How much fabric do I need of three different fabrics.
#1
How much fabric do I need of three different fabrics.
Hi Everyone. I have a question and I am sure that I have probably asked before but don't remember. But I have pen in hand and the pattern to write it down on my pattern for further uses.
I need to figure out how much actual yardage of 3 different fabrics I will need.
I need 132 five inch blocks of color 1
I need 128 five inch blocks of color 2
I need 28 five inch blocks of color 3
Thank you so much for your help. I want to make my nephew and his girlfriend a quilt for their wedding. They just got engaged yesterday so there is no date set as of yet that I am aware of and I want to get started on the quilt as soon as I can just in case they have a short engagement.
And NO I AM NOT going to make a wedding ring quilt...I have made enough of those to cure myself from ever wanting to do another. )).
I need to figure out how much actual yardage of 3 different fabrics I will need.
I need 132 five inch blocks of color 1
I need 128 five inch blocks of color 2
I need 28 five inch blocks of color 3
Thank you so much for your help. I want to make my nephew and his girlfriend a quilt for their wedding. They just got engaged yesterday so there is no date set as of yet that I am aware of and I want to get started on the quilt as soon as I can just in case they have a short engagement.
And NO I AM NOT going to make a wedding ring quilt...I have made enough of those to cure myself from ever wanting to do another. )).
#2
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Essex, UK
Posts: 252
I just used the quiltcalc app on my phone and it gave me these numbers:
Colour 1 - 2 3/8 yards
Colour 2 - 2 1/4 yards
Colour 3 - 5/8 yard
I'm not sure how precise it is as I haven't used it for a quilt of my own yet, but I hope it helps!
Oh, and the calculator assumed the width of fabric as 43 inches
:-)
Colour 1 - 2 3/8 yards
Colour 2 - 2 1/4 yards
Colour 3 - 5/8 yard
I'm not sure how precise it is as I haven't used it for a quilt of my own yet, but I hope it helps!
Oh, and the calculator assumed the width of fabric as 43 inches
:-)
#3
I just used the quiltcalc app on my phone and it gave me these numbers:
Colour 1 - 2 3/8 yards
Colour 2 - 2 1/4 yards
Colour 3 - 5/8 yard
I'm not sure how precise it is as I haven't used it for a quilt of my own yet, but I hope it helps!
Oh, and the calculator assumed the width of fabric as 43 inches
:-)
Colour 1 - 2 3/8 yards
Colour 2 - 2 1/4 yards
Colour 3 - 5/8 yard
I'm not sure how precise it is as I haven't used it for a quilt of my own yet, but I hope it helps!
Oh, and the calculator assumed the width of fabric as 43 inches
:-)
#4
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Northern Michigan
Posts: 12,861
5" squares... Fabric 40" X 36". (8 x5=40) (7 x 5= 35) so. You can cut (8 x 7) 56 (5") squares from one yard of fabric.
Hopefully this will help you see how to figure out your needs in the future.
Hopefully this will help you see how to figure out your needs in the future.
#5
I tend to agree more with ckcowl by using 40 inches as a wof. Fabrics are not always 44/45 (like when I first started sewing) and you don't want to be short fabric, especially if you are unable to get more of it! Good luck with your quilt!
#7
Here is a link to a free online calculator that I use ALL the time. Their instructions are simple and clear.
http://www.vrya.net/quilt/flash/QuiltCalc_Loader.html
I don't mind doing the calculations myself but it is nice to not need to.
http://www.vrya.net/quilt/flash/QuiltCalc_Loader.html
I don't mind doing the calculations myself but it is nice to not need to.
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