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Quilt Planning Hub

Plan every step of your quilt project with 34 free calculators. From backing and binding to blocks and yardage, get accurate fabric estimates before you shop.

Start planning Get free planner PDF

Quick planning checklist

Step 1: Choose sizeBacking calculator

Step 2: Plan blocksBlock calculator

Step 3: Cut piecesYardage calculator

Step 4: FinishBinding & batting

Planning workflow

Plan your quilt in 4 steps

📏Step 1

Choose Size

Start with your finished quilt dimensions

🧱Step 2

Plan Blocks

Calculate blocks, sashing, and borders

📦Step 3

Estimate Yardage

Calculate fabric needs for backing, top, and borders

✅Step 4

Finish

Binding, batting, and final touches

Calculator library

34 planning tools

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Quilt Backing

Calculate quilt backing fabric in yards using quilt width, length, backing overage, and common fabric widths like 44 inch and 108 inch.

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Quilt Binding

Find the binding length, number of WOF strips, and fabric yardage needed for your quilt binding.

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Quilt Batting

Calculate batting size for baby, throw, twin, queen, king, or custom quilts with extra overage on each side.

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Fabric Yardage

Estimate fabric yardage from piece size, fabric width, quantity, seam allowance, and project type.

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Quilt Size

Choose a quilt type or enter custom dimensions to estimate finished quilt size, backing, batting, and binding needs.

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Quilt Block

Calculate how many quilt blocks you need based on finished quilt size, block size, sashing, and borders.

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Quilt Border

Estimate quilt border strips and fabric yardage using quilt size, border width, and fabric width.

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Jelly Roll Quilt

Estimate how many jelly roll strips you need for common quilt sizes and simple strip quilt layouts.

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Baby Quilt

Plan a baby quilt with common baby quilt sizes, backing yardage, batting size, binding length, and fabric estimates.

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Queen Quilt

Calculate fabric needs for a queen quilt, including backing yardage, batting size, binding strips, and border estimates.

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King Quilt

Estimate backing, batting, binding, and fabric yardage for a king size quilt using common U.S. quilt dimensions.

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Crib Quilt

Plan a crib quilt with standard dimensions, backing yardage, batting size, and binding estimates for a crib mattress.

Quilting guides

Learn the fabric math behind each tool

Frequently asked questions

What units do these quilting calculators use?

The tools use inches and yards by default, with quilting terms such as WOF, ¼ inch seam allowance, 2.5 inch binding strips, and 42/44 inch quilting cotton.

Are the fabric results exact?

No. They are planning estimates. Round up when buying fabric, especially for directional prints, shrinkage, fussy cutting, or cutting mistakes.

Can I save a project sheet as PDF?

Yes. Use the printable planner pages, then choose Print or Save as PDF in your browser.

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