See how much to buy from each bolt when cutting matching rectangles for pillow panels, placemats, or quilt blocks.
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Choose a bolt that fits your pieces.
The planner fits matching rectangles across the usable width. Each row uses one orientation. If rotation is allowed, it can mix rotated and unrotated rows.
Width shrinkage reduces the cutting width. Length shrinkage increases the amount to buy. Use a measured swatch if you know the fabric will shrink.
Purchase length rounds up to the increment you select. Add extra fabric when matching a repeat, centering a motif, or squaring uneven ends.
Cut eight 24 × 26 in panels with the grain fixed. The 44-in bolt fits one panel across. The 54-in bolt fits two.
At ⅛-yard cut increments, the wider fabric saves $12.44.
Eight 22 × 18 in pieces fit two across a 44-in usable width. Allow 3% width shrinkage and the cutting width falls to 42.68 in, so only one fits across.
These totals hold length shrinkage at zero.
Cut six 23 × 19 in pieces from a 42-in usable width. Turning each piece makes it 19 in across the bolt, so two fit in a row.
Use the rotated layout when the fabric and project allow it.