Well glad you can return it for a refund. Did they say why there is such a big difference in the boxes?

I get an email about them re their quilting deals but don't ever remember seeing a deal of the day. Is there someplace to look on their site for that? Yeah... like I need more fabric... LOL!

Here is the link for their deals: http://www.craftsy.com/deals/. I think it is the quilting deals you get already, but it does change or add to daily.

And I think I get emails because I registed on the site.

hi friends, i have a question unrelated to the mystery boxes so here goes, how many fat quarters to a yard of fabric. i am attempting to make a quilt with a block that requires only 3 different fabrics. the problem for me is that i don't know how to figure out how much fabric i need to make the quilt. the block is 10 1/2 inches unfinished with a center square 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 outer rectangles 4- 2 1/2 x 3 inches and 4 - 2 1/2 x 5 inches. with the trim being 2 - 1 1/2 x 4 1/2; 2- 1 1/2 x 6 1/2; and 4 - 1/1/2 x 2 1/2 i don't know if this helps the pattern is called garden fence, i suppose if i told you that to begin with i wouldn't have had to put all the dimensions in there lol. oh well rookie what can i say. i contacted the person who posted the pattern but she doesn't want to give out to much information as she is thinking of publishing it. she did tell me that i could get the 2 blocks out of the fat quarter. so the rest is up to me and YOU if i can get some help. i figured i would make it 10 blocks by 8 blocks not even sure if that will be the size i want but i can add a border or 2 to help the size along. i just don't want to start making it until i am sure i have enough fabric to make it. i could also make 2 different colored blocks and alternate them on the quilt. i am using white fabric for the trim around the blocks just so you know. i have a ton of white fabric. sorry for going on but i have nowhere to turn as i am attempting to do this without anyone i know here to help. so your it. hope you have big shoulders. thanks so much for listening, rachelle

You should probably start a seperate thread to get all your questions answered- but a fat quarter is 1/4 of a yard, so 4 make up a yard.

A "quarter yard" cut of fabric is 9 inches x Width of Fabric, this isn't as easy to cut out many shapes (and loses a lot of fabric due to fraying in the washing machine) so fat quarters are used instead. To do this, the quilt store cuts 18 inches (half a yard), and then cuts it in half, so a fat quarter is 18 inches x half the width of fabric (often 22 or 21 inches). You can get four quarter yard cuts out of a yard (36 inches), or you could get four fat quarters.

thanks for that much and the idea about a seperate thread is good. know how do i go about that . sorry to sound so unconnected but i am. lol i will get better with these things eventually. lol

Go to the Main page, in the top left corner, under the ads, is POST NEW THREAD.

Nice stash! I'm working on mine as often as DH will let me out of the house! lol He KNOWS I may not be able to make it home without hitting Joann's, at least, to check out the remnant bin. ;)

here is a mini tute sorta to help make the blocks. http://hyacinthquiltdesigns.blogspot...den-fence.html

but that quilt pattern goes by many names, garden fence is just one of them.

there is also a garden fence quilt along on the web so do a google search for it and perhaps the quilt along will help answer your questions.

that is the site i was using. and it doesn't give the fabric requirements thats where i am stuck
thanks for replying