quilting is math
Jul. 9th, 2014 09:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elizabeth_mnFiguring 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!
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!
