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From: bridesmom
Date: 06-02-2007, 09:17 AM (1 of 7)
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I found the perfect quilt pattern for our king size bed. Unfortunately it is finished size 47x55. (baby quilt). So, since it is quite a simple pattern made up of 7" squares I was thinking of enlarging the squares to 14" as I don't want more squares than is already in the pattern. Then it has 3 different sized borders. Can I just double the fabric quantities that it calls for as I am doubling the quilt in size?
Laura
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User: bridesmom
Member since: 01-21-2004 Total posts: 2026 |
From: Magot
Date: 06-02-2007, 09:27 AM (2 of 7)
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The baby quilt has a total area of 2,585 sqare inches - if you double the size of this you will end up with an area of 10,340 square inches. Four baby quilts will fit into this so you will need 4 times the amount of fabric. Double the length and width = four times the area. (This is assuming you end up with a quilt 94 x 110) If you make the squares larger you will need to make the borders larger as well to balance. When I made my asian quilt the central panel was 48 x 48 - I left it at that but put on a lot of borders that tied in to make it interesting. Took a lot more fabric than I imagined to do those borders! love and kisses, Jan
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User: Magot
Member since: 12-22-2002 Total posts: 3626 
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From: bridesmom
Date: 06-02-2007, 11:53 AM (3 of 7)
Well, I'll be jiggered, I would have never thought of doing that Jan! I would have just doubled the fabric then screamed very loudly when I realized I was short 3/4 of the fabric!! What a simple method for figuring that out, here I was making little patterns, drawing out squares, and measuring, duh! Thank heaven some of us have an analytical mind (self not included! )
Laura
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User: bridesmom
Member since: 01-21-2004 Total posts: 2026 |
From: Magot
Date: 06-02-2007, 03:59 PM (4 of 7)
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(blush) I am just waiting for someone else to come along and tell me it is rubbish! 
love and kisses, Jan
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User: Magot
Member since: 12-22-2002 Total posts: 3626
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From: Patty22
Date: 06-02-2007, 06:55 PM (5 of 7)
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Gee Jan.....what you said isn't rubbish. Laura, I just thought the original quilt was a bit large, more of a lap quilt than a crib quilt size. Also, Jan brought up a very important point of making sure the border is the right proportion to the blocks. Patty
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User: Patty22
Member since: 03-29-2006 Total posts: 1194 |
From: bridesmom
Date: 06-11-2007, 10:21 AM (6 of 7)
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Ok, so I went to the quilt store that I really like in town and talked to one of the ladies. She told me that I may have to go more than double in fabric, but probably not 4x. But she did advise me to sit down and measure out what I needed. So I spent a whole evening with the pattern, and my ruler and graph paper and a calculator and figured out what I needed. I'm slightly under the 4x fabric called for in the pattern, but I'm glad I did it that way, as one of the fabrics is quite a bit under the 4x. I rechecked my figures to make sure, then I came across a buy 1 get 3 free sale, and found the fabric for the quilt at a steal of a deal. Course I went with totally different colors than I originally thought I wanted, but that's ok. The bedroom is getting a makeover anyhow, carpet being ripped out, walls getting repainted, so not a big deal. I do have to change my bedskirt which is navy and I'm going black and sage green, but I may just attempt to dye the skirt, if I mess it up, it was cheap to make and I can make another one. Got to love those sales!! I guess when I cut it out, if I'm off in my measurements, it won't be a major fix as the colors are quite common, and I could always get fabric to match the bedskirt to add into the quilt. So to finish off my long story, I even found another 2 pieces of fabric to start another quilt for our room, in completely different colors, but with black already in the fabric. So for $120 I got 1 full king quilt and 2/3 of the 2nd (except for the backing and batting).This is going to be my winter project this year though I'm itching to get at it now.
Laura
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User: bridesmom
Member since: 01-21-2004 Total posts: 2026 |
From: Patty22
Date: 06-11-2007, 11:49 AM (7 of 7)
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Laura, How nice that you were even able to get the fabric on sale. I forgot to give the URL for a fabric calculator which is sometimes helpful: http://search.quiltshops.com/calculator/calculator_ext.htm What is good about having a little extra fabric is sometimes the pieces can not be cut the most efficiently in some patterns and this way you have compensated for this little snag. You also have enough for mending (unforseen little accidents) or even for future quilting projects
Patty
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User: Patty22
Member since: 03-29-2006 Total posts: 1194 |
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