Fabric, sewing & quilting guides
Reference material for measurements, yardage, backing and binding — written to support the calculators, not to pad the site with generic articles.
Quilting Calculators
Standard Quilt Sizes: Practical Reference Chart
A practical reference for common baby, throw, twin, queen and king quilt dimensions, plus guidance for choosing your finished size.
Quilting Calculators
How Much Quilt Backing Do I Need?
Learn how quilt dimensions, overhang, usable fabric width, seams and wide-back fabric affect backing yardage.
Sewing Calculators
Common Fabric Widths and When They Matter
Reference common fabric widths and understand why usable width matters when calculating yardage and cutting layouts.
Conversions & Reference
Fabric Yardage Conversion Chart
Quickly convert common fractions of a yard to inches, centimeters and meters for fabric purchasing and cutting.
Quilting Calculators
Quilt Backing Overhang: How Much Extra Should You Add?
Understand backing overhang, why long-arm quilting often needs extra fabric and how to choose a safe allowance.
Quilting Calculators
Quilt Binding Width Guide
Choose strip width for straight-grain quilt binding and understand how strip width changes fabric requirements.
Conversions & Reference
Inches to Yards for Fabric: Quick Reference
Convert fabric lengths from inches to decimal yards and common fractional-yard purchase quantities.
Sewing Calculators
How to Measure Usable Fabric Width
Measure usable fabric width correctly so yardage calculators reflect the cloth you can actually cut and sew.
Quilting Calculators
Wide-Back vs Standard-Width Quilt Backing
Compare wide-back and standard-width quilting fabric by seams, layout, yardage and handling before choosing backing.
Sewing Calculators
How Much Extra Fabric Should I Buy?
Plan sensible extra fabric for shrinkage, squaring, directional prints, mistakes and store cutting variation without guessing.