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Quilt binding calculator

Enter the finished quilt size. You get the number of 2 1/2" strips to cut across the width of fabric, the length to join, and the yardage.

Binding fabric

5/8 yd

7 strips 2 1/2" x WOF, joined into 276"

Strips to cut

7

at 2 1/2" wide (double-fold binding)

Binding length

276"

the perimeter plus 12" for corners and the join

How the binding is worked out

  1. Measure around the quilt (twice the width plus twice the length) and add 12" for the mitered corners and the final join.
  2. Divide by 42", the usable width of quilting cotton, and round up: that is the number of strips.
  3. Strips are 2 1/2" wide for a double-fold binding that finishes about 3/8" wide, the most common choice.