Fabric yardage chart

When you’re just starting out sewing, shopping for fabric can be a daunting task — especially when you’re going it alone without help from an experienced sewist. You don’t …

Hey there! When you are new to quilting and sewing knowing the yards/inches gets very confusing. When I started learning how to sew, these terms were like learning another language! Haha! I remember g

Knowing how to estimate fabric yardage for upholstery takes specialized knowledge, so it is generally best to...

Your project instructions call for two yards of 60″ wide fabric, but the fabric you want to use is 45″ wide. Hmmm… attempting to dredge up that old math lesson in proportions is probably not going to happen on the fly. Instead, print out our handy conversion chart for those times you don’t have a

One of the best pieces of advice I have learned is: Measure Twice, Cut Once. I believe and follow that guideline for most of the sewing and other DIY's I create, and it has saved me money and grief. When I can predetermine the finished size of a project, I can calculate how much material I need to buy. Whatever project I plan, I usually buy just a little extra of any materials or ingredients only in case. Before heading out to your favorite fabric store, prepare yourself with some knowledge…

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Use these charts, tables, and images to learn about the widths of a yard of fabric, how much a yard is in inches, cm, and more.

Use this handy quilt backing calculator to calculate the backing yardage for your quilt and the required number of seams.

Stop looking up yardage conversion with this printable chart with conversions from yards, inches, centimeters and meters and back again.

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