Observed arrival · 2026-09-13
SewCalculator Turns Leftover Fabric Into a Cutting Plan
A circle-skirt calculator checks which skirt shapes and panel counts will fit the fabric you already own.
Field notes
The calculator begins with fabric measurements rather than a shopping list: users enter the width and actual length available, then add waist and desired skirt length. It compares several circle proportions and panel counts, including layouts that fail and the reasons they fail. In the worked example, 45 × 60 inches of quilting cotton becomes a two-panel quarter-circle layout using 54 3/4 inches, with 5 1/4 inches left over; the page says the resulting plan includes radii, allowances, grain direction, and a scale diagram for printing.
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