Hello all:
Did not know where to go to post thiese questions so I came to the tips area because that is what I need.
I would like to make my first Log Cabin block quilt in light and dark colors, so here are my questions. I noticed in the pattern I have it says to cut the strips 1.5 inches wide. Do the strips have to be this wide because of tradition? Can I use the standard jelly roll witdth of 2.5 inches? That is what I was thinking of doing because I can get the light and darks all in one pack, but I don't want to loose the look of the blocks. Would they have the same look?. All that being said, if it ok to use jelly roll witdth then how many jelly roll packs would I need to make a single bed size quilt?
One final question, I want to buy a 108 inch width fabric for the back of a single bed size quilt, how many yards would I need, less a 4 inch border? I am sorry about the measurement questions but I am absoultly terrible when it comes to figuring out these things. My next trip to the quilting store I am going to get one of those quilting calculators!
I look to the voices of experience to help me as I am a new quilter and I sure don't want to invest in this only to find it will not look the same.
Thanking you all in advance for your help,
Penny