how much yardage of each fabric I need for this quilt. All it says is you need 10 Lights and 10 darks to make a 68 x 78" quilt.
Quilt is PP and I got the pattern at Hancocks of Paducah.

If only they would have said in their info about it whether it was Fat Q´s or Half yards I could have ordered the darned material.
Here is the link called Japanese Fans....

I would be very grateful if you could help Thanks so much

http://www.hancocks-paducah.com/Item...atterns--m-164

Elle

It's a berautiful quilt and paper-pieced which allows for the use of odd pieces as well. Have you tried emailing them? They surely have the information.

Wow Elle, that one is gonna be a real beauty! Looks hard to me, so you'll probably just breeze through it. I can't figure out the required yardage because I can't tell the size of the blocks...maybe someone on here can though. It appears that you by using 20 different fabrics though that you wouldn't need that much of each one. I'm guessing that a FQ of each would be enough :?:

I can't wait to see this one making progress...I'll be watching!

That's really not good on their part - no putting the size. IMHO...

I would email them and ask them for more info regarding the fabric. Like you said, if you knew, you would have ordered everything and been on your way sooner... and possibly saved yourself some shipping charges... I would maybe stress that, too...

Yes I just loved this one and I want to use some Asian fabrics I have, but I just need more. I will take your advice and ask them though. DAH I didn´t think of that.

Elle

I thought Fat Q´s at first, but I am not sure. I am going to email them, it is rather nice and will be a bit of a challenge I am sure.

Elle

I will email them and will put that idea forward.

Whats IMHO ????

Elle

Whats IMHO ????

Elle[/quote]

In my honest opinion

I always figure a top or backing at about five yards (maybe more, maybe less) - - if I need more, a border isn't a problem to match up.

So, if we are at fat quarters, that would be two and a half yards of light and 2.5 yards of dark ... = five yards, correct?
Lucky you! You figured it out!

The quilt measurements you sited are 68"x78" = 5'8"x 6'6" which equals
4.42 square feet ... hmmm ... I may be doing the math incorrectly ...
let's try this: 5304 square inches ... in 20 fat quarters, you have 7920 square inches ... that should do it!

You were right fat quarters.
did I do that all correctly?

IMHO

In My Humble Opinion

I don't know how I know that, but <g> that's what it means. LOL

I love it beautiful. I also thought Fg at first, but not sure!


Ninnie

Waiting to find out what they tell you! Why didn't they include that info originally! :?

Heck I don´t know how they work, it just makes sense to me to give as much info as possible to increase sales. Think I am in the wrong job LOL

Well you just blew my mind with all that maths. I am fairly new to quilting and have mainly done applique so haven´t needed to be maths proficient (unfortunatley I am not) I believe you Omak. I am going on the fat quarter calculation, and that works out.

THANK YOU so much Elle :D

Judy Niemeyer makes some beautiful patterns. I have two that I haven't had time (or the right fabrics) to try yet. Both of the patterns I have clearly say on the back how much yardage to get. (It's on the last page of instructions, visible within the plastic wrapper.)

If you look at her site you will find that there are quite a few corrections for the pattern you have selected. Be sure to check them out:
http://www.quiltworx.com/demo/pdfs/6_correction.pdf

In one of the corrections, she tells you to cut 42" strips, so these definitely aren't FQs. I think they are full yard pieces, though that seems like a lot of fabric, even for paper piecing. However I just added up the fabric requirements for another quilt (Glacier Pines) and it comes up to almost 20 yards, not counting backing. Ouch, that will be expensive! No wonder I haven't started mine yet. (But they do make gorgeous quilts, and her method of paper piecing is really good.)

Thanks for the tips Dunster, will be sure to check it out.

By chance is one of the quilt patterns you have the Flower one, Bird of Paradise"? That is a beauty.

I also liked the Rain Drops pattern. Hancocks sure have a lot of patterns.

Going to check quiltworks now.

Elle

Dunster, Just printed out the corrections. Many thanks again would not have thought of that either.

Elle

The patterns I have are Cactus Rose and Glacier Pines. Both require some applique in addition to the foundation paper piecing, which is one reason I didn't start them right away. (I hadn't attempted any applique when I bought the patterns, on sale.) I saw Prairie Star made up at one of the local quilt stores, and wow! I want to make that one too.

You might get a quicker response to your question about yardage requirements from Judy Niemeyer's site, http://quiltworx.com/.
I imagine Hancock's will have to ask her anyway.

I've bought several patterns online and there are never the fabric requirements stated. I think that protects the writer from someone just seeing the picture of the pattern and the requirements without purchasing the pattern.

20 yrds. for 1 quilt?????? That is crazy!! :shock: :shock: Heck, I'd have to refinance the house for that! Is there a lot of waste?? I'm going to have to google that pattern to see that...I'm sure it is gorgeous! Oooohhh..I just checked...it IS gorgeous!!

I agree with you, 20 yards would be a lot to devote to one quilt top. We don't really know for sure how much this pattern requires, since it hasn't told us. :(

That said, paper piecing does use more fabric than other patchwork. And pattern designers sometimes pad the fabric estimates so you don't run out. Most of us like to have leftovers for another project anyway.

It still seems like a lot, so I did some figuring... If you were to cover this quilt size ( 68x78 ) with 1" finished patches, and if you allowed .5 inch seam allowance instead of .25 inch (to allow for paper piecing), you would be using 2"x2" unfinished patches, and you would need over 16 yards of fabric. I am figuring that you would be able to use 40" of fabric width, but there's usually some waste there, as well as some waste when straightening the fabric for the first cut. Different sizes and shapes of patches make it really hard to figure, so this is just a simple example.

In addition, this is a complicated pattern, and I for one would have some mistakes that would result in more fabric not being usable. Then you would still need binding. Altogether I wouldn't be too surprized if the answer is really 20 yards.

Looks like a beautiful quilt. I'm no good at figuring out how much fabric though. Hope you find your answer.

Elle, that is going to be one gorgeous quilt!
And I am surprised too, they didn't specify. Strange.
Can't wait to see it all done, then you can send it to me! lol
Oh no! You can save the postage. I'll just take it home with me after I go to visit you. :) :) :)

Yipes Dunster, that is a lot, will have to remortgage the house for this one LOL However I have been collecting Asian fabrics for a while so I have a bit of a stash, but NOT that much.

I am keeping my fingers crossed that they come back to me today with the yardages.

Thank you for all your help.

Elle

NO no no, you can´t have this one this is for US. Not yet made a quilt for just us, I have given all the rest away. :(

Elle

You'll have PLENTY of time to make another one before I get there. You have about a year and a half. Sheesh! So, make this one for yourself, that way, you will know all the quirks of making it and then you can do mine! :) :)

Hey Terri...pooor ole' Elle will be sooo worn out from the wedding and the making of THIS quilt that theres NO way she could get another made for you....you'll just have to settle for swiping this one when her back is turned...surely you thought of that!!! :wink:

Right I am off to the Locksmith to get a very large lock and if she want the key it will be round one of the dogs necks hee hee.

Elle

68 inches by 72 inches = 4896 inches
4896 inches divided by 144 inches = 34 square feet

144 square inches in a square foot (12 x 12)

I figure a yard of fabric - after washing - has about 35 x 40 square inches of usable fabric , which is 1400 square inches

35 x 42 = 1470

It looks like odd shapes that wouldn't cut very efficiently - and if you are using the paper piecing method - and want to fussy cut for design -

??

Thank you so much Bearisgray for all your hard work.

I have written to the company that distributes the pattern to tell me the yardage required. If they don´t then I will have to wait till the pattern gets here.

You know when you get the urge to get all your fabrics together and you can´t, well I am miffed, however patience Elle patience :D

I though you already had the pattern and the amounts weren't listed in the instructions.

Then I would have been REALLY upset with the pattern.

I can relate with wanting to get the show on the road before the pattern arrives.

How long does it take for items to reach you via mail (on average) from various locations?

I LOVE math! The actual size of the quilt is 68 x 78 which equals 5304 square inches.
5304 divided by 144 equals 36 square feet, with a remainder of 120, maybe 7/8 ths of a yard?
so, then I took the square inches in a fat quarter = 396 sq inches x 20 (if the ten light/ten dark figures are fat quarters) x 20 = 7920 square inches which works out to - - hmmm... 55 square feet ...

that looks like it would be enough to make the quilt and then some! But, we know that is where scraps come from, so more is good, right? <g>
I have to know if my math is correct! <g> The square foot thing eluded me in my first post ... thanks bearis gray for filling that part in!

need to remember to add for all those seam allowances

oops - didn't read carefully for the finished size

seam allowances??? what seam allowances?

LOL I didn't quite understand the square inches of the washed fabric ... my figures were trying to see if the ten/ten were fat quarters or which.
Were you figuring out straight yards?

Square inches of washed fabric:

Suppose I get a piece of fabric from the quilt shop and it measures EXACTLY 36 inches long by 42 inches wide.

I wash all my fabrics before cutting. Some people don't, but I KNOW that my finished quilts will need to be washed again at some point if they are used - which I hope they will be.

I've found that most pieces of cotton fabric shrink some when washed. Sometimes lengthwise, sometimes crosswise. I overcast the ends of the fabric before washing to minimize raveling.

If the fabric was off-grain , I could lose some more inches if I cut fabric from selvage to selvage. If the crosswise fabric grain was straight, maybe only a 1/2 inch or so due to raveling.

So, after I might lose some area due to shrinkage, raveling, being off grain, and the selvages, I maybe have 34 x 40 inches of usable fabric.

Some pattern makers seem to be very close in their fabric needs and others seem to allow for "extra."

Bottom line: I don't think I answered your question as to how much fabric you need for that quilt.

Good luck with it.

Butterflyspain I have done a couple of Judy's patterns and on the very back page it has shown the yardage. Have you checked her website?

Usually 2 weeks from America. Guess I will have to wait they still have not got back to me. Anyway I am very grateful to everyone who has helped me.

Elle

Oke, Have bought pattern from web but has not arrived yet. The site stated 10 Lights and 10 darks and I just wanted to get going with choosing fabrics, I have checked the website and there are no yardages, but some of the girls have come up with some very good maths on this on.

Elle

I am sure your maths are correct.

I am giving you 100/100 for that one (g)

Me I hate maths and always have. :(