The size of the squares can be adjusted to make it fit any size bed, crib or daybed by simply measuring the mattress top, dividing by 6 and adding 1/2 inch per square for seam allowances.
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Signing UpStep 1: Materials and Prep
- 2 yards of each, 3 plain, 3 pattern fabrics cut into 6 inch Squares for Full/Queen Size Quilt.
- Pattern, (below)
- Rotary Mat and Cutter (optional)
- Ruler
- Scissors or Pinking Shears
- Sewing Machine or Serger
- Iron
- Ironing Board
Prepare:
When selecting your fabrics try to stick to the same weight and type of material. I found after cutting my squares that the pink butterfly fabric was too heavy or bulky with the other fabrics and had to make a trip back to the fabric store to choose another material. Also make sure your fabrics are machine washable to avoid dry cleaning bills on such a large item.
Wash, dry and iron all fabrics to eliminate the possibility of shrinkage after your quilt is finished.
Cut 33 squares of fabrics 1 through 5 and 34 squares of fabric 6.
Once your quilt squares are cut lay them side by side plain, pattern, plain (or vice versa) to determine how you want your pattern to work out. The last color will be the most prominent on the quilt. Once you have decided how you want your pieces to lay in the design assign each fabric a number from 1 to 6 and set them in order on the table so you only have to move down the line when you pick them up from the pile as they are added to your quilt.
*Note: If you have access to a serger and a rotary cutter and mat I highly recommend using them as it will save 2/3 of the time you will spend cutting squares with scissors, trimming and pressing seams open during the assembly of your quilt and will provide more uniform squares.
If you must cut your squares by hand pinking shears are your best choice to prevent raveling because of heavy handling and will reduce raised or lumpy areas under your seams.
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So my issue is, you said this was for a double/queen but the measurements don't add up. Even a twin bed is 72 inches long but that leaves you no hang over. Your pattern 13x13 = 169 squares, you say 33 1-5 fabrics, 34 of #6 which equals 199 squares, so it just doesn't add up.
Sorry if I confused anyone, it's just the math doesn't add up to the size she says it should be. I now have fabric all cut but it won't be big enough and doubling the pattern will be to big...sigh
The amount you need for each fabric depends on what size quilt topper/ duvet cover you would like to make.
You can check the size at this site it provides measurements in both imperial and metric
http://www.ilovemyduvet.co.uk/content/view/42/62/
I was making one for a king size duvet cover which is 220cm by 225cm.
The pattern requires us to make a square quilt made up of 13 squares.
So each square will be Size of quilt +1cm/13 in my case 220+1/13 =17cm
1 cm for the seam allowance
17cm should be the finished size of each square. that means leaving a half cm allowance for stitching on each side, you should cut out 18cm squares.
The pattern requires 27 squares of each fabric, thats approximately 100cm *127cm for
Fabric number 6 requires 28 squares, so you'll need a bit more fabric.
You may re quire extra fabric to make sure the finished quilt covers the bed/duvet, as the square topper is only going to be 221 cm I will add a 5 cm strip to one end, you could add two 2.5 cm to both ends.
I also made this design I' havent posted it on instructables yet but its on my blog. http://daydreamin24-7.blogspot.com
P.S I'm a beginner- so although it is easy -I found it quite time consuming - I don't think its a one weekend project- butthen I maybe v v slow :-)
thank you for the pattern though -I love it!