quilting is math

[elizabeth_mn]

Figuring out my sashing strips.

My block borders will finish at 2.25"
Complete block finishes at 14.5"
6 blocks across = 85.5"
2" sashing strips would total 14"
All this adding up to finished quilt dimensions of 99.5" square.

That is a little bigger than I was shooting for. I like a generously sized quilt, but don't want it to drag on the floor.

I am waffling about this big time. I could trim all the blocks by .25" on each side, but that sounds like work. I could reduce the sashing to 1.5", but do I really want it any narrower?

Ugh. The Math, it is not my friend. I really thought I had already worked all this out!

Comments

[nuranar.livejournal.com]

Bummer! :( The simplest thing would be to reduce the number of blocks. But would that mess with your pattern? Or make it too small?

[ashamanja-babu.livejournal.com]

I thought about making it 5 blocks by 5 instead of 6 by 6, but I really only need to reduce like 5", and then to make it big enough again the sashing would have to be wider than I want/have fabric for. That's what I get for using really BIG blocks!

[nuranar.livejournal.com]

Rats!

[starlightmasque.livejournal.com]

Can you just use a bigger seam allowance? Wouldn't that shrink it down a little for you without any cutting?

[bauhausfrau.livejournal.com]

I love seeing other people's quilts but the math part is what keeps me away from doing it myself.