Quilt calculator
Enter your quilt size and get the backing fabric, binding strips and batting you need, in yards and metres.
Backing fabric3 7/8 yd2 pieces of 68 in, seams running across. 3.54 m
Binding fabric1/2 yd7 strips of 2.5 in, 272 in in total. 0.46 m
Batting68 × 78 inA twin size pack fits.
More quilting tools
- Quilt backing calculator: how many pieces to join and which way to run the seams.
- Quilt binding calculator: strips to cut for any strip width.
- Quilt size chart: standard quilt, mattress and batting sizes.
Questions
How do I calculate fabric for a quilt?
Enter the finished quilt size and the calculator works out the backing (with extra all round), the binding strips and the batting size. For the quilt top, add up the fabric for your blocks and borders from your pattern.
What size batting do I need?
The same size as the backing: about 4 inches bigger than the quilt on every side. The calculator also tells you which packaged batting size fits, from crib to king.
Can I use metric?
Enter the quilt size in inches and every fabric amount is shown in yards and metres.
Can I make a quilt from a photo?
Yes. A pixel quilt turns each square of a picture into a fabric square. Make the grid with the cross stitch or bead pattern maker and treat each stitch as one quilt square.