---
title: "Binding Calculator with Printable Charts"
date: 2022-01-22
author: "Phoebe Moon"
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  - name: "Quilt Tips and Tutorials"
    url: "/category/tutorial.md"
tags:
  - name: "binding chart"
    url: "/tag/binding-chart.md"
---

# Binding Calculator with Printable Charts

There are two basic types of binding, straight grain binding (which includes cross-grain binding) and bias binding. Straight grain binding is binding that is cut in strips along the grain of a piece of fabric parallel to the selvage. Crossgrain binding is also cut in strips along the grain but it is cut from selvage to selvage. Bias binding is binding that is cut at a 45-degree angle from the selvage. For more information and a general overview of how to attach the binding, see the tutorial on [Quilt Binding Basics.](https://phoebemoon.com/binding-basics/)

## For Both Bias Cut and Straight Cut Binding

### Binding Calculator

    Quilt Width    Quilt Length    Cut Width of Binding Strips   1″ 1 1/2″ 2″ 2 1/2″ 3″ 3 1/2″ 4″ 4 1/2″ 5″     Usable Fabric Width    Extra Binding for Joining Ends    Calculate   Calculate Binding     **Enter your quilt size, then click Calculate Binding.**

 



## Binding Charts to Print and Save

 Bias Cut Binding\*    Cut width of binding Fabric needed to make binding lengths of:      0 to 200″ 200 – 350″ 350 – 500″   1″ 1/2 yd 5/8 yd 3/4 yd   1 1/2″ 5/8 3/4 7/8   2″ 5/8 7/8 1   2 1/2″ 3/4 7/8 1 1/8   3″ 3/4 1 1 1/8   3 1/2″ 7/8 1 1 1/4   4″ 7/8 1 1/8 1 3/8   4 1/2″ 7/8 1 1/8 1 3/8   5″ 1 1 1/4 1 1/2   \*The mathematical formula for this is: Multiply the number of inches around the quilt (the perimeter) by the width of your bias binding strips. Take the square root of that answer and add three inches. This is the *probably* the size of the square you need to cut for bias binding. Do a test block first. You may find that you need to increase this size by up to 20%.

  
 Straight Grain Binding    Cut width of bindingFabric needed to make binding lengths of:     0 to 150″ 150 to 200″ 200 – 350″ 350 – 450″ 450-500″   1″ 1/4 1/4 1/3 3/8 1/2   1 1/2″ 1/4 1/3 1/2 5/8 5/8   2″ 1/3 1/3 5/8 3/4 7/8   2 1/2″ 1/3 1/2 3/4 1 1   3″ 3/8 1/2 7/8 1 1/8 1 1/4   3 1/2″ 1/2 5/8 1 1 1/4 1 1/3   4″ 1/2 5/8 1 1/8 1 1/2 1 1/2   4 1/2″ 5/8 2/3 1 1/4 1 5/8 1 3/4   5″ 5/8 3/4 1 1/3 1 3/4 1 7/8