Really Useful Paper Piece Coverage Table
The table is intended to provide information about approximate aerial coverage of the paper pieces on offer in our shop.
This should help you to work out how many pieces of a certain size you will need to make your quilt project! This is a question that we are often asked, so we hope this will help.
Shape name | Size | No of pieces | Area (inches) | Area in (cm) | For 1 metre square (1 x 1 m) |
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Hexagon | 0.5" / 1.25 cm | 100 | 8 x 8 | 20 x 20 | 2400 |
5/8th" / 1.6 cm | 100 | 10 x 12 | 26 x 39 | 1500 | |
0.75" / 1.9 cm | 100 | 11 x 12 | 28 x 30 | 1050 | |
7/8th" / 2.2 cm | 100 | 14 x 16 | 35 x 40 | 780 | |
1" / 2.5 cm | 100 | 15 x 17 | 38 x 43 | 600 | |
1.25" / 3.2 cm | 100 | 20 x 22 | 51 x 56 | 380 | |
1.5" / 3.8 cm | 100 | 22 x 26 | 56 x 66 | 270 | |
1.75" / 4.4 cm | 100 | 27 x 31 | 68 x 79 | 200 | |
2" / 5.1 cm | 100 | 32 x 34 | 86 x 81 | 140 | |
2.5" / 6.4 cm | 100 | 36 x 46 | 66 x 117 | 88 | |
3" / 7.6 cm | 100 | 40 x 56 | 102 x 142 | 63 | |
Long Hexagon | 1" / 2.5 cm | 100 | 9 x 12 | 23 x 30 | 1450 |
2" / 5 cm | 100 | 17 x 28 | 43 x 71 | 330 | |
Half Hexagon | 1" / 2.5 cm | 100 | 8 x 15 | 20 x 38 | 1300 |
1.5" / 3.8 cm | 100 | 12 x 13 | 30 x 32 | 1040 | |
2" / 5.1 cm | 100 | 18 x 28 | 45 x 71 | 294 | |
2.5" / 6.4 cm | 100 | 22 x 40 | 56 x 102 | 180 | |
3" / 7.6 cm | 100 | 26 x 48 | 66 x 122 | 130 | |
45° Diamond | 1.5" / 3.8 cm | 100 | 11 x 14 | 28 x 36 | 992 |
2" / 5 cm | 100 | 15 x 19 | 38 x 48 | 550 | |
60° Diamond | 0.75" / 1.9 cm | 100 | 6 x 7 | 15 x 18 | 3700 |
1" / 2.5 cm | 100 | 8 x 10 | 20 x 25 | 2000 | |
1.5" / 3.8 cm | 100 | 13 x 15 | 32 x 38 | 820 | |
60deg Triangle (iso) | 1" / 2.5 cm | 100 | 5 x 8 | 13 x 20 | 3850 |
1.5" / 3.8 cm | 100 | 8 x 11 | 20 x 28 | 1790 | |
2" / 5 cm | 100 | 10 x 20 | 25 x 50 | 800 | |
Half Square Triangle | 2" / 5 cm | 100 | 5 x 10 | 13 x 25 | 3080 |
60 deg Jewel | 1.5" / 3.8 cm | 100 | 13 x 15 | 32 x 38 | 820 |
2" / 5 cm | 100 | 16 x 20 | 41 x 50 | 490 | |
Tumbler | 1" / 2.5 cm | 100 | 8 x 10 | 20 x 25 | 2000 |
Tumbler | 2" / 5 cm | 100 | 15 x 20 | 38 x 50 | 530 |
Square | 0.75" / 1.9 cm | 100 | 7.5 x 7.5 | 19 x 19 | 2755 |
Square | 1" / 2.5 cm | 100 | 10 x 10 | 25 x 25 | 1600 |
Square | 1.5" / 3.8 cm | 100 | 15 x 15 | 38 x 38 | 693 |
Square | 2" / 5 cm | 100 | 20 x 20 | 51 x 51 | 385 |