However, I should have finished the math on this before I started. I just wanted a 50x70" lap quilt, to donate to Victoria's Quilts when it's done. Simple enough, right? So I pulled out my 2.5" strip bin, cut a bunch of fabric into sets of 5 squares for the pluses, and started piecing it together. Then I thought about where this was going. 50x70", at 2" (finished) for each square = 25x35 = 875 squares. Oops. And, 5 squares per colour means I need 175 different fabrics (actually a few more, because there are partial pluses on the edges of the quilt)I did manage to finish the quilt, complete with almost 175 different fabrics. And finally this weekend I am going to put it on the longarm and have some fun with it. As is typical, it does not feel as though I made even a dent in the pile of 2.5" strips in my scrap bins.
You know, Krista, scraps are like mushrooms; they multiply in the dark! I'm impressed that you were so adamant about not repeating a fabric.
ReplyDeleteI also wanted to make a dent in my 2.5 inch strips, so I made a scrappy trips around the world. When I was done I could hardly tell I'd used any. So then I made a kaleidoscope quilt. And a few months later, I made a second one. Feeling pretty proud that I have finally put "a dent" in my 2.5 inch strips. Persistence pays off.
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