Quilting squares?
Question:How many quilting squares/ blocks do i need to make a twin sized quilt?
Answers:
three more ...hehehe..so true. anyway... it depends on the size of the blocks and your patience level. buy an inexpencive twin blanket for a liner and measure it. devide by the size of the blocks you want to use and make two patterned sides so it is reversable ( light colors on one side and dark or bright colors on the other) and sew sew sew. small blocks take forever and make me wish i had listened to my mother in law and never started with 2 inch squares...for a queen sized quilt..stupid. try the 12 inch blocks and have fun
It depends on the size of the blocks and the pattern you want to use.
The answer depends on what size blocks you are making.
A good book to use for this is "Quilt in a Day" by Eleanor Burns. This is a very good, basic book on piecing a quilt together. I made several quilts (for graduation gifts) using this book.
I made log cabin quilts since they were the easiest to sew together in a short time. I made a larger quilts- full size quilts using 12" blocks. I used about 24 blocks.
Check your local public library for these books. You can photocopy the information you need or buy a copy for yourself.
You could also call a quilt shop and ask the staff there or ask at a fabric shop like JoAnn's or Hancock Fabric.
Good luck.
usually 3 more than you have
There are so many variables here, but this will get you started. A twin size quilt is approximately 68" x 88". If you're going to have borders on your quilt, subtract TWICE the width of the border from each dimension (one for each side). Divide the remaining numbers by the finished block size (finished means without the seam allowances). This will tell you how many blocks across and how many down you will need. Add or subtract to get to a full number (no fractions). Multiply the number of blocks across by the number of blocks down to get the total number of blocks you need.
So, for example, if you have a 12" block and a 6" border:
66" (wide) - 6" border - 6" border = 54"
88" (long) - 6" border - 6" border = 76"
54" divided by 12" block = 4.5 blocks across
76" divided by 12" block = 6.33 blocks down
Round the number of blocks to 5 across and 6 down.
5 x 6 = 30 blocks
Now just use these calculations and change the size of your block and number or width of your borders and you can figure out how many blocks you need.
And then you get to figure out how much fabric to buy...
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