I flunked math, so....
03-21-2014, 12:15 PM
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I flunked math, so....
I could use some help.
The fat quarters I have are all stripes, and I have to cut pieces measuring 3.5" x 7.5". The pieces should be half vertical and half horizontal. I just can't figure out how to get the most bang for my buck, to cut which first or whether it makes any difference.
I hope I am making sense..
The fat quarters I have are all stripes, and I have to cut pieces measuring 3.5" x 7.5". The pieces should be half vertical and half horizontal. I just can't figure out how to get the most bang for my buck, to cut which first or whether it makes any difference.
I hope I am making sense..
03-21-2014, 12:24 PM
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Do you mean like a mitered corner? I have a rail fence and want to use some striped shirts where the corners would be mitered. Never mind I don't think that's what you have in mind. Somebody helppppppppp!!!!!!!!!!
03-21-2014, 12:41 PM
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My FQs are pretty consistent, none under 18" x 22", most have a little more.
No, nothing about miters, I just need to know the best way to get the most strips (half of them vertically striped and half of them horizontally striped) out of the FQs.
No, nothing about miters, I just need to know the best way to get the most strips (half of them vertically striped and half of them horizontally striped) out of the FQs.
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03-21-2014, 12:56 PM
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Does it matter where on the stripes you cut? Some striped fabrics are " uneven" and where you cut on the pattern might matter.
You could take graph paper and sketch it out. Or take a piece of newspaper the size of a fq and draw the blocks on it as a test run
You could take graph paper and sketch it out. Or take a piece of newspaper the size of a fq and draw the blocks on it as a test run
03-21-2014, 01:32 PM
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I sketched this out on notecards.
Assuming your fat quarter is 18"x22", your best bet is probably to cut the fat quarter in half first, making 2 pieces that are 18"x11". This will yield 6 rectangles with stripes going one way and 5 rectangles with strips going the other way. If you must have the same number each way, then the most you can get is 5 sets.
If you cut the rectangle in half the other way (so it measures 9"x22"), you get 6 rectangles with stripes going one way but only 4 rectangles with stripes going the other way.
I'm not feeling that great today, so I hope somebody checks my reasoning. You could check it yourself by coloring two sheets of graph paper with stripes; make each graph square 1". Then divide and cut both ways to see if I am right.
If your fat quarters are a different size than 18"x22", all bets are off.
Assuming your fat quarter is 18"x22", your best bet is probably to cut the fat quarter in half first, making 2 pieces that are 18"x11". This will yield 6 rectangles with stripes going one way and 5 rectangles with strips going the other way. If you must have the same number each way, then the most you can get is 5 sets.
If you cut the rectangle in half the other way (so it measures 9"x22"), you get 6 rectangles with stripes going one way but only 4 rectangles with stripes going the other way.
I'm not feeling that great today, so I hope somebody checks my reasoning. You could check it yourself by coloring two sheets of graph paper with stripes; make each graph square 1". Then divide and cut both ways to see if I am right.
If your fat quarters are a different size than 18"x22", all bets are off.
03-21-2014, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Prism99
I sketched this out on notecards.
Assuming your fat quarter is 18"x22", your best bet is probably to cut the fat quarter in half first, making 2 pieces that are 18"x11". This will yield 6 rectangles with stripes going one way and 5 rectangles with strips going the other way. If you must have the same number each way, then the most you can get is 5 sets.
If you cut the rectangle in half the other way (so it measures 9"x22"), you get 6 rectangles with stripes going one way but only 4 rectangles with stripes going the other way.
I'm not feeling that great today, so I hope somebody checks my reasoning. You could check it yourself by coloring two sheets of graph paper with stripes; make each graph square 1". Then divide and cut both ways to see if I am right.
If your fat quarters are a different size than 18"x22", all bets are off.
Assuming your fat quarter is 18"x22", your best bet is probably to cut the fat quarter in half first, making 2 pieces that are 18"x11". This will yield 6 rectangles with stripes going one way and 5 rectangles with strips going the other way. If you must have the same number each way, then the most you can get is 5 sets.
If you cut the rectangle in half the other way (so it measures 9"x22"), you get 6 rectangles with stripes going one way but only 4 rectangles with stripes going the other way.
I'm not feeling that great today, so I hope somebody checks my reasoning. You could check it yourself by coloring two sheets of graph paper with stripes; make each graph square 1". Then divide and cut both ways to see if I am right.
If your fat quarters are a different size than 18"x22", all bets are off.
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