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    Pat Williams is offline Junior Member
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    Default How many blocks?

    I am getting ready to make a disappearing hourglass quilt. I need to know how many blocks I will need to make a queen size quilt. I hate having to wait for more fabric if I run short.
    Thanks for your help. ...

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    Default Re: How many blocks?

    Are you using layer cake squares to make your blocks? I would think they would end up being the same size finished block as the other disappearing pinwheel blocks, churn dash and shoo-fly. This measurement is 11-3/4" or 11-1/4" finished. Each block takes 2 layer cake squares to make. So depending on what your finished size you want, figure out how many blocks you need to make. To me, making it 7 or 8 blocks across and 8 to 10 blocks down would make a generous queen. So you would need anywhere from 56 completed blocks to 80 blocks, which would be two layer cake packs of print and 2 white.

    7 blocks across by 8 rows. 78-3/4" by 90". 56 squares print and 56 white

    8 by 8. 90" square 64 squares of print and 64 white

    8 blocks across by 9 rows down. 90" by 101-1/4" 72 squares print and 72 white

    8 by 10. 90" across by 112-1/4". 80 squares print and 80 white
    Last edited by Jean Sewing Machine; July 6th, 2014 at 07:12 AM.
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    Jean, you da woman.
    Blessed are the children of the piecemakers for they shall inherit the quilts!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Monique View Post
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    Why, thank you, m'am!

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    What color scheme are you thinking of?

    To save some money, you might want to cut yardage for your solid color.

    I think this would look real pretty as a controlled scrapy quilt.
    Vonnie

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    Thank you, Jean. I had counted it a few times but I wanted to be sure. I'm glad I asked. I need more fabric. LoL

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    I'm doing it with parchment and blues. Ordered Heardy good wishes by Moda.

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