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Precut Fabric Sizes: Charm Packs, Layer Cakes, Jelly Rolls and Fat Quarters

Quick answer

A charm pack is 42 pieces of 5 inch squares, a layer cake is 42 pieces of 10 inch squares, a jelly roll is 40 strips of 2 1/2 inches by the width of fabric, and a fat quarter is about 18 x 21 inches. A jelly roll and a layer cake each hold about 2 3/4 yards of fabric.

Quilting precuts compared
PrecutPiece size (in)PiecesYards equivalentFinished coverage (sq in)Needed for a throw top
Mini Charm Pack2 1/2 x 2 1/2420.1716820
Charm Pack5 x 5420.698514
Layer Cake10 x 10422.783,7911
Jelly Roll2 1/2 x 42402.783,2002
Honey Bun1 1/2 x 42401.671,6003
Dessert Roll5 x 42202.783,6001
Turnover6 x 6800.951,0004
Fat Quarter18 x 2110.2524314
Fat Eighth9 x 2110.1258141
Half Yard Cut18 x 4410.54867

Not listed: Jolly Bar, because a reliable piece count could not be confirmed.

Coverage figures are finished patchwork area with 1/4 inch seams. Use the precut fabric calculator for your own layout.

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