Just a quick update from NY.
I did some math. I hate math. I had some red 1.5″ inch squares. I thought “I can do something with these”. So I planned a queen-sized postage stamp quilt. I quickly sewed through my stash of scrap squares, then I cut a few more squares from random red yardage. I still only had 1 row of the quilt completed. Yikes! I decided to count how many squares I might need. Check my calculations:
- Each mini block has 12 1.5″ squares
- There are 15 mini blocks in each row. That means that there are 180 squares in each row
- I’m planning on 19 rows to make the quilt queen sized
- That’s a whopping 3,420 1.5″ squares
Well of course, that meant that I had to sort and count how many squares I already had on hand: about 1250.
I decided to cut all the remaining squares before I sew any more of the quilt. I want to make sure that all the colors and patterns are thoroughly distributed throughout the finished quilt. I’m getting there!
#Iloveabigproject
Hey Sandy….I’ll start cutting some of my stash…help is on the way!
Cindy, I wondered if you were getting my hints! LOL!
Hi Sandy, I have a small bag of red scraps that I’d like to send to you! Do you prefer me to cut into 1.5 inch squares before mailing?
Karla — oh my goodness, you’d really do that? Or are you teasing me??
Yes–I’d be happy to share my red with you! Just let me know where to ship them.
Karla — send me an email sandra_dennison@hotmail.com
It is totally up to you! Thank you so much for offering your scraps. I love that all these different quilters will be patched together in this quilt.
I love this project. Thanks for the math. I plan to start cutting scraps…different colors. If I have enough red in my scrap bags, I will send you some.
Chela — I’m going to be in Austin for a quick trip this week. I wish I had time to meet up with you and pick them up!
I can cut some red 1.5″ squares and send them. Email me your addy if you’re interested at piecefulthoughts@gmail.com.
Still waiting for your address – more red squares coming your way . . . ~smile~ Roseanne
I LOVE it. It will be a beauty! And totally worth it.
Wow. Fly to Denver and I will give you the rest – ha! That is going to be a spectacular quilt and what an undertaking!!!!
Looks good! When I make quilts like that, I try to focus on the little numbers so I don’t get overwhelmed with the big numbers. Just cut, make a few blocks, cut some more, make more blocks, and then only when I get to the end, to avoid cutting too much, I start counting.
Thanks for the tip!
absolutely “WOW” ….keep on cutting and stitching…
I can send you some 1.5″-ies if you’d like–red is my newest “favorite” color…
hugs, Julierose
Julie — are you in for the donation train? Send me an email sandra_dennison@hotmail.com! I could love some more variety! Thank you, thank you!