Batting package fit
Check whether a batting package covers the dimensions your quilt needs.
What this calculator answers
Compare one batting package’s listed rectangle against the required batting target, checking its listed or rotated orientation.
How to use it
- Enter required batting width and length.
- Enter the actual package dimensions as listed.
- Calculate geometric coverage and review the fitting orientation or shortfall.
Formula and variables
A package fits when both listed dimensions cover the required rectangle, either as listed or after a 90-degree rotation. Otherwise report the smaller total dimensional shortfall orientation.
- Required sizein
- Target batting dimensions for the quilt.
- Package dimensionsin
- Actual dimensions on the package.
- Shortfallin
- Required dimension minus package coverage where insufficient.
Independent example
68 × 88 in required batting; package listed as 72 × 90 in.
72 ≥ 68 and 90 ≥ 88, so the package covers both target dimensions as listed.
- Package fits
- as listed
What the result means
This checks only the entered rectangle dimensions. It does not identify products or assess loft, drape or joining.
Common questions
Does the calculator use a brand-size catalog?
No. Enter the actual package dimensions; names such as Queen can vary by product.
Can it account for batting stretch or loft?
No. The check is geometric coverage only.
Method notes and unresolved issues
Use measured usable dimensions and the construction method named on this page. Example inputs are optional and are not universal standards.