Quilt math, explained
Charts and guides you can trust at the cutting table. Every number is worked out with the same engine as the studio.
Your first quilt: a nine-patch throw, planned to the inch
A complete beginner's plan for a 52 × 64" nine-patch throw: what to buy, how to cut every strip, the faster strip-set method, the order to sew it in, and the same quilt in baby to king sizes.
Value and contrast: why your star points disappear
Colour gets the attention, but value (how light or dark a fabric is) decides whether your quilt pattern shows. What value is, how to check it before you cut, and where contrast matters most.
What quilt can I make with 10 fat quarters?
Quilts you can make from 10 fat quarters, sized to really fit the bundle, how many squares a fat quarter gives at every size, and how many fat quarters a baby, throw, twin or queen quilt takes.
Half-square triangle size chart: 2, 4 and 8 at a time
What size squares to cut for half-square triangles, for every common finished size and all three popular methods, with and without trimming, plus how many squares you need.
How to calculate quilt binding: strips and yardage
How many binding strips to cut and how much fabric to buy, step by step, with a chart for common quilt sizes at 2¼", 2½" and 2¾" strip widths.
How much fabric for quilt backing (with a chart)
Backing yardage for baby, throw, twin, full, queen and king quilts, on standard 42" cotton or 108" wide backing, with 3", 4" or 6" extra, and why the direction of the seams changes the amount.
Quilt sizes: a chart for every bed, and how to work out your own
Standard quilt sizes for twin, full, queen and king beds as coverlets and comforters, sizes for babies, throws and walls, and the formula to size a quilt for your own mattress.