Spare Yard: Quilt Cutting Plan

Tell Spare Yard the quilt you want to make, and it tells you how much of each fabric to buy and how to cut it. Every amount includes the margin you chose and is rounded up to what your shop sells, so a miscut doesn't send you back to the shop for a fabric that's gone. The cutting list reads like a printed pattern: strips across the width of fabric first, then subcuts, then the leftover end of each strip, drawn so you can see it. WHAT TO BUY • One line per fabric: the amount to buy, what the cut needs and what your margin adds. The margin is one spare strip per fabric unless you change it, plus pre-wash shrinkage if you set it. • A counter card for the shop, with the amounts large enough for the clerk to read across the counter. • Usable width set per fabric, 40" unless you change it. The width check shows when a wider bolt changes the plan, for example 11 pieces per strip at 40" and 12…