Sewing, Fabric & Quilting Calculators

Yardage, cutting layout and shrinkage math for garment sewing, home decor and quilting. Covers buying fabric off the bolt, nesting pattern pieces, matching repeats, and the classic patchwork cutting formulas.

8 calculators in this category

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Fabric Yardage Calculator
Work out how much fabric to buy for a set of pattern pieces. Nests them across the usable width of the bolt and returns yards, meters, waste and cost.
Curtain Fabric & Fullness Calculator
Size drapery panels from your rod and window. Get the fabric widths, cut length and total yards for any fullness ratio, hems, returns and pattern repeat.
Fabric Cutting Layout & Pieces Per Yard Calculator
Work out how many squares, strips or rectangles you can cut from fabric you already own, the best orientation, the waste percent and the cost per cut piece.
Fabric Shrinkage & Pre-Wash Allowance Calculator
Measure shrinkage from a washed test swatch, then get the oversize cut dimensions and the extra yardage to buy so the finished piece lands on size.
Quilt Binding Calculator
Calculate quilt binding length, the number of strips to cut and the fabric yardage for any quilt size, including diagonal joins and continuous bias binding.
Quilt Backing Yardage Calculator
Calculate quilt backing yardage with longarm overhang. Compares vertical and horizontal seams, counts panels, and checks a wide-back single panel option.
Half Square Triangle (HST) Calculator
Get the exact square to cut for half square triangles by the 2, 4 and 8-at-a-time methods, plus quarter square triangles, trim size and fabric needed.
Quilt Block Count & Sashing Layout Calculator
Fit a block grid to your target quilt size with sashing and borders. Get blocks across and down, the total, cut sizes and the true finished dimensions.

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