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The free calculators

Six of QuiltM8's 26 free calculators run right here in your browser — the app's own arithmetic, not a simplified copy of it. Each one shows its working and says where its formula came from. The rest live in the app, where the answers join a project and add themselves into one shopping list.

How much binding? Continuous double-fold binding for any quilt: how many strips to cut and how much fabric to buy — with the join loss... Free How much backing? Panels, seam direction and yardage for a quilt back — including what the other seam direction would cost, and what... Free How wide do I cut the borders? Butted or mitred borders: the cut width with its seam allowances, how many strips, the yardage — and the finished size... Free What do I cut for half-square triangles? Half-square triangles by the 2-, 4- or 8-at-a-time method: the square to cut from each fabric, how many squares, and the... Free How many strips, and how much fabric? For N pieces at a cut size: how many fit across a strip, how many strips, and the fabric to buy — with the waste per... Free What does a fat quarter really give me? Whole pieces from any source — fat quarter, fat eighth, charm, jelly roll strip, layer cake, or a custom cut — at your... Free

In the app: on-point setting, sashing and layout, flying geese, QST, square-in-a-square, bias binding, batting, bed sizes, block resizing, kitting, spacers, strip rolls, the seam-allowance check, precut value, the wide-backing decision, a longarm ballpark and postage weight — all free, plus the project, plan and cut-sheet work the packs unlock.