Quilting Guides
Practical quilting guides that explain the math behind each calculator. Use them to check backing fabric, binding length, batting size, and fabric yardage before you cut.
How to Calculate Quilt Backing
Learn backing size, panel count, and yardage with a worked example.
How to Calculate Quilt Binding
Learn perimeter, WOF strips, and binding yardage.
How Much Fabric Do I Need for a Quilt?
Understand top, backing, batting, binding, and borders.
How to Calculate Quilt Batting
Batting sizes, overage, fibers, and loft explained.
Half-Square Triangle Guide
Cut sizes, the magic 8 method, and trimming HSTs.
Flying Geese Guide
Sky square and geese rectangle cut sizes plus the no-waste method.
Quilt Border Guide
Border yardage, miters, and accurate measuring.
Fabric Shrinkage Guide
How much cotton shrinks and whether to prewash.
Precut Fabric Guide
Jelly roll, layer cake, charm pack, and fat quarter bundles.
Baby Quilt Size Guide
Standard dimensions, fabric needs, and tips.
Crib Quilt Size Guide
Dimensions, fabric needs, and how it differs from a baby quilt.
Throw Quilt Size Guide
Dimensions, fabric, and how it differs from a lap quilt.
Twin Quilt Size Guide
Dimensions, backing, and fabric yardage.
Queen Quilt Size Guide
Dimensions, backing, and fabric yardage.
King Quilt Size Guide
Dimensions, wide backing, and yardage tips.
What Is WOF?
Width of fabric explained for quilters.
Quilt Backing Fabric 101
Piecing vs. wide backing and how to choose.
Fat Quarter vs. Quarter Yard
Why quilters prefer fat quarters.
How Much Backing Fabric for a Baby Quilt
Single-width vs. pieced backing yardage for a 36 by 45 inch baby quilt.
How Much Batting for a Baby Quilt
Crib batting size and overage for a 36 by 45 inch baby quilt.
How Much Binding for a Baby Quilt
Binding length, WOF strip count, and yardage for a 36 by 45 inch baby quilt.
How Many Blocks for a Baby Quilt
Block counts by finished size, from 12 big blocks to 180 minis, with grid math.
How Many Fat Quarters for a Baby Quilt
Cutting yields per fat quarter and how many a 36 by 45 inch top really needs.
How Many Jelly Rolls for a Baby Quilt
One roll is enough: strip counts by layout, plus jelly roll race sizing.
How Much Backing Fabric for a Crib Quilt
Single-width, pieced, and 108-inch wide backing yardage for a 36 by 52 inch crib quilt.
How Much Batting for a Crib Quilt
Cut size by overage, whether a 45 by 60 crib precut fits, and fiber choices.
How Much Binding for a Crib Quilt
Binding length, WOF strip count, and yardage for a 36 by 52 inch crib quilt.
How Many Blocks for a Crib Quilt
Block counts by finished size, from 117 small blocks to 15 big ones, with grid math.
How Many Fat Quarters for a Crib Quilt
Cutting yields per fat quarter and how many a 36 by 52 inch crib top really needs.
How Many Jelly Rolls for a Crib Quilt
One roll covers it: strip counts by layout, plus jelly roll race sizing for a crib.
How Much Backing Fabric for a Queen Quilt
Wide backing vs. three pieced panels for a 90 by 108 queen, plus longarm yardage.
How Much Batting for a Queen Quilt
Why the queen precut gives zero overage, and the roll cut that saves half a yard.
How Much Binding for a Queen Quilt
Queen binding length, WOF strip count, and yardage for a 90 by 108 inch quilt.
How Many Blocks for a Queen Quilt
Block counts by finished size for a 90 by 108 queen quilt, with grid math.
How Many Fat Quarters for a Queen Quilt
Cutting yields per fat quarter and how many a 90 by 108 inch queen top really needs.
How Many Jelly Rolls for a Queen Quilt
One roll is not enough: strip counts by layout, plus the yardage-pairing alternative for a queen.
How Much Backing Fabric for a King Quilt
Wide 108-inch backing vs. 42-inch cotton pieced into three panels for a 108 by 108 king.
How Much Batting for a King Quilt
Why a 120 by 120 king precut fits a 108 by 108 top and how to cut your own roll.
How Much Binding for a King Quilt
Binding length, 11 WOF strips, and why 0.75 yard falls half an inch short on a king.
How Many Blocks for a King Quilt
Five block sizes fit 108 by 108 exactly, plus sashing layouts and yardage per grid.
How Many Fat Quarters for a King Quilt
Why no 40-piece bundle covers a 108 by 108 top, and when yardage beats the bundle.
How Many Jelly Rolls for a King Quilt
Five rolls, 162 strips, and why a king needs the same strip count as a queen.
How Much Backing Fabric for a Throw Quilt
Pieced 42-inch versus 108-inch wide backing yardage for a 50 by 60 throw quilt, with a worked example.
How Much Batting for a Throw Quilt
Batting cut size, overage, precut sizes, and fiber choices for a 50 by 60 throw quilt.
How Much Binding for a Throw Quilt
Binding length, WOF strip count, and yardage for a 50 by 60 throw quilt, with a reference table.
How Many Blocks for a Throw Quilt
Block counts by finished size for a 50 by 60 throw quilt, from 30 big blocks to 320 mini blocks.
How Many Fat Quarters for a Throw Quilt
Fat quarter count by patch size for a 50 by 60 throw quilt, with per-fat-quarter cutting yields.
How Many Jelly Rolls for a Throw Quilt
Jelly roll strip counts for a 50 by 60 throw quilt, with race sizing and leftover binding ideas.
How Much Backing Fabric for a Twin Quilt
Pieced 42-inch panels versus 108-inch wide backing yardage for a 70 by 90 twin quilt, with a worked example.
How Much Batting for a Twin Quilt
Batting cut size and overage for a 70 by 90 twin quilt, why the twin precut is tight, and fiber choices.
How Much Binding for a Twin Quilt
Binding length, WOF strip count, and yardage for a 70 by 90 inch twin quilt, with a reference table.
How Many Blocks for a Twin Quilt
Block counts by finished size for a 70 by 90 twin quilt, from 35 big blocks to 690 mini blocks.
How Many Fat Quarters for a Twin Quilt
Fat quarter count by block size for a 70 by 90 twin quilt, with cutting yields and why 20-piece bundles fall short.
How Many Jelly Rolls for a Twin Quilt
Why a 70 by 90 twin needs two jelly rolls, with strip counts for five layouts and two-roll race sizing.
Lap Quilt Size Guide
Standard 50 by 65 inch lap quilt dimensions plus the top fabric, backing, batting, and binding it needs.
Standard Lap Quilt Measurements
Exact lap quilt measurements for five sizes, with the backing, batting, and binding cut numbers for each one.
How Much Backing Fabric for a Lap Quilt
Pieced 42-inch panels versus 108-inch wide backing for a 50 by 65 lap quilt, with a yardage table for five lap sizes.
How Much Batting for a Lap Quilt
Batting cut size and yardage for a 50 by 65 lap quilt, why small precuts fall short, and how to pick loft.
How Much Binding for a Lap Quilt
Binding length, WOF strip count, and why every standard lap size lands on half a yard of 42-inch fabric.
How Many Blocks for a Lap Quilt
Block counts by finished size for a 50 by 65 lap quilt, from 20 big blocks to 520 minis, with a fabric table.
How Many Fat Quarters for a Lap Quilt
Fat quarter counts for a 50 by 65 lap quilt, from 12 pieces, with cutting yields per fat quarter and the bundle to buy.
How Many Jelly Rolls for a Lap Quilt
Why a 50 by 65 lap quilt needs 33 strips, when one jelly roll runs out, and the race layout that fits a single roll.
Twin XL Quilt Size Guide
Standard 70 by 95 inch twin XL dimensions, the full cut list, and why the twin batting precut is five inches short.
Standard Twin XL Quilt Measurements
Exact twin XL quilt measurements for five sizes, the drop math behind each one, and why charts disagree by five inches.