Sashing-Sarah709

Hello all,
I need some help please. I'm a pretty new quilter and I have a king size bed. Most patterns don't come in that size and I have no idea how to enlarge them.

I found what looks like two great patterns that would be a nice next step up in Better Homes & Garden--Quilts and More--Winter 2010--page 82. It's a strip quilt called Line Art (by Holly Hickman). The second one is in McCall's America Loves Scrap Quilts--Winter 2010/11--called Nine-Patch Fondant. It soooo reminds me of my grandma's quilts--yum!

I love both these quilts but I'm afraid to start either one since I don't know how to enlarge the patterns. Could someone please help? I've looked at the calculators . . . I think they're from a different planet! LOL

Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated or you may see a bald quilter on here. :-D

Thank you,
Sashing-Sarah709

spinnergs

Sounds like one of the computer quilting programs is a neccesity in you future!

Sashing-Sarah709

Ohhh I hope not. I'm fresh out of learning curves on computers and the quilt calculator was enough to make my head swim. There has to be some way to do this! LOL I'll just keep trying . . . doh!!!

Thanks for your suggestion , :D
Sashing-Sarah709

mollymct

I'm no help, being pretty new to this whole thing myself, but I had to peak at the quilts! Love them both! I've been thinking of a twin quilt similar to the Line Art Quilt myself.

mollymct

I am thinking the nine patch quilt would be the easier to enlarge. But I'm wondering if you would have to piece colored strips to get the desired effect on a king sized version of the line quilt? Just thinking "out loud." Someone will come along with some great advice!

happymrs

Couldn't you just add another row of it across & down, to enlarge it? And you can always add more borders. See the size of the blocks they used, & the width of any borders, measure the bed, & go from there. I am not good quilt calculators either, but I just keep adding to a pattern, to enlarge it, or taking some away to make it smaller. Works for me!...

Sashing-Sarah709

Hi fellow newbie of the quilt world. Yea!!! I know what you mean--it's a great looking quilt! I've collecting pastel butterflies and flower prints to go with my white muslin. Well that is if I can figure out how darn many strips I need! LOL I'll show pics if I can get them done. :-D

Sashing-Sarah709

nativetexan

you mainly want enough blocks to fit the top of the mattress. then borders to hang over a minimum of 14 inches. most patterns can be altered this way. you usually just need to make more blocks than the pattern suggests.

is this the first one?
http://myolivebranch.wordpress.com/2010/11/
second
http://www.mccallsquilting.com/mccal..._Patch_Fondant

Sashing-Sarah709

Yes this is the first quilt I've done from a pattern. I've only done two patchwork quilts otherwise without any patterns. Gulp . . . it's scary since I'm teaching myself at this point. :shock: LOL

Wish me luck!
Sashing-Sarah709

Sashing-Sarah709

Thanks Nancy,

Good advice. :-D I'm just nervous about doing that with either of these since it's an actual pattern rather than patchwork. I really don't want to get it messed up and like I said--the calculator results would've covered my whole city block! LOL I'm sure the calculator is fine...it's the operator that I wouldn't trust with an abacus!! LOL

Thanks again,
Sashing-Sarah709