How much fabric do I need to make a nine patch quilt?

Amount of Fabric Needed For our nine patch quilt tutorial we purchased 1 1/2 yards of dark fabric and 5/8 yard of light fabric. For security, most quilters buy a quarter yard or so of extra fabric and add it to their stash if they don’t use it.

How much fabric do I need for a disappearing 9 patch quilt?

You can get (8) 5″ squares from one strip of 42″ wide fabric. If you’re working with fat quarters, you will get (4) 5″ squares from one strip and a total of (12) 5″ squares per fat quarter. Easy peasy so far!

How many fabrics are used in Irish chain quilt?

This quilt pattern uses three fabrics—two for the ‘chains’ and one for the background. The blocks for this are based on a 5×5 grid and shown below. At first glance it might not look like it, but the red fabric in Blocks 1 and 2 above is the same fabric, it’s just how EQ cut the patches within the program.

How big should a Nine Patch quilt be?

To assembly Nine-Patch quilt blocks alternate 2 Dark-Light-Dark units with 1 Light-Dark-Light unit and sew them together, nesting the seams. (See photo for pressing guide) These blocks should finish 6 1/2″ x 6 1/2″.

What to do with Double Irish chain blocks?

The open spaces in Block 2 of both the ‘double’ and ‘triple’ Irish Chain blocks are perfect for adding quilting designs to personalize this beginner quilt pattern. Or use them to showcase applique (by hand or by machine) or machine embroidered designs. Pre-planning is be crucial.

What to do with double chain quilt blocks?

Not massed produced like strip piecing allows. The open spaces in Block 2 of both the ‘double’ and ‘triple’ Irish Chain blocks are perfect for adding quilting designs to personalize this beginner quilt pattern. Or use them to showcase applique (by hand or by machine) or machine embroidered designs.