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10-30-2011, 09:37 AM
#71
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A Lap Quilt that is 64 x 64? My mother (age 92) and her church ladies make lap quilts for _retirement homes and the local Veterans' hospital that are approximately 45 x width of fabric. If you get 3.25 yds = 117inches. Cut in half and sew the selvages togethe and the piece is 58.5 x 84 (or the width of the fabric x 2). To get a backing of 64 x 64 you would need 3 2/3 yds of fabric. And as someone else already mentioned, you'd still need binding, unless you were going to birth the quilt. Although the extra you would have after sewing the selvages together might be enough for binding. I agree, tell them to get a sheet either from Wally's or a local thrift shop.
10-30-2011, 09:41 AM
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I would take a trip to a thrift store and buy one of the nice used sheets on sale cheap, you might take this other lady with you on your trip. You get one big enough you don't have to piece backing at all, or maybe she would donate one of her sheets to you.
10-30-2011, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Plumtree
Thank you. They are supplying the fabric for the top as well but only the back fabric is being questioned. It is her friends and someone at joanne's that told her that would be enough to back a king.
I need at least nine yards (sometime more) for a King
backing. Then you need around 1 & 1/4 or 1 & 1/2 for
binding.
10-30-2011, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by carolaug
Just piece the back...I have done that for quilts that I do not want to spend a lot of money on. They look great and they will be able to use cotton shirts that they no longer use.
10-30-2011, 10:31 AM
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No, you are not asking for too much fabric, in fact, I would have recommended 3 1/2 yds. I'd like to see somone back a king size quilt with 3 1/2 yards - it takes about 9 yards of fabric, I know because I just finished a king size quitl and it took just a little over 9 yards to back. There always has to be someone to complain.
10-30-2011, 11:05 AM
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I only read the first page so I don't know if this has been mentioned. Maybe the mom was going to buy backing fabric which would be wide enough for your quilt so 2 yards would be enough and maybe enough for the borders too.
10-30-2011, 11:14 AM
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Also playing devil's advocate here, maybe she's not being so nasty as she is just feeling frustrated. I get overwhelmed when my kids need this and that and the other thing for school and we have no extra funds anywhere. It's hard times and maybe that family just has very limited money for non-essentials. I find a lot of sheets at the thrift store for a dollar or less. If there are any nearby maybe the mom can go look for one there?
10-30-2011, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Cris
Ok the backing calculator from http://www.victorianaquiltdesigns.com/ says:
Length: 64 up to 80 inches wide, you need 4 yards.
To calculate: length x 2 + 16"
Length: 64 up to 80 inches wide, you need 4 yards.
To calculate: length x 2 + 16"
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