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?
Thank everyone for any responses and/or quilt ideas you may have.
Sincerely, Nelwyn from Bunkie
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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!
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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