FOR THE FINISHING TOUCHES
More making.
Less quilt math.
Use our free quilt backing and binding calculators to estimate fabric yardage, compare backing layouts, and work out binding strips. Enter inches or centimeters, then print your cutting plan.
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YOUR SEWING-TABLE TOOLKIT
Free quilt fabric calculators.
Start with the measurements you have.
Backing calculator
Compare backing layouts, allow for seams, and find the yardage to buy. Includes batting dimensions.
Open backing calculator ↗02 / BINDINGBinding calculator
Get your strip count and fabric yardage, with joining loss and the final closing allowance included.
Open binding calculator ↗See the reasoning.
Every result includes the measurements and allowances behind it.
Keep the whole plan.
Save on this device or download a project file to use again.
Take it to the table.
Print a clean shopping and cutting plan, with the units included.
Starting with a finished quilt top?
You’re in the right place.
These tools plan backing and straight-grain binding for rectangular quilts. They don’t estimate the fabric inside a pieced quilt top.
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