To calculate the yardage for Squares, you must enter the appropriate values.
However, before doing so, check or adjust the default settings for the planned fabrics you want to use. For this, you look at the fabric default settings.
The most important values are:
| Name | Default Value | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Fabric Width | 40” | important |
| Fabric Length | nil | optional |
| Price per unit | nil | optional |
| Selvage Edge | ½” | important |
| Seam Width | ¼” | important |
You also need to check or adjust the preference settings.
| Name | Default Value | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Corner | Miter corner ⟀ | important |
| Currency | dollar $ | optional |
If you have set everything correctly, we can start by entering the square data.
| Name | Key | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Square Size | “Sq.size” | important |
| Diagonal Square Size | “2nd” “Sq.size” | optional2) |
| Full Squares | “Sq. ■” | important *) |
| Half Square Triangles | “½ Sq. ◪” | important *) |
| Quarter Square Triangles | “¼ Sq. ⊠” | important *) |
| 45° Diamonds | “45° ▱” | important *) |
| 60° Diamonds | “2nd” + “45° ▱” | important *) |
*) You can start calculating for a certain number of squares, triangles or diamonds,
Or you want to know how many objects you can cut from a certain piece of fabric.
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½ Sq. ◪cm + × + 54 cm + 45° ▱| Keystroke | Display | Note |
|---|---|---|
6 “inch” + “Sq.size” | size 6 in | |
25 “Sq. ■” | total 32+1/2 in | Total Square Yardage |
“Sq. ■” | 6+1/2 in | Cut width of Squares |
“Sq. ■” | Count = 25 | Number of Squares |
“Sq. ■” | 5 qty strips | Number of Strips for Squares |
5 cm + Sq.size | size 5 cm | Edge length of the same-sided diamonds |
30 cm + × + 54 cm + 45° ▱ | total 28+5/6 cm | Total Yardage |
45° ▱ | 4+5/6 cm cut width strips | Cutting width of the 45 ° diamonds (stripes) |
45° ▱ | 5+2/3 cm cut len. dimonds | Cutting length of the 45 ° diamonds |
45° ▱ | Count = 48 | Number of diamonds |
45° ▱ | total 6 qty strips | Number of stripes for the diamonds |
