Underquilt Shapes?

[MondayHopscotch]

I think I should have been a little more specific.

I doubt you will have fourteen 1.5" darts on each 7' side, because there won't be darts at the ends, and if you put 6" between darts, then there will be one dart for every 7.5". More like ten darts per side.

If they are 1.5" darts, and there are 10 on each side, then add 15" to the length.

If there are 3 such darts on each end, add 4.5 inches to the width at the ends.

Izzat better?

Sounds good to me I guess

Also, should I dart each layer individually? or pin it all up and do it all together? (I can see how all together can result in some 'less-than-professional' appearance... I think -- But i'm known to be wrong)

Doing all these darts on 5 separate layers is a bit discouraging, but I'll do what I have to to make it work/look as good as possible.

[JohnSawyer]

Here's a good discussion on Darting an UQ, and there's a link there to a build thread:

http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...ighlight=darts

[MondayHopscotch]

So something else that just came up --- Do people generally prefer to cut out the triangles for the darts then sew them up, or pin it --> sew --> then trim excess?

[MacEntyre]

...cut out the triangles for the darts then sew them up...[?]

I have thought about it, but never done it. Seems to me it would necessarily make your darts slightly larger than what you patterned.

...or pin it --> sew --> then trim excess?

I draw the triangle with a Sharpie so I can see it on either side, line them up and install two clips, sew right over the ink, then cut the excess.

[MondayHopscotch]

Well I'll read through a couple of the UQ tutorials again and start making my quilt this weekend if all goes well! Thanks for the quick answers!

I'll be back I run into any snags along the way.