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Large Quilt Backing Yardage Requirements Chart

Large Quilt Backing Yardage Requirements
(based on 45" wide fabric)

Note: Take the LENGTH of your quilt and triple it + 27 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.)
Note: If the quilt WIDTH is less than 72" WIDE you must use the (regular) Backing Requirements Chart

Length of Quilt	Tripled Plus 27"	Divide by 36 =	Yardage Required
15	72	2.00	2
16	75	2.08	2 1/4
17	78	2.17	2 1/4
18	81	2.25	2 1/4
19	84	2.33	2 1/2
20	87	2.42	2 1/2
21	90	2.50	2 1/2
22	93	2.58	2 3/4
23	96	2.67	2 3/4
24	99	2.75	2 3/4
25	102	2.83	3
26	105	2.92	3
27	108	3.00	3
28	111	3.08	3 1/4
29	114	3.17	3 1/4
30	117	3.25	3 1/4
31	120	3.33	3 1/2
32	123	3.42	3 1/2
33	126	3.50	3 1/2
34	129	3.58	3 3/4
35	132	3.67	3 3/4
36	135	3.75	3 3/4
37	138	3.83	4
38	141	3.92	4
39	144	4.00	4
40	147	4.08	4 1/4
41	150	4.17	4 1/4
42	153	4.25	4 1/4
43	156	4.33	4 1/2
44	159	4.42	4 1/2
45	162	4.50	4 1/2
46	165	4.58	4 3/4
47	168	4.67	4 3/4
48	171	4.75	4 3/4
49	174	4.83	5
50	177	4.92	5
51	180	5.00	5
52	183	5.08	5 1/4
53	186	5.17	5 1/4
54	189	5.25	5 1/4
55	192	5.33	5 1/2
56	195	5.42	5 1/2
57	198	5.50	5 1/2
58	201	5.58	5 3/4
59	204	5.67	5 3/4
60	207	5.75	5 3/4
61	210	5.83	6
62	213	5.92	6
63	216	6.00	6
64	219	6.08	6 1/4
65	222	6.17	6 1/4
66	225	6.25	6 1/4
67	228	6.33	6 1/2
68	231	6.42	6 1/2
69	234	6.50	6 1/2
70	237	6.58	6 3/4
71	240	6.67	6 3/4
72	243	6.75	6 3/4
73	246	6.83	7
74	249	6.92	7
75	252	7.00	7
76	255	7.08	7 1/4
77	258	7.17	7 1/4
78	261	7.25	7 1/4
79	264	7.33	7 1/2
80	267	7.42	7 1/2
81	270	7.50	7 1/2
82	273	7.58	7 3/4
83	276	7.67	7 3/4
84	279	7.75	7 3/4

Length of Quilt	Tripled Plus 27"	Divide by 36 =	Yardage Required
85	282	7.83	8
86	285	7.92	8
87	288	8.00	8
88	291	8.08	8 1/4
89	294	8.17	8 1/4
90	297	8.25	8 1/4
91	300	8.33	8 1/2
92	303	8.42	8 1/2
93	306	8.50	8 1/2
94	309	8.58	8 3/4
95	312	8.67	8 3/4
96	315	8.75	8 3/4
97	318	8.83	9
98	321	8.92	9
99	324	9.00	9
100	327	9.08	9 1/4
101	330	9.17	9 1/4
102	333	9.25	9 1/4
103	336	9.33	9 1/2
104	339	9.42	9 1/2
105	342	9.50	9 1/2
106	345	9.58	9 3/4
107	348	9.67	9 3/4
108	351	9.75	9 3/4
109	354	9.83	10
110	357	9.92	10
111	360	10.00	10
112	363	10.08	10 1/4
113	366	10.17	10 1/4
114	369	10.25	10 1/4
115	372	10.33	10 1/2
116	375	10.42	10 1/2
117	378	10.50	10 1/2
118	381	10.58	10 3/4
119	384	10.67	10 3/4
120	387	10.75	10 3/4
121	390	10.83	11
122	393	10.92	11
123	396	11.00	11
124	399	11.08	11 1/4
125	402	11.17	11 1/4
126	405	11.25	11 1/4
127	408	11.33	11 1/2
128	411	11.42	11 1/2
129	414	11.50	11 1/2
130	417	11.58	11 3/4
131	420	11.67	11 3/4
132	423	11.75	11 3/4
133	426	11.83	12
134	429	11.92	12
135	432	12.00	12
136	435	12.08	12 1/4
137	438	12.17	12 1/4
138	441	12.25	12 1/4
139	444	12.33	12 1/2
140	447	12.42	12 1/2
141	450	12.50	12 1/2
142	453	12.58	12 3/4
143	456	12.67	12 3/4
144	459	12.75	12 3/4
145	462	12.83	13
146	465	12.92	13
147	468	13.00	13
148	471	13.08	13 1/4
149	474	13.17	13 1/4
150	477	13.25	13 1/4
151	480	13.33	13 1/2
152	483	13.42	13 1/2
153	486	13.50	13 1/2
154	489	13.58	13 3/4

You need to begin with sufficient yardage for the backing.
Take the length of your quilt and triple it, adding 3/4 of a yard to your total. The extra 3/4 of a yard is allowance for shrinkage and uneven cutting.
Thus, if you have a quilt top that is 80 inches per side, you need at least 240 (+27) inches for the back. Ideally you want this in three 89" lengths.