Learn how many fat quarters you need to make a quilt with this post. You'll also learn how to calculate how many fat quarters you'll need.
Do I need to change my name to Joz makes simple quilts? I might need to based on the number I seem to be making lately! I think I mentioned it in another post but I recently bought some nice pencils and dotted paper and love coming up with new simple designs, often times when I’m in a listening meet
From all the comments about Crocus Trail, I figured I needed to do a variation of this design. I call...
Quilt design can be intimidating for even the most experienced of quilters. However, you don't need to be a professional quilt designer to create your own design. If you're a beginner, learn all about quilting basics with this guide. This page answers the popular question, How Much Fabric Do I Need for a Quilt? with tips, diagrams, videos, and more to help you along the way. We are even sharing a quilt yardage calculator for the most precise quilt planning possible. Easily plan your quilt size with this page full of tips. Learn how many blocks you will need with helpful color diagrams and measurement details for common quilt sizes: baby lap/throw, twin, full/queen, and king. A portion of this post is from our friends at C&T Publishing, "your home for creative quilting and sewing." Most of these helpful tips were taken from Quilt As-You-Go Made Modern by Jera Brandvig. In the book, Jera shares her methods for quilting as you go, but the quilt size guides below could be used for traditional quilts too! Along with those helpful visuals, we're sharing our video for planning a quilt on graph paper and a downloadable infographic that includes the 8 most common sizes so that you can keep it handy. Sign Up For More Free Patterns
Washing a quilt can be a stressful process for many quilters because the risk of ruining a quilt that you just spent hours and hours to make is scary! However, washing your quilt doesn’t have to be as scary as we make it out to be. Plus, you can even wash and dry your quilt...
What iron is best for quilters? Which one works well for applique? Cordless? Corded? Steam? So many options! Today we answer the question and view a few of my favorite.
"How much fabric do I need to make a rag quilt?" I get asked that question a lot, so here's your answer! You will need the following information: 1. What size of squares are you going to cut? 2. How many different fabrics are you going to use? 3. How large do you want the quilt to be? 4. How wide is your fabric? For our example, here are our answers: 1. What size of squares are you going to cut? 6-inch (This is a pretty standard size. If you use bigger squares, the project will be easier and go faster.) 2. How many different fabrics are you going to use? three fabrics 3. How large do you want the quilt to be? 35” x 40” 4. How wide is your fabric? 43” Now for the calculation! Step 1: How many squares will you need? Due to seam allowances, the finished quilt will have squares that are one inch smaller than what you cut. For example, since we are cutting 6-inch squares, the finished quilt will show 5-inch squares. The additional one inch is in the fringe. Our finished quilt is 35” x 40”. That means it will have 7 squares in each row, and it will have 8 rows. Figuring out the number of squares needed for your quilt. There are 56 squares total (7*8=56). However, we also need the same number of squares for the back of the quilt. So our total number of squares is 56*2=112. (Note: if you are using batting as the middle layer in your quilt, you will need to cut 56 squares of batting. Make them 5" squares so they won't show in the fringe.) Step 2: How many squares of each print will you need? Draw a picture of your quilt and label where you will use each fabric. I chose a very simple design for this example, but you be as creative as you want. Then count up the number of squares for each print. Don’t forget to multiply by 2 for the back of the quilt. Calculating the number of squares needed for each fabric used. Step 3: How much fabric will you need? Now you need to figure out how many squares you can get out of the width of your fabric. Our fabric is 43” wide, and we are cutting 6” squares. That means we can cut 7 squares out of the width of fabric. In other words, for every 6” cut of our fabric, we can get 7 squares. We need 38 squares of each print, so we need seven 6” strips of each of our fabrics. That is 42” of each of the three fabrics. There you have it! Do you have additional rag quilt questions? Leave a comment!
I feel like I’m always saying “this is one of my favourite quilts” about every single quilt but I have two quilts that really do hold a special place for me- and they were some of my fastest and fun quilts to make! Even writing this, I’m thinking I need to make another one. “So what are these quilts
An easy no math method teaching how to make polaroid quilt blocks. A quick and easy quilting tutorial for polaroid quilt blocks.
Half Square Triangles, or HSTs are one of the most common designs elements in quilting. Here are multiple tried and true methods for HSTs!
By now, you all know that I love teaching Social Studies, so it should come as no surprise that when I am teaching other subjects, I find any way I can to throw a little historical connection in. We are now studying about the 13 colonies. We are also doing both geometry and fractions in math. How on earth do I combine the two??? Colonial Quilts! Gorgeous, eh? I am seriously over the moon about how this project turned out. I can't stop looking at it. (the picture above isn't the 100% final product...those loose ends have since been cut off for the end project) So here is what we did. During our social studies block, we read a bunch of books about colonial times, focusing specifically on daily life. After showing the students a few examples of quilts, we brainstormed the qualities they noticed in the quilts themselves (many of them were symmetrical, bright, had repeating patterns, etc...) I then had the students create a 20 cm x 20 cm square (we have cm graph paper available at school). Choosing either 2, 4, or 5 colors, the students created a square that had at least one triangle, quadrilateral, was bright, and symmetrical. During math, we are focusing on area of quadrilaterals and triangles, as well as fractions, decimals and percents. Since they had this knowledge under their belt, it made the actual math portion of this project a *bit* easier. Don't get me wrong, it was still tricky, but just challenging enough, without being impossible. Depending upon how many colors the students chose, I gave them a recording sheet to do their work. They first needed to count the number of squares that took up each color....a HUGE challenge, since there were 400 squares! The triangles were tricky, but I modeled extensively how to count the portion of the square that took up each color. Once that was done, the students created fractions, simplified them, then figured out the decimal and percent of each individual color that was on the quilt square. Click the picture for recording sheets The students then found the area of one or two of their triangles, followed by the area of one or two of their quadrilaterals. I then laminated the individual squares and put the quilt together using duct tape. I recommend doing this on tile...not wood floors, as the tape will stick to it (I found this out the hard way :( ) Then, pull it up (slowly and carefully), attach it to paper on the back so the tape doesn't stick to anything else, and viola, you have your quilt. So there you have it. A social studies/math connection....that produces and AWESOME final product :) And just in case, here is the duct tape I used. I bought two rolls, which worked out well for the entire quilt of 30 squares.
Five-inch squares are a popular cut of fabric in quilting. In fact, the squares are so popular that companies have created packs of 42 five-inch squares called charm packs. The individual five-inch squares are called charm squares. The number of charm squares in a charm pack may vary, but 42 is the most popular amount...
This handy quilt size math chart makes it easy for you to work out all the questions you have about making a modern quilt - how many blocks do I need? what about sashing?
Here are a few quick quilt measurement cheat sheets, to help you get the right measurements for your quilts without breaking out the calculator. In here we will answer: How much backing and binding do I need for my quilt? What size are different types of quilts? How many squares can I cut from a fat quarter?
Have you ever found yourself wondering how many quilt blocks you need to make a quilt? It’s a common question and in this post, I’ll dive into how many 9″ blocks you need to make any size quilt. Because of the popularity of the 9″ block size, you may find yourself with several leftover blocks...
Learn how many 6 inch quilt blocks you need to make a quilt with this blog post plus download the free quilt math cheat sheet!
Improv quilting is a fun and often overwhelming method to piece a quilt. I spent 100 days exploring improv quilting and want to encourage you to explore too! My History Looking around at my quilts and projects I’ve designed and made, I tend to be a very orderly quilter. I love the sequence and symmetry […]
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Learn how to hand quilt. It's easy, relaxing, and goes faster than you think it will. In this video you'll learn all the basics of hand quilting - from the tools you need to the mechanics of how to do the stitch. There are two methods you'll see people use - stabbing and rocking. I'm
What is a serger and how do I use it? This is a question I hear all the time. Today we are breaking it down and telling you exactly how to use this sewing machine.
Modern Quilting Tips, Tricks and Tutorials! - Everything you need to know to make quilting easy and fun so you can do what it is you love to do and create a beautiful joy filled life!
Modern Quilting Tips, Tricks and Tutorials! - Everything you need to know to make quilting easy and fun so you can do what it is you love to do and create a beautiful joy filled life!
Download our “Binding Strip Cutting Chart” so you never have to guesstimate how much binding you'll need for your quilt...
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Modern Quilting Tips, Tricks and Tutorials! - Everything you need to know to make quilting easy and fun so you can do what it is you love to do and create a beautiful joy filled life!
Know exactly how many 12 inch blocks you need to make any size quilt with this post! Plus download the free cheat sheet to save for later.
(Please note that affiliate links are included in this post.) I am not an expert on sewing with gauze. I don’t understand the weave of the gauze or what gives it the texture it has. I have se…
Discover the art of quilting and learn how to create beautiful and intricate quilt patterns. Get inspired by our comprehensive guide to quilting techniques.
There lots of new techniques and terminology to learn, but the laundry list of supplies needed for quilting is a bit long and sometimes confusing.
