Keepsake Quilting

Everything about quilting should be fun and easy.  Even calculating how much fabric to buy.

But how often have you spent time figuring out how   much fabric you will need for a quilt, bought the  fabric, and started to sew, only to discover that it’s not enough – or that you have yards left over?

If you are anything like I am, sometimes the fabric isn’t as wide as I thought it would be, so I can’t cut as many squares from each strip as I had planned.

Then there are the seam allowances.  Especially the seam allowances for triangles.   So, how many half-square triangles can I cut from a strip of fabric?  What if the fabric turns out to be 40” wide instead of 44” wide?

And what if I’m in Australia, my measurements are in inches, and the fabric is sold in metrics?  Now, that is really a problem!

But wait, now there is a simple solution - a fabric calculator.

This handy quilting tool is new to the market, and you can be the first in your quilting group to have one.

Using this hand-held calculator, with just a few keystrokes you can discover exactly how many yards (or meters) of fabric you need for your quilt and how many strips of each color fabric to cut.

This new gadget conveniently fits into your pocket or purse, and will be at hand for any shopping trip, whether it’s to your local quilt shop, or a quilt shop around the world. 

Plus, you can enter the number and size of blocks you are making in meters, and with the push of a button, it will convert your calculations into inches.  Just imagine, you can live in the UK, shop in the US, and let the FabriCalc take all the confusion out of shopping for fabric.

You will find everything you need  here.