Batting Yardage
2.33 yd
Cut Size
68" x 80"
Material Cost
$28.00
Quilters often leave 2 to 4 inches on each side for basting.
Single-panel layouts are more efficient than pieced layouts.
Most home quilters stay in the 2 to 4 inch range unless they are loading on a longarm.
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A throw quilt with standard overhang fits on one width, so the main adjustment is waste on the linear cut length.
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Once the quilt plus overhang exceeds the roll width, the calculator switches to multiple batting panels and a much longer purchase length.
Most quilting guides add 3 to 4 inches on every side, and many quilters go to 5 or 6 inches for longarm work or aggressive quilting. The calculator adds that overhang before checking roll width.
You need multiple panels when the quilt width plus overhang is wider than the batting roll you plan to buy. Wide battings like 96 or 108 inches reduce joins, while narrower rolls often need piecing on queen and king quilts.
Use about 5% when you cut confidently from a fresh roll, around 10% for routine projects, and 12 to 15% when you expect shrinkage, squaring loss, or extra trimming after piecing batting widths together.
Yes. Batting is usually sold in quarter-yard increments, and rounding up gives you margin for test quilting, squaring, and any small measuring drift between the quilt top, backing, and batting cut.
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