I am a brand new quilter. I have made several rag quilts and am finishing my first 4 patch. I would like to do a rail fence with 3 colors for a queen size bed. Can you please help me figure how much material i need? Thanks so much. You beautiful quilts are wonderful.

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Welcome from west Tennessee, Google Rail Fence quilt patterns, theres everything you need to know, good luck.

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Welcome from Virginia, Nice to have you with us. And good luck with your rail fence. Just google rail fence quilt and you will get all kinds of options.

welcome from another Massachusetts quilter. There are many free patterns for Rail Fence. Just Google it and you will see. They will tell you how much to buy for you size. There is also a good Tutorial on UTUBE on Rail Fence Quilts. Very Good. Good Luck

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Don't forget we also have a "search" section and tutorials right here on this board that can be very helpful. There are quite a few people that can calculate that for you - but better results will be had if you post your question under the "main" section.

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To Answer your question. I usually use EQ...or you can bring the pattern to your local quilt shop and see how much you need. Also there is a free rail fence quilt design at victorianaquiltdesigns.com. The design is for 72" x 84" and uses 3 yds of dark, 1.5 yds of medium, and 3 yds of light.

And.. I think there is a place to post questions here. Being new myself, can't remember where that is.

Good luck.