Do you have a young quilting daughter or granddaughter who needs a practical math lesson?
Today I needed to figure out how much fabric I needed to cut for the 165 3.5" squares I needed.
Here are the steps:
1. I multiplied 3.5 x 3.5 to get the square inches of each piece = 12.25 inches.
2. Then 12.25 x the 165 squares I needed = 2021 sq. inches.
3. How many square inches in one yard of fabric? 36 l. x 42 w - 1512 sq. inches.
4. Divide 2021 (amount needed) by 1512 (amount in one yard) = 1.34 yards
But I messed up! I calculated 36" square, forgetting that the width is more like 42-43". Thus I cut 1.6 yards and got more than I needed.
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