Calculators

Size hexagons for English paper piecing

The Hexagons calculator gives the paper size, the fabric hexagon around it with seam allowance, the strips to cut, and the yardage.

Where to find it

Studio top bar → Calculators → Hexagons. Also at quiltler.com → Calculators, and in the Calculators tab of the iPhone and iPad app.

Open the hexagon calculator
On the Hexagons calculator, changing the finished side from 1 to 1.5 inches gives papers 1 1/2 inches a side, 3 inches point to point, cut from 4 strips 3.348 inches wide, 3/8 yard for 40 hexagons

How to do it

  1. Press Calculators in the studio's top bar and choose Hexagons. It opens on forty 1″ hexagons with a ⅜″ seam, with the answer already in the You need card.
  2. Type the Finished side (inches): the length of one edge, which is how hexagon papers are sold.
  3. Leave Seam allowance (inches) at ⅜″ or change it, and type How many hexagons you need.
  4. Read the card: the finished size flat to flat and point to point, the Cut strip width, the strips, and the yardage.

Good to know

  • A “1 inch hexagon” means 1″ on each side, so it measures 2″ point to point.
Who can use it
Free, no account needed on the web
Where it works
Web studio · quiltler.com · iPhone & iPad

This guide answers

  • What size fabric do I cut for a hexagon paper?
  • What does a 1 inch hexagon mean?
  • How much fabric for 100 hexagons?
  • How wide do I cut strips for hexies?
  • What seam allowance for English paper piecing?