Originally Posted by
dray965
If a quilt patterns says to cut 28 2x12-inch strips and my material is 44 inches wide...how many strips do I cut?
What is the formula for calculating that.
Usually we cut fabric WOF (width-of-fabric), which is from one selvedge to the other (your WOF is 44 inches). So, you would be cutting 2-inch strips WOF. If the fabric is 44 inches wide, you can get only three 12-inch strips from the width-of-fabric. The rest is scrap. This calculation would be:
X*12 = 48
X= 48/12
X=3
You need 28 2x12-inch strips and you can get 3 per WOF. 28/3 = 9.33 so you would need 10 strips WOF to get 28 2x12-inch strips. (You would need only one 2x12-inch strip from that last WOF.)
Gosh, I didn't realize it would look so confusing when I started this! Hope it helps some.