Panel Border & Finished-Size Calculator

Start with the actual trimmed size of your quilt panel, add up to four borders, and see the finished quilt-top size plus estimated border yardage.

Use this when: you have a printed quilt panel and want to preview the finished top size and estimate fabric for each border.

1. MeasureSquare and trim the panel, then measure its actual width and height.

2. BuildAdd borders from the inside out. Leave unused border widths at zero.

3. ReviewCheck finished size, WOF strips, yardage, and whether corners are straight or mitered.

Enter your panel size

Measure after squaring and trimming the printed panel.

Panel width (inches)Panel height (inches)

Add your borders

Enter the finished visible width of each border. Leave unused borders at 0.

BorderFinished widthFabric WOF

Border 1

Border 2

Border 3

Border 4

Mitered corners? Include the additional fabric needed for mitered borders.

Estimated finished quilt-top size

Yardage rounded to ¼ yd

Total border fabric

Each border is estimated separately from the number of full width-of-fabric strips required. Buy extra for directional prints, large repeats, fussy cutting, or unusually narrow usable fabric width.

Measure first

Measure your actual panel. Printed panels can vary from the size stated on the bolt or package. Square and trim the panel first, then enter that measurement here.

What the yardage includes

Border widths are treated as finished visible widths, with seam allowance added automatically. Straight borders account for WOF strip joins; mitered borders add working length for the corner miters before strip requirements are calculated.

Your project plan

Name it, check the practical details, then copy or print a clean plan to take shopping or to your cutting table.

HUES PROJECT-SAFE

Project name

Before I cut or buy

I measured the actual quilt or swatch I confirmed usable fabric width I checked direction, repeat, and wash plan

HUES recommended purchase Buy each border fabric separately:

Each amount is rounded up to the next quarter yard. Add more for directional prints, large repeats, fussy cutting, or less than the entered usable width. Only combine the amounts when the borders truly use the same fabric.