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nightquilter 01-20-2019 07:59 PM

Hunters star
 
I have the rapid fire ruler for the hunters star pattern. I want to use 3 fabrics, I can not find anywhere how much yardage for a 3 fabric quilt top to fit a queen bed.All this pattern info gives is for a 36 x 36.Which is 3/4 yard for each of the 3 colors. Can someone help me with the yardage? Thanks in advance.

Battle Axe 01-20-2019 09:13 PM

There was a huge poster that wrapped my Deb Tucker Hunter's Star Rapid Fire ruler. So how big do you want this queen sized quilt? My targets are 90-92 x 100-108. (I'm downstairs and I'm doing this from memory.)

So 36 times 36 is _______. and 90 times 108 is ______. Then divide the first number into the second one and that will be the factor you take times the 3/4 of a yard.

Hope I didn't lose you. Marcia

Gay 01-20-2019 09:32 PM

A bit of a tall order without actually seeing how you plan to use the three colours. I drew one up in EQ using only 2 colours with 12" blocks - 7x7 makes an 84x84" square quilt. Now it tells me you will need 11 1/4 yards ( 6yds colour 1 & 5 1/4yds colour 2), so if you plan an even amount of each fabric I would go for 4yds of each. This does not include borders or binding, though there will be an extra 1/4yd of each colour.

mkc 01-21-2019 09:51 AM


Originally Posted by Battle Axe (Post 8196927)
There was a huge poster that wrapped my Deb Tucker Hunter's Star Rapid Fire ruler.

Yes - the instruction pamphlet with the ruler should have the fabric quantities for each size. Also, there are 2 sizes of this ruler - which are you using?

toogie 01-21-2019 11:09 AM

What does this hunters star ruler set look like? Do you have to have special rulers? I love the quilt someone just made for their grand daughter. May put this on my Quilt List.

Jingle 01-21-2019 01:49 PM

Sorry I am no help. Lots of knowledgeable people on here.

mkc 01-21-2019 03:17 PM


Originally Posted by toogie (Post 8197298)
What does this hunters star ruler set look like? Do you have to have special rulers?

It is a special ruler to make the Hunter's Star block. Google Deb Tucker Hunter's Star and you'll find some YouTube videos. There are 2 sizes, each sold separately. Each makes several block sizes, Petite does 5, 6, 7, and 8" finished blocks; large does 7, 8, 9, and 10" finished blocks (so the Large is for bed-size quilts)

Deb's method involves a little bit of waste in that you trim the sub-parts using the ruler, but you end up with perfectly matched points.

You don't need special rulers to make this quilt, and there's a recent discussion about the best way to make it. A number of us prefer this ruler method and some folks like traditional or paper piecing it.

nightquilter 01-21-2019 06:48 PM

Toogie, you do not need a ruler, there is a pattern on line that uses 1/2 sq.triangles.

nightquilter 01-21-2019 06:54 PM

Yes, my ruler was included with a large info sheet. But all I have found is 2 color and 4 yards each.I wanted the stars one color and the rest of the quilt top 2 colors. Thank you for the formula.

nightquilter 01-21-2019 07:02 PM

Thank you, sorry for lack of info, on my part the stars will be one color, with all the rest of the quilt top being the other 2 colors.


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