How do I? Can someone help me Please?
 

Hell everyone,

I am wondering if anyone can tell me how I would calculate the yardage of fabric needed to make a table runner and six place mats. I am planing on making Dresden Plates. Runner would be 13" X 40" and six place mats at 12" X 17", and there would be 16 "petals" for each plate. So 9 Dresden plates would be made in total! Please can someone help me!!

TreeFrog

I think that I am way over thinking the math in the process!!

Are you going to make the Dresden plate petals all different colours? Are you going to appliqué the plate to a background fabric or do just plates? Is the table runner going to be 2 solid pieces of fabric, front and back or are you going to add Dresden plates to the ends? Inquiring minds need to know a little more details.:)
I have a pattern for 4-141/2 Dresden plates and a 15X43 tablerunner and 4 napkins. Adding up the amounts are about 8 fat quarters(4 of those for napkins) 4 and 1/2 yards of main fabric.