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Those of you who read my blog know that I make scrappy quilts so I don’t ever worry about fabric yardage needed for a specific quilt. If I have a certain color scheme in mind, I may “collect” fabric in those colors before starting the quilt but usually, I just go to my fabric shelves and start pulling fabric.
On my website, I clearly state that I don’t provide fabric estimates for my instructions because of the scrappy way I work AND because I don’t take time to test fabric estimates — I’m not creating patterns for purchase, I’m providing a free service so I don’t feel the need to go out of my way to do this.
However, I still get requests and if I can EASILY recolor a quilt in EQ and get an UNTESTED estimate for someone, I usually will. Sometimes that’s not possible because I don’t have the file (a recent request for information about a quilt designed for Mom is an example of this, the file is on her computer in VA).
Anyway, this explanation is in part just an opportunity to show you my Framed Rectangles that I recolored in RWB for someone who wanted to have fabric amounts and I found I really liked it in this colorway. Of course, I would use many different reds, blues, and whites including creams, tans, & beige if I was making this version. Wouldn’t it make a great QOV?
This looks great. I’ve always liked this pattern but haven’t yet found time to make it. :^(
Yes, it sure would. However, I see it as a picture possibility, framing some very interesting conversation prints. Ohhh ideas!
Looks great Mary. I would also add some machine embroidery designs to the centers.I have a lot of small ones that I have collected over the years. It would be a great quilt in my foyer for the grand kids to enjoy. My middle son is in the navy and his wife is just getting out now after the birth of their second daughter last month.Aren’t grand babies the best! Bonnie in South Tx.
And that would be me ! Thanks so much again for doing this. It will be a QOV project in the near future.
Mary, you are just too nice. A person that feels confident enough to stitch one of your free quilt patterns should be able to wing-it as far as calculating an estimated yardage. This particular quilt has three different blocks and you provide the size of strips as well as cutting instructions, and photo shows number of blocks required, a person should be able to calculate approximate number of strips needed using a simple calculator sold at dollar stores. Quilters need only calculate amount of fabric for each different(3) block times number of blocks they plan to make. After all, you are doing all of us a service by letting us have your patterns for free. I greatly appreciate all the patterns you have made available to us quilters at no charge.
I really love the RWB version, Mary. I’m working on half a dozen QOV right now and am always looking for new patterns that can go scrappy. Of course I’m always buying more red, white and blue fabric so I’ll have plenty of scraps (which go very quickly!). Thanks for doing this. I really enjoy your blog.
I’m a scrappy girl too, as you know. I just use stuff I have around and make it up as i go.