Quilter's Math Etc.

Half Square Triangles (HST):  add 7/8" to your finished size.
Quarter Triangles:  add 1 1/4" to your finished size

Setting Quilt Blocks on a Diamond

Corner Setting Triangles (Half Square):

Finished size of block (e.g. 12") ÷ 1.414 + .875 = SIZE

Side Setting Triangles (Quarter Square):

Finished size of block (e.g. 12") x 1.414 + 1.25 = SIZE

Fraction to Decimal Conversion Chart:

1/8 yd = .13 1/4 yd = .25 1/3 yd = .33
3/8 yd = .38 1/2 yd = .5 5/8 yd = .63
 2/3 yd = .67 3/4 yd = .75 7/8 yd = .88

 

 

Mattress Sizes:

Crib  23" x 46"
Twin 39" x 75"
Double 54" x 75"
Queen 60" x 80"
King 76" x 80"

Quilt Sizes:

Quilt Size Amount of backing needed
Twin 71" x 101" 6 yds
Full 86" x 101" 7.5 yds
Queen 92" x 106" 8.25 yds
King 108" x 106" 9.25 yds

 

 

 

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I want to personally thank each of you for your support and encouragement to continue my swaps. Just when you think you are in a valley, God sends friends like you to get us back up on the mountain tops. You are the ones who make it so much fun that I want to always come up with fun and exciting swaps. If you've been looking for a place to settle down, then be sure to join us! Oh yeah, be sure to save us in your favorites and visit our wonderful sponsors 
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Yes, you read... 
"I'm giving a quilt-top away" 
(quilt made by Dottie K. & Mary L.)

Thank you for your Donations to keep "the cozy quilt patch" a working site!
The Quilting Angels have so graciously donated this quilt to us and I'm going to give it to one special contributor. For every $5.00 you submit, your name will be recorded each time. You can tell your friends, neighbors and family about this. I will be listing all names here. There are no tickets, no receipts, just all in good faith. You can print the page out for yourself or others if they prefer. I will be drawing one name on December 1st and send out the quilt, just in time for Christmas. I hope to do this once a year for everyone who pays "dues" to help keep this site up and running. Hugs, Larisa


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Welcome Friends! Have you ever printed out a pattern and forgot where you got it? Or, perhaps, you found a new chart, or something very helpful. Well, I'm going to make things a little easier for you then, and here's how.

Say you are at your local guild meeting. Bertha May asks you, "Where did you get that neat pattern?". You sit there, looking dazed, squinty eyed, and your mind begins to wonder. You look at Bertha May and say.... "I just can't remember, there are so many great places that I print pattern's from. Sorry." Little did you know, but Bertha May is starting to spread rumors that you are loosing your memory now. 

For those of you, memory impaired, let me help you out a little. Go to your next guild meeting, and just dare someone to ask you that same question again. You sit there, looking around the room to see who is going to fall victim of your quick reply. Wouldn't you know it, Bertha May walks over to you and snidely says.. "So, where did you learn that new technique?" You look miss gossip right in the eyes and say, "From that Sew-and Sew pattern place on the net." Bertha just stands there, looking at you, dumbfounded by your comment. She says, "Hmmm, so and so place huh? What, now you can't remember the name?" You smile back to her and reply, "That is the name silly, go look it up for yourself!"

See... no more will you ever have to remember where you found your goodies. That's how Sew-and-Sew all came about. I hope it helps with your "next" encounter....... haha. Oh yeah, if you don't find it here, post a message to the Message Forum and I'll do my best to help you find it or create it myself! My Promise to you. Please report any discrepancies, if any, in my patterns or instructions. I want to make this an accurate place to visit and I can with your help.



The Yo-yo Quilt


More properly called a coverlet than a quilt, the Yo-yo quilt is none the less a fun way to use up scraps. Made from gathered circles of fabric which are then whipstitched together into the top, the yo-yo's go together relatively quickly and easily. 



1. Determine what size circle template you will need. Lids from plastic margarine tubs or similar containers make great templates, as do those "free internet" CDs that come in the mail. Choose one that is suitably large, as you will loose about half the diameter when the fabric is gathered. A 4.5 inch lid or CD will make a 2 inch yo-yo. Make a few experimental yo-yos until you are satisfied with the size. A 1 inch yo-yo is cute, but you'll need a million of them to make a spread. 

2. Knot your thread and begin to fold down the edges of the circle about 1/4 of an inch, making a little hem, turning the fabric to the back, and sewing with even, short running stitches. Do not make backstitches. You will be gathering these stitches. Sew all the way around the circle. 

3. When you have sewn a little hem all the way around the circle take the threads and pull on them to gather your running stiches. You want to pull the circle into a little puff or pouch, with the outer edges gathered together in the center. They will gather and leave a hole about 1/4 to 1/2 an inch wide, depending on the size of your original patch. This is okay. 

4. Flatten down your yo-yo so it is centered with the hole in the middle. The outside of the fabric should be on the outside of the yo-yo. If it looks too tightly gathered, ease it out a bit until you are satisfied with the way it looks. Tie off your knot. The side with the gather and the hole is the top, "right" side. 

5. When you have made a pile of yo-yo circles you can begin to assemble them into a "quilt" top. Place two yo-yos right sides together and whipstich along one edge for 1/4 to 1/2 an inch (depending on the size of your circle). Continue adding yo-yos in a grid pattern until the top is as large as you want it to be. There is no batting and backing involved in this project. 



How to do a Row by Row Quilt

The only thing that you really need to focus on is how wide your quilt is going to be. The reason for this is as follows:

Example: Let's say we want a 60" wide, finished quilt, not including the borders.

1. We need to choose block size by each patterns width and add extra sashing if needed to fit into the 60" across.

2. The height really doesn't matter unless you want it a certain height as well. Remember, you will add strips between the layers so this will give you length as well.

Here are some blocks that will work great in a 60" wide quilt. (these are finished sizes, so add 1/2" for cutting measurements)

Without Sashing: (use numbers that are divisible by 60 without remainders)

5 - 12" or 12 - 5" finished blocks
6 - 10" or 10 - 6"blocks 
15 - 4" or 4 - 15" blocks
20 - 3" blocks
30 - 2" blocks (I think you get the picture)

or you can add some sashing in between to make up the difference if you want to use block sizes that will not go evenly into 60". It's just a little math work, so get out your paper and do some doodling.

3. Add anywhere from a 2 1/5" - 4" finished divider between each row to give separation. That part is up to you.... or just use 3" as a happy medium.

4 After your rows are sewn, just place in the finished order and sew, and add your finishing touches.



Formula for Enlarging & Reducing 


To enlarge: Say you want a 12" block and the current size block you have is 6". You would divide 12 by 6. That would equal: 2. Then you multiply 2 by 100 and you get 200. So your answer would look like this: 
12 /6 =2 x100 = 200% 
To reduce: If you have a 12" block and your wanting a 3" one you would divide 3 by 12 and you would get .25. Now multiply .25 x 100 and here's your calculated answer: 3/12=.25x100 = 25%