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Binding without the last-corner shortfall
Count the full perimeter, diagonal joins, and finishing overlap before cutting your first strip.
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Add the quilt dimensions, strip width, and usable fabric width. We model diagonal-join loss, add your finishing allowance, then round up to the selected unit’s purchasing increment.
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Cut 8 full-width strips
Buy at least0.625 yd0.57 m equivalent
Continuous length292 in
Quilt perimeter280 in
Check fabric direction, pattern instructions, and real material before cutting.
Before you cut
What this result assumes.
The result is a planning estimate, not a substitute for the pattern, the material in front of you, or the requirements of your quilter. Keep these boundaries with the printed plan.
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Binding is cut cross-grain from straight fabric strips.
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Each diagonal join consumes approximately one cut-strip width of continuous length.
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The default 12-inch allowance covers corner handling and the final overlap; diagonal join loss is calculated separately.
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Purchases round up to an eighth yard in Imperial mode or 0.1 metre in Metric mode.
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Bias binding and strongly directional fabric require a different layout.
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