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I am a beginner quilter and would like to know how many 9 1/2 in blocks do it take to make a king size quilt, or how can I find out how to calculate this. Assistance is greatly appreciated.

Thank you

King size dimensions are about 112 by 112 inches. Divide by your finished block size and that will tell you how many blocks you will need - if you come out with a partial block size in your division - just either go up to the next whole block or down. That is why I said the dimensions are about.

Good luck with such a big project - what block are you making?

Jana

According to my Eq6

If your finished block measures 9" ... you will need

11 blocks length by 11 blocks wide = 101" with no borders

OR

same as above and adding a 3" and a 5" border = 115"

OR

10 length by 10 wide with a 3" border and a 5" border = 106"

If you have the king size bed for yourself, measure how far down you want the quilt to go on either side, and top and bottom. We made one last year for our king size, but I wanted it to go to the floor on all sides but the top. So, it is big. I tied the quilt, and it has been just beautiful on the bed in the winter time. I just kept adding borders that matched with the squares that were already in the quilt until we got the size we wanted. It was fun, but really is warm in the winter.

Below is a couple of websites that will help you


http://www.quilterscache.com/M/MathChartsPage.html

http://www.quilterscache.com/StartQuilt ... ngtwo.html

http://quilting.about.com/od/stepbystep ... _yards.htm

Auntjana, I am going to make the fence rail block.