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Estimate how much backing fabric you need for standard-width quilting cotton or wide-back fabric. Add your quilting allowance, choose the fabric width, and we'll round the purchase recommendation up to the next quarter yard.
Use the finished quilt-top size before quilting.
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Your entered allowance is added to all four sides. The calculator determines how many fabric widths are needed and the total linear yardage. For non-directional prints, it also checks whether rotating the backing would use less fabric.
Not included: pattern-repeat matching, unusually large seam allowances, prewashing shrinkage, or extra fabric beyond the quilting allowance you enter. When a fit is very close to the entered fabric width, the calculator will flag it so you can verify actual usable width.
Want more detail? Read: What Is Wide-Back Fabric?
See the tradeoff before you buy. Fewer seams can mean easier preparation; lower yardage does not always mean lower total cost.
Name it, check the practical details, then copy or print a clean plan to take shopping or to your cutting table.
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