Quilter's Precut Companion

Missouri Star Quilt Co. is a grassroots business that started in 2008 in Hamilton, Missouri. The family-run company began with a brick-and-mortar shop and an online store. In just seven short years, it has revitalized the small town of Hamilton and introduced thousands of people to quilting.

Contents Standard Quilt Sizes Bed, Comforter, Coverlet, and Bedspread Measurements Quilt sizes with Drop and Tuck Using Precuts Standard Precut Sizes and Names Precuts and Quilt Sizes Cutting From Fat Quarters (18" x 22") Cutting From Layer Cakes (10" x 10" Squares) Cutting From Charm Packs (5" x 5" Squares) Tips for Using Precuts To Wash or Not to Wash Handling the Pinked Edges Using Jelly Rolls for Binding Borders and Backings Yardage for Borders Cut on Crosswise Grain Yardage for Borders Cut on Lengthwise Grain Yardage for Quilt Backing Binding Yardage for Straight-Grain Binding Cut/Finished Binding Widths Bias Binding from a Square Cutting Bias Strips Size of Fabric Square Needed for Various Widths and Lengths of Bias Strips Calculating Square Size for Additional Widths and Lengths of Bias Strips Putting on Binding Needles and Threads U. S. /European Needle Sizes and Recommended Fabric weight Needle Type, Size, and Use Blocks from Squares and Half-Square Triangles Pinwheel Friendship Star Broken Dishes Birds in the Air Maple Leaf Shoofly Tricks with Squares: Easy Half-Square Triangles Make 2 at a Time Make 4 at a Time Make 8 at a Time Blocks from Turnovers Blocks from Strips Blocks from Combinations Jelly Roll Race Variations Number of Strips Needed for Standard Sizes Methods for Connecting the Strips