If you like this colourway for your Round the Year Block of the Month quilt, there is good news for you. I have worked out the fabric requirements – but again a disclaimer! This is an estimate based on my calculations. Again, I hope these will not be too far off the mark!
The measurements given in the first table are for fabric requirement for 16 circles that are inset into squares to make up the quilt. (Measurements for the background fabric are given in a different table.) In India, most fabric is available in 34″ – 36″ width, so I give that requirement in the last column.
Fabric for 16 circles
| Colour | Fabric 40-44″ width | Fat quarters18″ x 20″ | Fabric 34- 36″ width |
| Black solid | 1/4 yard | 1 FQ | 25 cms |
| White solid | 1/4 yard | 1 FQ | 25 cms |
| Cobalt/ bright/ sky blue | 2 yards( You could also take two shades of same blue – 1 yard each) | 8 fat quarters | 2 metres |
| Dark Grey solid | 1 1/2 yards | 6 fat quarters | 1.5 metres |
| Light Grey solid | 1 1/2 yards | 6 FQs | 1.5 metres |
| *Black and whilte print/s | 2 yards | 8 FQs | 2.5 metre |
| Solids ( scraps will do) in at least 8 bright/ neon colours across the spectrum – except sky blue | Assorted, totalling up to 1 yard | ½ FQ (1 fat eighth) each colour | Assorted scraps totalling up to 1 metre |
- Suggested : Modern geometric / text small –medium sized black and white prints
Background fabric
This gives the total fabric requirement. If you plan to use 2 or more fabrics, the yardage would need to be adjusted accordingly. You could use white, black, grey/s or blue ( same blue as used in the circle). You could purchase the background fabric once you have all the circles done. Since these circles have a modern look, a modern setting with lots of negative space would probably look good.
| 42-44″ width | 34″-36″ width | Fat quarters | |
| Single 18″ Block | 12.5″ X 20″ or25″ X 10″ | 1 fat quarter ( cut 20″ X 12.5″) | 1 fat quarter ( cut 20″ X 12.5″) |
| 16 blocks (72″ x 72″ quilt without border and sashing) | 3 yards | 3.5 metres | 16 fat quarters |
| 16 blocks ( 90″ x 90″ ) Including borders and sashing |
5.5 yards | 6 metres |
I have given above the requirement for a single block, so that if you plan making fewer blocks, you can do your own calculations!
Backing and batting
| Backing fabric | 42-44″ width | 34″-36″ width | Batting |
| 16 blocks (72″ x 72″ quilt without border and sashing) | 4 ½ yards | 6.75 metres | 80″ x 80″ |
| 16 blocks ( 90″ x 90″ ) Including 4″ overage |
7.5 yards | 7.5 metres | 100″ x100″ |
Batting
If you are buying pre-cut batting, you would need Double/ Full size batting for the smaller quilt and King Size for the bigger one.
Binding
| 2.5″ wide binding | Length of binding required | 42-44″ width fabric | 34″- 36″ width fabric |
| 16 blocks (72″ x 72″ quilt without border and sashing) | 300 inches length | 5/8 yard (55 cms) | 65 cms |
| 16 blocks ( 90″ x 90″ ) Including borders and sashing |
370 inches length | ¾ yard (70 cms) | 75 cms |
Here Fabric requirement – Rainbow Round the Year is a downloadable PDF file with the fabric requirements. You will need Adobe Reader ( available for free download online) on your laptop to be able to view this file.
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