I am fairly new to quilting and would like to make a simple quilt for each of my daughters. My question is: how many fat quarters are normally used for a standard (full) sized bed? And how many for a King sized?
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A full size bed quilt is usually around 54"x75", and a king is 78"x80". The amount of fabric depends on quilt design and waste you might have if cutting around certain elements in fabric. start first with a simple quilt such as a nine patch made out of 3" squares. 1 yard of 44" fabric will get you 108 squares that are 3.5" (remember seam allowance). A good site for basics is sewing.org A good quilter beginner book is by Mary Ellen Hopkins called "The It's Okay If you Sit on My Quilt Book". Not to expensive and she breaks down patterns and quick tricks for making triangle pieces. I love all her books they all have good advice and she is easy to understand.
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If this is your first (or nearly first) quilt, I suggest making a strip-pieced quilt and you will want to buy fabric by the yard - much more economical!
Assuming you are using whole pieces of 22 x 18 inch fat quarters,you will probably need 30. Below I have included the absolute minimum you would need for each size of quilt. This does not account for selvedges. This will give you starting point, but you will probably need a few more.
Crib: 8
Throw: 12
Twin : 24
Double: 30
Queen: 35
King: 42
do you mean 12 packages of 18x22" bundles @ $6. = $70 for a crib or lap blanket?
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