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Backing Yardage Requirements Chart

Backing Yardage Requirements
(based on 45" wide fabric)

Note: Take the LENGTH of your quilt and double it + 18 inches (if your tripled LENGTH is more than 154", divide it by 2 then use the chart to find out what half your yardage is and double the yardage.)
*IMPORTANT*: If the quilt WIDTH is over 72" WIDE you must use the Backing for Large Quilts Chart

Length of Quilt	Double Plus 18"	Divide by 36 =	Yardage Required
15	48	1.33	1.5
16	50	1.39	1.5
17	52	1.44	1.5
18	54	1.50	1.5
19	56	1.56	1 3/4
20	58	1.61	1 3/4
21	60	1.67	1 3/4
22	62	1.72	1 3/4
23	64	1.78	2
24	66	1.83	2
25	68	1.89	2
26	70	1.94	2
27	72	2.00	2
28	74	2.06	2 1/4
29	76	2.11	2 1/4
30	78	2.17	2 1/4
31	80	2.22	2 1/4
32	82	2.28	2 1/2
33	84	2.33	2 1/2
34	86	2.39	2 1/2
35	88	2.44	2 1/2
36	90	2.50	2 1/2
37	92	2.56	2 3/4
38	94	2.61	2 3/4
39	96	2.67	2 3/4
40	98	2.72	2 3/4
41	100	2.78	3
42	102	2.83	3
43	104	2.89	3
44	106	2.94	3
45	108	3.00	3
46	110	3.06	3 1/4
47	112	3.11	3 1/4
48	114	3.17	3 1/4
49	116	3.22	3 1/4
50	118	3.28	3 1/2
51	120	3.33	3 1/2
52	122	3.39	3 1/2
53	124	3.44	3 1/2
54	126	3.50	3 1/2
55	128	3.56	3 3/4
56	130	3.61	3 3/4
57	132	3.67	3 3/4
58	134	3.72	3 3/4
59	136	3.78	4
60	138	3.83	4
61	140	3.89	4
62	142	3.94	4
63	144	4.00	4.
64	146	4.06	4 1/4
65	148	4.11	4 1/4
66	150	4.17	4 1/4
67	152	4.22	4 1/4
68	154	4.28	4 1/5
69	156	4.33	4 1/5
70	158	4.39	4 1/5
71	160	4.44	4 1/5
72	162	4.50	4 1/5
73	164	4.56	4 3/4
74	166	4.61	4 3/4
75	168	4.67	4 3/4
76	170	4.72	4 3/4
77	172	4.78	5
78	174	4.83	5
79	176	4.89	5
80	178	4.94	5
81	180	5.00	5
82	182	5.06	5 1/4
83	184	5.11	5 1/4
84	186	5.17	5 1/4

Length of Quilt	Doubled Plus 18"	Divide by 36 =	Yardage Required
85	188	5.22	5 1/4
86	190	5.28	5 1/2
87	192	5.33	5 1/2
88	194	5.39	5 1/2
89	196	5.44	5 1/2
90	198	5.50	5 1/2
91	200	5.56	5 3/4
92	202	5.61	5 3/4
93	204	5.67	5 3/4
94	206	5.72	5 3/4
95	208	5.78	6
96	210	5.83	6
97	212	5.89	6
98	214	5.94	6
99	216	6.00	6
100	218	6.06	6 1/4
101	220	6.11	6 1/4
102	222	6.17	6 1/4
103	224	6.22	6 1/4
104	226	6.28	6 1/2
105	228	6.33	6 1/2
106	230	6.39	6 1/2
107	232	6.44	6 1/2
108	234	6.50	6 1/2
109	236	6.56	6 3/4
110	238	6.61	6 3/4
111	240	6.67	6 3/4
112	242	6.72	6 3/4
113	244	6.78	7
114	246	6.83	7
115	248	6.89	7
116	250	6.94	7
117	252	7.00	7
118	254	7.06	7 1/4
119	256	7.11	7 1/4
120	258	7.17	7 1/4
121	260	7.22	7 1/4
122	262	7.28	7 1/2
123	264	7.33	7 1/2
124	266	7.39	7 1/2
125	268	7.44	7 1/2
126	270	7.50	7 1/2
127	272	7.56	7 3/4
128	274	7.61	7 3/4
129	276	7.67	7 3/4
130	278	7.72	7 3/4
131	280	7.78	8
132	282	7.83	8
133	284	7.89	8
134	286	7.94	8
135	288	8.00	8
136	290	8.06	8 1/4
137	292	8.11	8 1/4
138	294	8.17	8 1/4
139	296	8.22	8 1/4
140	298	8.28	8 1/2
141	300	8.33	8 1/2
142	302	8.39	8 1/2
143	304	8.44	8 1/2
144	306	8.50	8 1/2
145	308	8.56	8 3/4
146	310	8.61	8 3/4
147	312	8.67	8 3/4
148	314	8.72	8 3/4
149	316	8.78	9
150	318	8.83	9
151	320	8.89	9
152	322	8.94	9
153	324	9.00	9
154	326	9.06	9 1/4

You need to begin with sufficient yardage for the backing.
Take the length of your quilt and double it, adding a half yard to your total. The extra half yard is allowance for shrinkage and uneven cutting.
Thus, if you have a quilt top that is 70 inches per side, you need at least 140 (+18) inches for the back. Ideally you want this in one length, or two 79" lengths.