In order to make a standard size place mat, how many pre-cut 4" quilting fabric squares do I need?
I'm a new quilter. I want to make a standard size place mat (with a Nine Patch Design). The fabric I want to use is pre-cut into 4" squares. How many squares do I need for each place mat?
I'm a little confused as to whether you want to use the 4" squares you have as whole pieces in the 9-patch blocks, or if you want to cut them up into smaller squares to use as pieces in the 9-patch blocks.
If you used the 4" squares as is as the (9) pieces needed for a 9-patch block though, you'd really only have room for ONE 9-patch block in your placemat, with a little room leftover for a border perhaps! (...each 9-patch block would finish at 10.5 inches" since 3.5" x 3 = 10.5"). But I don't think that's what you want.
...If you did want to make it that way though, you could make it larger by adding more blocks (or probably partial blocks, just cut them to the size needed) to those --or far easier, just add a border fabric around the whole unit to bring it up to the size you want.
So if you want to use more than one block (9-patch) for your place mat, you'll need to cut each 4" block into smaller pieces then use those in each block.
For example, if you cut the 4" squares into four 2" squares, 9 of those (as a 9-patch block) would end up as a 4.5" square unit, if my math is right, so then you could use 6 of those 9-patch blocks (in a 3 x 2 grid) to make a placemat that was 13.5" wide and 9" tall.
It's best to get out the graph paper and just see what will fit and what won't. When using graph paper you'll always be figuring *without* the 1/4" seam allowances on each side of each piece of fabric though... then add them back when actually cutting.
Sorry that sounded confusing, but thought I should add it.
Diane B.
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