QUILT BATTING:

Keep these following charts handy when you go to purchase fabric for your next quilt project.EZ2QUILTPRODUCTS

Before you figure how much to buy you need to determine what type of batting you should purchase. Cotton, Polyester, Polyblend,Fusible, non-fusible or needle punched. WOW , thats a lot of information. But it is real easy to figure out. Is your quilt project made of 100% cotton ? If the answer is yes, then you want to buy either 100% cotton batting or 80/20 blend, the 80% being cotton. That way the fibers will all shrink at the same rate. If your project is made of mixed fabrics, then you can go with mixed Poly-fil.  Also you need to determine the loft you want to purchase. That means - how "puffy" you want your quilt to be. If you want a puffy quilt, for a baby , then you would buy a 3/4" loft. If you like the antique look, the flat puckered look, then you should buy the 1/4" cotton low loft. Now lets get to the yardage. The following are charts to give you the basic amounts. You should always allow a bit extra for " insurance".

YARDAGE FOR BATTING:

Twin:     ( 63 x 87)  5  1/2 yards 

Double:   ( 78x87)   5   1/2 yards

Queen:  (84 x92)     7  1/2 yards

King:   ( 100x92)   8 yards

YARDAGE FOR BACKING AND BINDING:

Twin (63 x87)      Backing:             5  1/2 yards    Binding:   3/4 yds.

Double  (78 x 87)    Backing              5 1/2 yards    Binding    3/4 yds.

Queen  ( 84 x 92)  Backing            7 1/2 yards     Binding   7/8 yds

King ( 100x92)      Backing             8 yards          Binding  1 yds.