Originally Posted by quiltsru
I would like to make 5 in. squares and I want to make a lap quilt. How much material would I need to buy? I will be doing the sew around method.
Ok. To me a lap quilt is about 42x58 with maybe a 2" border and a 3" border. Total 52x68
5" squares finish at 5.25" so you would need 8 pinwheels across the top and 11 down for 88 pinwheels.
That would be 88 light and 88 dark squares.
I yd of fabric 36 x 42 would give you 56 squares so I would buy 2 yards to have some extra for mistakes.
But you need for 2 blocks each so if I wanted only two colors I would get 2 yards of a light and 2 yards of a dark.
If you wanted it scrappy you could mix and match for a total 2 yards of each dark and light.
I hope you aren't confused. Ask more questions if you want!
Please remember this is MY way, not necessarily the right way!
I do the best I can.
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