Most quilt fabric is 45 inches wide with 40 - 42 inches of usable fabric. (You have to cut off the selvages.) Some extra wide fabric can be purchased for backing that is 108 inches wide.
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For standard width fabric (45" wide) a twin quilt (63" x 87") will require 5 yards of backing.
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Cheap quilt fabric is readily available online. One can go to eQuilter, Fabric, Quilt Fabric Closeouts and Fabric Depot to look for cheap quilt fabric.
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A calico quilt is a quilt made out of calico fabric.
Two fifths is 40%.
A quilt..
Make a quilt.
Check your local fabric store or quilt shop.
A quilt can be a fun project for kids, especially if you let them design one or two 'patches' of it. You can give them the fabric and let them use fabric paint to make a design and help them sew it to the quilt.
Depends on how heavy the blanket or quilt is. But generally cotton is considered to be a cooler fabric as it "breathes". Vellux is a synthetic fabric that tends to hold body heat.
Quilt City USA is the name that Paducah, Kentucky has chosen to call itself because of the huge quilt festival they hold there. It is also the name of a retail outlet that sells quilt fabric and accessories.