Calculators
Find how many precut packs to buy
The Precuts calculator shows how many of your pieces fit on one charm, layer cake square, jelly roll strip or fat quarter, and how many packs that adds up to.
Where to find it
Studio top bar → Calculators → Precuts. Also at quiltler.com → Calculators, and in the Calculators tab of the iPhone and iPad app.
Open the precut calculatorHow to do it
- Press Calculators in the studio's top bar and choose Precuts. It opens on 5″ charms and 200 pieces of 2½″, with the answer already in the You need card.
- Choose the Precut: mini charm, charm, jelly roll, honey bun, layer cake, fat eighth or fat quarter.
- Type the Piece width (inches) and Piece height (inches) you want to cut.
- Type How many pieces you need, or leave it empty to see what one precut gives.
- Read the card: Pieces from one, Pieces in a pack, and the Packs to buy.
Good to know
- A jelly roll here is 40 strips 2½ × 42″, and a layer cake is 42 squares of 10″. Check your brand's count.
- Who can use it
- Free, no account needed on the web
- Where it works
- Web studio · quiltler.com · iPhone & iPad
This guide answers
- How many charm packs do I need?
- How many jelly roll strips do I need?
- How many pieces can I cut from a layer cake?
- What size is a layer cake?
- How many 2.5 inch squares from a charm pack?
- How many squares in a jelly roll?