please help me figure out yardage needed
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please help me figure out yardage needed
Hello to all who have more math ability than me!! I need to know how much yardage of 108" wide fabric to buy instead of the narrower 44" fabric. As per my pattern I need 7 yds. of the 44" for background & binding. I would prefer to buy the 108" wide. As a fairly recent returnee to some minimal quilting, am I getting myself in trouble??? I've looked at the calculators & they all stop at 60" & make zero sense to this tired mind. Any suggestions, ideas, hope & help??? Thank you for reading.
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I'm no whiz kid at math but felt up to the challenge this morning. I came up with 3 yards of the 108 width giving you a little more than the 7 yards of 44 inch called for. I will check back in to see what the experts come up with.
#3
If my length is less than 108", I just take the width and add 6 to 8 inches and then divide by 36 to get the yardage. Actually my length is always less than 108". I love wide backings because they usually are cost efficient and there is no seam.
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Need to know what the finished size of your quilt is. If it is queen sized I generally purchase 3yards of wide. This also ( generally) gives enough for a king as long as it's not over 100" long/ wide. But you decide by the finished size of the top-- if top measures 90" X 72" (2 1/4- 2 1/2 ) would be plenty, leaving e generous amount to trim off/ use for another project.
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when you calculate wide backing, you START with the finished size of the quilt, not how much you buy when you start. (ie. if you are making a queen size quilt, 3 yards should be too much because you will be buying 108" x 108" and a queen is usually less that that finished size). So what size quilt ar you making?
#8
106" wide fabric is roughly 2.5 times as wide as 44" fabric, so if you're using it for binding and background in the quilt top you only need 7/2.5=2.8 yards. However if you're using it for backing (rather than background) then you need to base your yardage on the measurements of your top.
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I just measure my quilt size and go from there so if my quilt is 100 x 100.....3 yds of the 108" will do. If its larger than that I add enough to give me at least 4 inches extra on each side. So what size quilt will you be making?
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