♥ Diagonal Backing Calculator

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11-05-2012, 08:47 AM

craftybear

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♥ Diagonal Backing Calculator

http://www.multi-patch.com/html/diag...calculator.php

11-06-2012, 03:03 AM

SueDor

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Thanks Crafty, where have you been?

11-06-2012, 06:02 AM

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Thanks Crafty, good to see your name pop up!!

11-06-2012, 06:22 AM

quiltmom04

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Yeah I tried this with a square 76" quilt and it told me I need 19 yards! I don't think so!

11-06-2012, 02:22 PM

roserips

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Thank-you for this link I have always just done a rough guesstamet in my head.
quiltmom04 this works great for small quilts that are up to 60" wide where you waste so much fabric getting 2 widths to sew together.

11-06-2012, 03:26 PM

jeanharville

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Thanks Crafty, so good to "see" you. I miss your wondeful links.

11-06-2012, 08:28 PM

caspharm

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Thanks, Crafty.

11-07-2012, 05:48 AM

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Crafty welcome back always good to see your name and your posts .. Hope all is good with you and your family.

11-07-2012, 09:02 AM

FAYE

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Thanks craftybear......this type of "arithmetic" makes sense to me...I hated grade school arithmetic...bkkg had a debit-credit-balance & quilting has a challenge that keeps me sew happy

11-07-2012, 06:31 PM

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toodie11

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I guess that I didn't understand this , Why would I want a diagonal backing, When I figured it out for a 65x 85 quilt with 3" on each side it came up with 8.6 yard. Seems a lot to me.I can use 6 yards by just piecing two 2.5 yard lengths together vertically. I know that I am not great at math but I drew this out and I think that 6 yards should do it. Unless there is a reason to use a diagonal.