13 Projects in 2013 (cross stitch, knitting, paper crafts etc.)

maria_and_the_imps

Good morning all

Flowers can I bend your ear please, I brought this this morning at hobby craft for £4.99
IMAG0018 by mariaorpington, on Flickr

It has 20 6x6" squares, do you think that will be big enough as my first quilt? or do you think I should shoot back and grab another? I dont think the quilt will be big enough to do anything with if I only use 20 squares but I don't want to over streach myself on my first quilt.

flowerofscotland

Patchwork and quilting is good for exercising your maths brain - not least because we buy fabric in metric sizes but most quilt patterns are in imperial measurements

Assuming you use the standard 1/4 inch seams then each 6 inch square will be 51/2 inches when made up. It you just stitch the squares together with 4 squares wide x 5 squares deep you will have a quilt top which measures 22 inches wide by 27.5 inches long. This isn't big enough for any type of bed quilt - even a cot quilt would normally measure something like 28 x 52 inches.

What did you have in mind?

You could consider a table runner as your first attempt - I would stitch 3 squares wide and 6 squares long which would give you a runner 16.5 by 33 inches.

You could double the size by buying another pack of squares or you could do plain squares in between each patterned square. Or plain strips between the patterned squares - the most common size of strip is 21/2 inches cut which makes up to 2 inches when sewn.

Don't know if any of this makes sense but hope it helps

Lovely colours BTW

maria_and_the_imps

Thank you that makes perfect sense, they did have a roll of smaller squares I might pop back and grab one of them they were also £4.99. I think I'll use some plain squares in between to make it a little bigger thanks for your help

mrs-moneypenny

cant wait to see your quilt finished maria

Soulie

Hi everyone.

Sorry for being AWOL but I was rushed in to hospital 3 weeks yesterday and was diagnosed with cervical cancer, so for the past 3 weeks I have been prodded and jabbed with needles.
Had my fist chemo treatment while I was in there, 2nd lot is due on 14th February, but I am home now!

Anyways I have managed a little catch up and I think I have added all the new people and updated peoples finishes, but if I have missed anyone please let me know, I will check in when I can

chickywiggle

its great to see you back. sweetcarer has been keeping us updated.

maria_and_the_imps

Great to see you back soulie xxx

mrs-moneypenny

welcome back
hope everything goes well with your treatment and you are soon on the road to full and complete recovery

Peppapig

Sorry to hear your news Soulie but really glad that you've had your first chemo and you're back in your own surroundings. Hope things go well and that you'll soon be feeling much more like your old self. Will be thinking of you.

flowerofscotland

Wonderful to see you back Soulie

Hope all goes well with the treatment