How to pick a pattern by the yardage I have
05-28-2010, 06:37 AM
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Ok I know we all buy fabric that we are not sure what pattern we are going to use so my question is..... How can I pick a pattern for my material and not material for my pattern,lol
Well yesterday I bought some fabric(shouldn't have :oops: ) i got one yard cut and matched it with aniother 1 1/2yd cut so what can I do with only this much material??
any suggestions??
Well yesterday I bought some fabric(shouldn't have :oops: ) i got one yard cut and matched it with aniother 1 1/2yd cut so what can I do with only this much material??
any suggestions??
05-28-2010, 08:50 AM
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I seldom buy big yardages except for barkcloth, my personal downfall. (Hello, my name is maggie....) But if you have 2 1/2 yards, that's a great background for a scrappy quilt- use that fabric to give it some foundation and just add other colors. I sometimes like all scrappy, but at other times, I do scrappy and a base fabric which looks a little more organized.
05-28-2010, 11:18 AM
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Maybe look at some fat quarter friendly patterns for inspiration. Perhaps you could adapt a two color type pattern by adding a coordinating third color that will make up the yardage difference. (Hope I said that clear enough).
How big of a project did you want to make?
How big of a project did you want to make?
05-28-2010, 11:27 AM
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I would check on quilterscache.com for a two-color block and figure out how much fabric each block takes. THen figure out how many blocks your fabric yields. It should be a count that makes sense - either square 5x5, 6x6, etc. or a rectangle 5x7 6x8 (I prefer odd numbers for some strange reason).
05-28-2010, 01:06 PM
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good suggestions,
Quiltluvr-I was thinking I could maybe get atleast a lap size out of it. i was also thinking of adding borders later of another fabric.
Mad- good idea! I didn't think of just picking out a 2 color block and using that, I will have to look and see what I can find.
Quiltluvr-I was thinking I could maybe get atleast a lap size out of it. i was also thinking of adding borders later of another fabric.
Mad- good idea! I didn't think of just picking out a 2 color block and using that, I will have to look and see what I can find.
05-28-2010, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Holice
Sounds like you have enough for a small Single Irish Chain quilt. It would require only two colors. Could pick up another fabric or fabrics for the borders that would coordinate.
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