Pieces to Yardage Calculator
Yardage needed for a given number of pieces
Enter the piece size, number of pieces, and fabric width to see how much yardage you need.
Piece size (in)
Amount to subtract from fabric width (e.g. selvage). Default 0.
Buy yardage, not guesswork
Always buy extra. Fabric isn't always on-grain, you lose a bit squaring up edges, and one cutting mistake shouldn't tank your project. Round up to the next quarter yard, or add 10-15% for a fabric that's hard to replace. Leftover fabric just goes in the stash.
Directional prints need more yardage because you can't rotate pieces freely — you're locked into one orientation, which means more waste per row. Fat quarters give a different yield than yardage for the same total area because of the shape — wider but shorter. If your pattern gives FQ-friendly cutting layouts, follow those instead of converting to yardage blindly.
Enter cut sizes, not finished sizes. A 3" finished square is 3.5" cut. If you're resizing a pattern or designing your own quilt and don't have a yardage chart, this calculator does the conversion the shop needs — a yardage number instead of a piece count.
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