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Consider Scale of Design

Scale is a feature of your quilt that should not be ignored. This illustrates the number of shapes or blocks of various sizes that are required to make a quilt of the same size.  All of these quilts measure around 60" x 72" (lap size).  A large scale design can be assembled very quickly and requires less fabric.   A smaller scale design requires more time to assemble and has higher fabric requirements because there are more seam allowances.

3 inch
4 inch
6 inch
8 inch
10 inch
12 inch
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480
270
120
72
42
30
With a 6 inch border
320
180
80
48
30
20
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