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.