finished then I can start on these. I am really looking forward to it!
09-06-2012, 04:01 AM
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I would love to be able to do paper piecing. It is one thing I need to learn. So, I clicked on the line for the patterns, found a sample block, printed it out. Ummm it is in a foreign language. Well, guess I need help already. I wanted to try one before I committed to this. Any suggestions for this girl? 
09-06-2012, 05:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Mariposa
sunrise-- you will get the 40 blocks from making 4 blocks of each of the ten different patterns~
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