Thread: Yeeeessshhhh !!! need help with foriegn measures

50cm = ?
25cm = ?
15cm = ?
12cm = ?
5cm = ?

25mm = ?
6mm = ?

Are you trying to convert to inches or something else in metric? If you have a pc google conversions for metrics and you should get all you need. here's one of my favorites:

http://www.worldwidemetric.com/measurements.html

Originally Posted by lfstamper

Are you trying to convert to inches or something else in metric? If you have a pc google conversions for metrics and you should get all you need. here's one of my favorites:

http://www.worldwidemetric.com/measurements.html

working with a brain injury here.
think I got the gist of what to do on that site.
not sure I understand the (mm) part.
6mm = 0.23622"...............don;t understand in my head what it is saying.

25cm = 9.84252" am assuming this is just over 9"

Originally Posted by dreamer2009

working with a brain injury here.
think I got the gist of what to do on that site.
not sure I understand the (mm) part.
6mm = 0.23622"...............don;t understand in my head what it is saying.

25cm = 9.84252" am assuming this is just over 9"

Yes, 25 cm is just over 9 inches... I'm a retired science teacher and the "metric" system works so well for science... all units are based on 10s... much easier to convert from one unit to another... but not much easier when trying to convert from one measuring system to another... 1 mm (millimeter) is only 1/10th of a centimeter... very small unit... well, look at the width of a pencil lead.. If you have mechanical pencils they are often .7 mm wide! And that's only .7 of a mm!! so 1mm is a very small distance. It takes 10 mm to make 1 cm (centimeter). One inch is 2.5 cm.. Now I know this is confusing, so the best thing is to use one of the conversion sites. Just be sure you are going from metric (cm) to the more familiar (inches)... Good luck!!

What pattern are you using?
Even here in Australia (we are metric) the majority of our pattern only have the fabrics quantities in metric (eg instead of 1/2 yard it would say 50 cm or 1/2 metre) but our cutting plan is usually in inches. You could say that we have to be a bit bilingual here LOL

Originally Posted by woody

What pattern are you using?
Even here in Australia (we are metric) the majority of our pattern only have the fabrics quantities in metric (eg instead of 1/2 yard it would say 50 cm or 1/2 metre) but our cutting plan is usually in inches. You could say that we have to be a bit bilingual here LOL

it is to make a baby travel change pad quilted.
have to understand first.

50cm = 19 and 5/8"
25cm =about 9 and 7/8"
15cm = about 5 and 7/8"
12cm = 4 and 3/4 inches
5cm = just a whisker under 2"

25mm = 1"
6mm = pretty close to 1/4"

I hope this helps a bit, are you able to get rulers from your stationery store that has centimetres and milimetres? Then you could just put it on your inch ruler and convert them that way.

Originally Posted by woody

50cm = 19 and 5/8"
25cm =about 9 and 7/8"
15cm = about 5 and 7/8"
12cm = 4 and 3/4 inches
5cm = just a whisker under 2"

25mm = 1"
6mm = pretty close to 1/4"

I hope this helps a bit, are you able to get rulers from your stationery store that has centimetres and milimetres? Then you could just put it on your inch ruler and convert them that way.

thanks woody...that makes much better sense.
will look for the ruler on ebay right now.
hugs ...you rock !!

Maybe we need to have a metric measuring tape swap for those in the USA.

Most measuring tapes in Canada have both metric and imperial measurements as do school rulers.

Quilting rulers are all in inches here.

Originally Posted by dreamer2009

thanks woody...that makes much better sense.
will look for the ruler on ebay right now.
hugs ...you rock !!

Look at the ruler on your quilting table first. I'll bet you have centimeters.