Twist blocks and snowball triangle
corner fabric:
1 1/2 yards of EACH
fabric for the twist blocks and the corner triangles.
(it is 1 1/3 yard exactly but allow extra
fabric for crooked cuts and, shrinkage)
Background fabric: 4
yards |
Borders and binding will be extra of one fabric.
See info on "Borders" on Lap Quilt
size page. |
| Cutting the twist blocks and
snowball triangle corner fabric:
Cut six
strips of each "twist" fabric 4 1/2
inches wide
by the width of the fabric from
selvage to selvage.
Sub-cut into 2 1/2 inch wide
segments
You need 96 rectangles of EACH twist
fabric. They will be 4 1/2" by 2 1/2 inches.
Following the directions for the lap size quilt for cutting, sub
cut the "twist" fabric strips into 2 1/2 inch
wide segments. Sew following the directions for the lap size quilt.
You should be able to sub-cut 16, 2 1/2" segments from each
strip... you need 96 rectangles total of each
color... divided by 16 equals 6 strips, the strips are 4.5" so multiply
that by 6 and you get 27" of fabric
"exactly" but allow extra fabric for crooked
cuts and, shrinkage . |
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Cutting the snowball block triangle
corners:
 ...
You will need 110, 2 1/2" inch squares
of your first twist fabric and 110, 2 1/2 inch squares of your second
twist fabric. (In other words, you will
need 110, 2 1/2 inch squares of EACH
twist
fabric)
So you need to cut
7 strips 2 1/2" wide from selvage to selvage of each fabric,
and sub-cut those strips into
110, 2 1/2" squares.
Following the directions for the lap size quilt for cutting, sub
cut the "twist" fabric strips into 2
inch square segments. Sew following the directions for the
lap size quilt.
(You should be able to cut 16 squares across
your fabric selvage to selvage and you need 110 squares so that comes to
6.88 or round to 7 strips of fabric... 7 strips times 2.5 inches
wide of fabric for the snowball block triangle corners is 17
1/2" of fabric. Add that to the amount
you need for the twist blocks (27 +17.5) and you come up with 44.5 inches
of fabric of each color... divide by 36 and you get 1.24 yards...)
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| Cutting background fabric: |
.. .
Cutting the center of twist
block: 
You will need 48, 2
1/2" squares of the background for the
center of the twist blocks.
Cut 3 strips of fabric 2 1/2" inches
wide and sub-cut into 48, 2 1/2" inch squares. You should be able
to get 16 squares from each strip. You will have a few extra.
(7.5" of fabric exactly) |
| Snowball blocks:....... |
Snowball block background squares:
..You
need 63 background squares that are 6 1/2" for the snowball blocks .
So, cut 11 strips of the background
(snowball) fabric 6 1/2 inches wide from selvage to selvage.
You should be able to get 6 blocks
from each strip of fabric. (you will
have three extra)
71.5" of fabric (2 yards) |
.. ...Setting
triangles:
You will need 28 setting triangles.
The easiest way to cut them so the outside edges are on the straight of
the grain is to cut oversize squares and cut those on each diagonal from
one corner to the other to create triangles.
You will need 7, 12 inch squares of the
background fabric. Sub cut those on each diagonal to make
28 triangles. You should be able to get 3 across each strip with
a little left over. You can save some fabric by not cutting strips but
just the blocks and you will have some fabric left over along one edge.
( 36" of fabric) |
 ...For
the four outside corners you have to cut the triangles differently so the
straight edge is on the outside. You need to
cut the squares only on one diagonal.
Cut two background squares that are 9 inches
and then cut them on one diagonal to make 4 triangles.
If you are making a larger quilt you can get
4 squares across your fabric so figure as above accordingly.
(9 inches) |
| How much background fabric do you need?
Add up you numbers:
7.5", 71.5", 36" and 9" = 124 inches.
Divide that by 36 for yardage and you need 3.44 yards background
fabric for the quilt. That was easy right?
I always buy extra to compensate for crooked
cuts, shrinkage, mistakes and stash. I would get
4 yards in this case. |
| What else will you need to cut?
You will need borders but that is your choice
of style and size.
For the border chat with some
helpful information look here.
For
more on mitered borders look here.
You
will also need backing and binding. |
