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title: "Calculators and Charts"
date: 2026-06-04
author: "Quiltweb"
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# Calculators and Charts

We all need them! There are times when I can’t even think of my basic Multiplication Chart, much less figuring out how much backing or binding I will need. Here are some calculators and charts you can use when you are online and printable charts to use when you are not.

## Fabric and Yardage

- [Backing and Binding Calculator](https://quiltweb.com/backing-and-binding-calculator/)
- [Diagonal Backing Calculator](https://quiltweb.com/backing-and-binding-calculator/)
- Batting Calculator (How much batting to buy)
- Quilting Density Calculator (Estimate thread requirements.)
- [Binding Charts to Print and Save](https://phoebemoon.com/binding-charts/)
- Border Yardage Calculator (Calculates fabric needed for multiple borders of varying widths.)
- Sashing Calculator (Determines yardage for sashing strips and cornerstones.)
- Setting Triangle Calculator (For on-point quilts.)
- Fabric Requirement Calculator (Enter block size and quilt size, estimate yardage.)
- Strip-Piecing Calculator (How many strips are needed to produce a given number of units.)
- Jelly Roll Conversion Calculator (Converts jelly roll strips into equivalent yardage.)
- Fat Quarter Calculator (How many fat quarters are needed for a project.)
- Fat Quarter Yield Calculator (How many pieces of a given size can be cut from one fat quarter.)
- Scrap Yardage Calculator (Convert scraps into approximate yardage equivalents.)

## Quilt Sizes

- Quilt Size Calculator (Finished quilt size based on blocks, sashings, and borders.
- Block Layout Calculator (How many blocks are needed for a desired quilt size.
- Border Width Calculator (Determine border widths needed to reach a target size.
- Mattress Size Calculator (Includes mattress depth and drop.
- Quilt-to-Bed Proportion Calculator (For modern, traditional, and oversized bed quilts.

## Blocks

- Half-Square Triangle Calculator (Traditional Methods including 2-at-a-time and 4-at-a-time)
- [HST and QST Technique Sheet](https://scrapdash.com/hourglass-quilt-block/)
- Quarter-Square Triangle Calculator
- Flying Geese Calculator (No Waste, Quilt in a Day, Traditional)
- [Square-in-a-Square Chart](https://scrapdash.com/perfect-square-in-a-square-blocks/)
- Corner Triangle Calculator
- Snowball Corner Calculator
- Diamond Calculator
- Hexagon Calculator
- Equilateral Triangle Calculator
- Attic Window Calculator
- Square in a Square Blocks
- Flying Geese No Math Method
- Flying Geese QIAD Method
- [Magic Eight HST Method](https://scrapdash.com/hsts-by-magic/)
- QSTs From Magic Eight
- 3-Part Split QST Blocks
- [Quarter Square Triangle Blocks (QSTs)](https://scrapdash.com/hourglass-quilt-block/)
- Hidden Wells
- [Economy Block](https://scrapdash.com/economy-quilt-block/)
- On Point Blocks

## Techniques

- [Bias Beauty Technique Sheet](https://scrapdash.com/thinking-outside-block-2/)
- [Bias Binding](https://scrapdash.com/rounding-the-corners-of-your-quilt/)
- Bias Beauty HSTs
- Mitered Borders
- [Three Dimensional Square in a Square](https://scrapdash.com/making-a-square-in-a-square-block/)
- [Three Dimensional Bow Tie](https://scrapdash.com/making-a-square-in-a-square-block/)
- [Three Dimensional Attic Window](https://scrapdash.com/halloween-freebie-spiders-attic/)

## Quilt Math

- Scale a Block Calculator (Resize a block while preserving proportions.
- Percentage Enlargement Calculator
- Metric / Imperial Converter
- Fraction to Decimal Converter
- Quilt Math Calculator (Add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions commonly used in quilting.