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  • Page 1 Quilt Design and Fabric Estimating Calculator Model 8400...
  • Page 2 INTRODUCTION The new Quilter’s FabriCalc Design and Fabric Estimating Calculator is perfect for all of your design needs. The Quilter’s FabriCalc easily calculates your material yardage so you can focus on creativity. Your Calculator Helps You Solve: • Quilt Fabric Yardage for any size or style of quilt, including: •...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION GETTING STARTED ...1 Basic Operation and Entry Keys ...1 Fabric Default Values ...3 Yardage and Meterage Keys ...4 Converting Fractional Yardage to Decimal Yardage ...5 Converting Yardage to Meterage ...5 Dimensional Measurement Unit Keys ...6 Entering Linear Dimensions ...6 Entering Area Dimensions...7 Additional Functions...8 CALCULATING QUILT YARDAGE ...9...
  • Page 4 FABRIC STORAGE ...42 Storing Yardage for Multiple Fabrics ...44 MEMORY OPERATION ...46 Basic Cumulative Memory (M+) Example...47 CALCULATING COST OF MATERIAL ...48 Fabric Cost Example ...48 UNIT CONVERSIONS... 49 Converting Fractional Inches to Decimal Inches ...49 Converting Inches to Centimeters, Millimeters ...49 Area Conversions...50 BASIC MATH ...51...

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    Your calculator is defaulted to display the calculated results in fractional for- mat. You can also set your calculator to display in decimal or metric format (see Preference Settings for details on how to change formats).
  • Page 6 Four-function (+, –, x, ÷) percent key. See Percent Calculations sec- tion for details. 0 – 9 and • Keys used for entering digits. / — Fraction Bar Used to enter fractions. Fractions may be entered as proper (1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/8) or improper (7/6, 9/3).

  • Page 7: Fabric Default Values

    Used for recalling entered or stored values. Fabric Default Values These keys are used for storing values used for proper calculation of fabric Yardage. c + — Seam Stores the Seam width (default: 1/4 Inch). This value is used in the material functions for proper material calculations (e.g., 1 / 4 i c c 8 —...

  • Page 8: Yardage And Meterage Keys

    c - — Fabric Width Stores the Fabric Width (default: 40 Inches). This value is used in all of the material functions for providing the proper Yardage based on the stored Fabric Width (e.g., 4 0 i c -). c ÷ — Backing + Stores the Backing Overage (default: 4 Inches).

  • Page 9: Converting Fractional Yardage To

    m — Meterage Enters or converts to linear Meters . Meterage is based on the stored Fabric Width (default is 40 Inches, but you may store any Fabric Width desired e.g., 1 Meter). Convert Fractional Yardage to Decimal Yardage Convert 8-1/8 Yards to Decimal Yards. Then convert back to Fractional Yards.

  • Page 10: Dimensional Measurement Unit Keys

    Dimensional Measurement Unit Keys The following keys are used for entering units of measure, with ease and accuracy: i — Inch Enters or converts to Inches . Also used with the / key for entering fractional Inch values (e.g., 9 i 1 / 2). Note: Repeated presses after c toggle between fractional and decimal Inches (e.g., 9 i 1 / 2 c i converts to 9.5 Inch;...

  • Page 11: Entering Area Dimensions

    CENTIMETERS 5 Centimeters 5.5 Centimeters MILLIMETERS 5 Millimeters 5.5 Millimeters Entering Area Dimensions You can enter or calculate area values for Inches, Centimeters, or Millimeters. For instance, if you are working with a piece of fabric that is 40 Inches x 10 Inches (400 sq.

  • Page 12: Additional Functions

    Additional Functions c % — Pi ( ) Constant = 3.141593. c • — Access Preference Settings Used to access various customizable settings. See Preference Settings for details . c x — Clear All Clears all stored values, including Memory, and resets to default values (except Preference Settings which are retained).

  • Page 13: Calculating Quilt Yardage

    CALCULATING QUILT YARDAGE The following keys are used to calcu- late Yardage including backing, binding, borders, and drops. Enters finished Width of quilt top for calculating the top Yardage of material required. Enters finished Length of quilt top for calculating top Yardage required. A second consecutive press of T calculates the diagonal of the fin- ished top quilt based on the entered...
  • Page 14 Enters the finished Drop Width (3-sided drop). This value then cal- culates, upon repeated presses, the following: Press Note: Drop values are based on the Corner (Miter vs. Straight) Preference Setting (default: Mitered Corners). See Preference Settings for details. Consecutive presses of this key calculate: Press Result...
  • Page 15 Note: Entries of Top Width, Top Length, Border, and Drop are semi-permanent entries; that means, they do not clear until you turn off your calculator or until you enter a new value. You can enter zero to clear these values if you have previously stored values.

  • Page 16: Top And Backing Yardage

    Top and Backing Yardage Top and Backing Yardage are calcu- lated based on a linear, or “running” method for laying out the quilt. This means the Length of each strip (or “run”) is based on the Length of quilt, and the number of runs needed is based on the Width of the quilt.

  • Page 17: Standard Quilt Sizes

    (Cont’d) Length of the run (e.g., the strips run the Length quilt without having to piece material together). If your top or backing strips are laid out parallel to your Width, you can switch your values on the Top Width and Top Length keys in order to cal- culate the correct top and backing Yardage and strip cut values for this...

  • Page 18: Quilt Top Length, Top Width, Border And Drop

    Quilt Top Length, Top Width, Border and Drop Find the Top Yardage of a standard queen-size quilt (80 Inches Length x 60 Inches Width), with a finished Border Width of 4 Inches, and a finished Drop Width of 18 Inches. Then calculate the following values: •...
  • Page 19 Note: You will notice the Drop is outside of the Border (this is typical for a standard bedspread). If you need your Drop to be included inside of the Border, add your Drop values to your Top Width and Top Length (do not enter Drop separately). KEYSTROKE 1.
  • Page 20 (Cont’d) 9. Find Drop Yardage: q*** 10. Find Drop number of strips: q*** 11. Find Drop strip cut Width: q*** 18-1/2 DROP 12. Find binding Yardage: 13. Find binding number of strips: 14. Display stored binding strip cut Width: *Continued presses of q will repeat above sequence.

  • Page 21: Multiple Borders

    Multiple Borders You are making a queen size quilt (60” x 80” mattress size) that has three borders. The inner border (Border #1) is 2 Inches wide, the middle border (Border #2) is 4 Inches, and the outer border (Border #3) is 6 Inches wide.
  • Page 22 (Cont’d) KEYSTROKE 1. Enter top Length, Width, and Border #1 finished Width: 6 0 i t 8 0 i T 2 i ƒ 2. Find Yardage required for Border #1, quantity of strips to cut and strip cut Width: ƒ ƒ...
  • Page 23 KEYSTROKE 1. Enter new Top Width and Top Length values: 6 0 i + 4 i = 8 0 i + 4 i = 2. Enter Border #2 finished Width: 4 i ƒ 3. Find Yardage required for Border #2, quantity of strips to cut and strip cut Width: ƒ...
  • Page 24 (Cont’d) KEYSTROKE 1. Recall existing Top Width and Top Length values, add the finished Width of Border #2 to each side in order to calcu- late your new Top Width and Top Length, then re-enter these values: + 8 i = + 8 i = 2.
  • Page 25 Step 4: Find the Backing and Binding Yardage to finish your quilt. Now that you have your outside Border Width entered, you can calculate your over- all quilt values: KEYSTROKE 1. Calculate the top quilt Yardage, Backing, and Binding requirements: BORDR *Your top quilt Yardage includes the finished Widths of Border #1 and #2.

  • Page 26: Calculating Block Yardage

    CALCULATING BLOCK YARDAGE The following keys are used to calcu- late the Yardage of material required for a number of Blocks. Enters the Block Width for calculating Total Block Yardage via the b key. A second consecutive press of B also displays the diagonal of the Block.
  • Page 27 Rectangular Block Quick-entry method : You can enter a 4 x 6 Inch Block by simply entering the Block Width and Height values as 4 x 6 (Inches are assumed). For instance, enter the Block Width value, followed by the x key, and then the Block Height value, and then press the B key (e.g.
  • Page 28 Enters the finished Sashing Width (e.g., in inches). This key calculates, upon repeated presses, the following values: Press Note: Sashing is calculated, by default, to include Sashing surrounding the perimeter of the Blocks (see Preference Settings for details) in addition to the Sashing between Blocks.
  • Page 29 Blocks down, and Sashing are semi-permanent entries; that means, they do not clear until you turn off your calculator or until you enter a new value. You can enter zero for Sashing if you do not want Sashing included in the Block Yardage calculation.

  • Page 30: Blocks (Square-Shaped)

    Blocks (Square-Shaped), Including Sashing Find the total Yardage of material required for Blocks if the finished Block Width is 10 Inches and the quilt will have 3 Blocks across and 4 Blocks down. The finished Sashing Width is 2 Inches. Then calculate the following values: •...
  • Page 31 KEYSTROKE 1. Enter finished Block Width in Inches: 1 0 i B 2. Enter Number of Blocks Across: 3. Enter Number of Blocks Down: 4. Enter Sashing (finished) Width: 2 i S 5. Find total Block Yardage: 6. Find total number of Blocks: 7.

  • Page 32: Blocks (Rectangular-Shaped), No Sashing

    (Cont’d) Note: Continued presses of b will repeat above sequence. **Sashing values are not displayed if Sashing is not entered. Note: You can also view Sashing calculations with multiple key presses of S upon entry of the Sashing Width. Blocks (Rectangular-Shaped), No Sashing Find the total Yardage of material required for Blocks if you will have 3...

  • Page 33: Enter Finished Block Width In Inches

    KEYSTROKE 1. Enter finished Block Width in Inches: 1 0 i B 2. Enter Block Height in Inches: 8 i c B 3. Enter number of Blocks Across: 4. Enter number of Blocks Down: 5. Clear previously entered Sashing: 0 S* 6.

  • Page 34: Calculating The Block's Diagonal

    Calculating the Block’s Diagonal Find the Block’s diagonal if the Block size is ten Inches wide x eight Inches high. Strip Cut Width Block Cut Width Block Cut Height KEYSTROKE 1. Enter finished Block size in Inches: 1 0 x 8 B* 2.

  • Page 35: Calculating Yardage For Squares, Triangles And Diamonds

    (e.g., enter 2 i ß to store a 2 Inch x 2 Inch Square size). Note: Square size is a semi-permanent value (that means, it does not clear until you turn off your calculator, or until you enter a new value). ’ UIDE — 31...
  • Page 36 c ß Displays or enters the diagonal of a Square (e.g., 7 i c ß enters a seven Inch diagonal). 5" Calculates the Yardage required based on an entered number of Squares. Also calculates the number of Squares that can be cut from an entered amount (Length or Area) of fabric.
  • Page 37 Calculates the Yardage required based on an entered number of 1/4 Square Triangles. Also calculates the number of 1/4 Square Triangles that can be cut from an entered amount (Length or Area) of fabric. Calculates the Yardage required based on an entered number of 45˚ Diamonds.

  • Page 38: Number Entries

    Number Entries Consecutive presses of the s o O or f keys calculate: Press Length and Area Entries Consecutive presses of the s o O or f keys calculate: Press Result Fabric Yardage Number of Strips Strip Cut Width Diamond Cut Length (Diamonds only) Result Quantity of Squares,...

  • Page 39: Yardage Required For A Number Of Squares

    Yardage Required for a Number of Squares Find the Yardage of fabric needed to make 25 six-Inch Squares. Then cal- culate the total number of Strips and the Strip cut Width. Strip Cut Width: 6-1/2 Inch KEYSTROKE 1. Enter finished Square size in Inches: 6 i ß...
  • Page 40 (Cont’d) Note: You may also calculate 1/2 Square Triangles, 1/4 Square Triangles, 45˚ Diamonds, and 60˚ Diamonds based on an entered Square Size and quantity. Diamonds will also display the Diamond Cut Length, for easy measuring and cut- ting of Diamonds. Strip Width Diamond Fabric Layout Selvage Edge...

  • Page 41: Number Of Squares Calculated From Fabric ("Stash")

    Number of Squares Calculated From Fabric (“Stash”) Find the number of four-Inch squares that can be cut from an 18 x 40 Inch piece of fabric. Then calculate the total number of Strips and Strip cut Width. KEYSTROKE 1. Enter finished Square size in Inches: 4 i ß...
  • Page 42 (Cont’d) KEYSTROKE 1. Store new fabric Width: 1 8 i c - 2. Enter finished Square size: 4 i ß 3. Calculate area of fabric: 1 8 i x 2 2 i = 4. Calculate number of Squares: 5. Calculate number of Strips: 6.

  • Page 43: Number Of Squares Calculated From Fabric (Length)

    Number of Squares Calculated From Fabric (Length) Find the number of 4-1/2 Inch (finished) Squares that can be cut from three Yards of fabric. Then calculate the total number of Strips to cut and the Strip cut Width. KEYSTROKE 1. Enter finished Square Size in Inches: 4 •...

  • Page 44: Yardage Required For Corner And Side Triangles

    Yardage Required for Corner and Side Triangles You are making a quilt with 10 Inch blocks. You need to find the cut size of the corner and side Triangles and the Yardage requirements for each. First calculate (1/2 Square) Triangles’ (A) cut size and Yardage requirements, then calculate the side (1/4 Square) Triangles’...
  • Page 45 Step 1: Find the corner triangle (A) square cut-size and Yardage required. KEYSTROKE 1. Enter finished long side of the triangle: 1 0 i c ß 2. Enter number of corners and calcu- late Yardage of 1/2 Square Triangles: 3. Calculate number of strips to cut for the corners: 4.

  • Page 46: Fabric Storage

    5. Calculate number of strips: 6. Calculate strip cut Width: 15-3/8 FABRIC STORAGE Your calculator has six individual, cumu- lative registers for storing up to six dif- ferent types of material Yardages. You can easily calculate various Yardage requirements for each type of fabric you are working with and store them in the fabric registers.
  • Page 47 c 1 — Fabric 1 Adds the displayed value to Fabric 1. Pressing R 1 displays the value stored in Fabric 1. c 2 — Fabric 2 Adds the displayed value to Fabric 2. Pressing R 2 displays the value stored in Fabric 2.

  • Page 48: Storing Yardage For Multiple Fabrics

    c 0 — Total Fabric Displays the accumulated value from the Fabric 1-6 keys. c 7 — Clear Fabric Clears all values in the Fabric Storage registers (Fabric 1-6).* You may also enter zero to clear individual fabric register ( e.g., 0 c 1). Storing Yardage for Multiple Fabrics Your quilt consists of three different colors of fabric for the following five-...
  • Page 49 (Cont’d) KEYSTROKE 1. Enter finished Square size in Inches: 5 i ß 2. Enter number of Squares for Fabric 1 and calculate Yardage: 1 0 s 3. Enter number of 1/2 Square triangles for Fabric 2 and calculate Yardage: 2 5 o 4.

  • Page 50: Memory Operation

    MEMORY OPERATION Your calculator has a standard, cumu- lative memory M function that is sepa- rate from the individual Fabric storage keys (FAB-1 through FAB-6) identified in the Fabric Storage section. You can store values of the same dimension (unitless values that are...

  • Page 51: Basic Cumulative Memory (M+) Example

    Note: Semi-permanent means the value is cleared when the calculator is shut off. Memory is also cleared when a Clear All ( c x ) is per- formed, but use this with caution as it clears other stored values, as well.

  • Page 52: Calculating Cost Of Material

    CALCULATING COST OF MATERIAL The Cost function provides the total cost for material, based on a stored unit cost (e.g., dollar per Yard in US Display Mode, and dollar per Meter in Metric Display Mode) and an entered quantity of material. Fabric Cost Example Find the Yardage for 20 five-Inch Squares.

  • Page 53: Unit Conversions

    UNIT CONVERSIONS You may enter Lengths in Inches, Centimeters, or Millimeters, and convert between these units. You may also enter in an area (e.g., Square Inches, Square Millimeters, Square Centimeters) and convert between units. Converting Fractional Inches to Decimal Inches Convert 5-1/2 Inches to decimal Inches.

  • Page 54: Area Conversions

    Area Conversions Enter 100 Square Inches and convert to Centimeters and then Millimeters. KEYSTROKE DISPLAY 1 0 0 i i SQ INCH c ç 645.16 SQ CM 64516. SQ MM Note: You will notice in the above example, you maintain the area dimension when converting between Inches, Centimeters, and Millimeters.

  • Page 55: Basic Math

    BASIC MATH Adding Values You are buying 2 Yards of green fabric, 3-1/2 Yards of red fabric, and 5-1/4 Yards of white fabric. What is the total fabric? KEYSTROKE + 3 y 1 / 2 + 5 y 1 / 4 Add 5-1/2 Yards to 10 Meters.

  • Page 56: Multiplying Values

    (Cont’d) Subtract 32 Inches from 81 Inches. KEYSTROKE 8 1 i - 3 2 i Multiplying Values Your fat quarter is 18” x 22”. What is the area of this piece of fabric? KEYSTROKE 1 8 i x 2 2 i = Your quilt consists of ten different types of Squares from various fabrics, and each type of Square requires 2-1/2...

  • Page 57: Dividing Values

    Dividing Values You have 1-1/2 Yards of material that you need to cut 7-Inch strips from. Divide 1-1/2 Yards by 7 Inches to cal- culate the number of strips to cut. KEYSTROKE 1 y 1 / 2 ÷ 7 i ( You will be able to cut seven 7-Inch strips ) You need to divide 10.5 Yards of fabric into five sections.

  • Page 58: Percentage Calculations

    Percentage Calculations The percent % key is used to find a given percent of a number or to perform add-on, discount or division percentage calculations. You may also perform per- centage calculations with dimensional units (Yardage, Inch, etc.), in any format (Linear, Square, or Cubic).

  • Page 59: Appendix A - Default Settings

    APPENDIX A – DEFAULT SETTINGS After a Clear All (c x), your calculator will return to the following settings: STORED VALUES Seam Width Fabric Width Binding Cut Width Backing Overage (+) Note: The default values for Metric are equivalent to the US mode default values, but you may store any value for each of these items.

  • Page 60: Appendix B - Preference Settings

    APPENDIX B – PREFERENCE SETTINGS How to Set Preferences Enter the Preference Setting Mode by pressing c • (Prefs ). Access each cate- gory by pressing the • key until you reach the desired setting. Within each category , press the + or - keys to toggle between individual selections.
  • Page 61 US/Metric unit display preference setting is changed. You may want to perform a Clear All when first setting your calculator to display in Metric units so that these values also display in Metric units to begin with. See Page 38 for a list of US and Metric default values.

  • Page 62: Appendix C - Important Notes For Owners Of Previous Fabricalcs

    APPENDIX C – IMPORTANT NOTES FOR OWNERS OF PREVIOUS FABRICALCS If you are an owner of a previous Quilter’s FabriCalc calculator, the following list will help you compare several enhanced features. Quilt Ydg Function (Top/Backing) The calculation for Top and Backing Yardage (part of the Quilt Yardage func- tion) is now based on a linear, or “running”...
  • Page 63 (Cont’d) you may convert the displayed fractional value to the actual decimal value (for instance, c y will convert the fraction- al Yardage to decimal Yardage) and use the decimal value to calculate the cost per Yard (or Meter). Square Size Function It is no longer necessary to press c ß...
  • Page 64 When storing the displayed 1/2 Yard in any of the memory registers (such as FAB-1), the actual decimal value is stored. The calculator will add the deci- mal values of any additional Yardages that are added to the cumulative memory...
  • Page 65 (Cont’d) You can modify the decimal yardage value to match the displayed, rounded fractional Yardage value by pressing c /. In the example above, calculating Yardage for 20 five-Inch Squares and pressing c / would change the calcu- lated decimal value (.45833) to match the displayed 1/2 Yard (.5).

  • Page 66: Appendix D - Operating Instructions

    WARNING: Please use caution when disposing of your old batteries as they contain hazardous chem- icals. Note: Replacement batteries are available at most discount or electronic stores. You may also call Calculated Industries at 1-775-885-4900. ’ UIDE — 62...
  • Page 67 Replacing the Battery Turn the calculator over and open user guide door located at the top. Pull battery holder out (top left corner) and turn over. Remove old battery and slide new battery under tabs. Turn holder over (negative side facing you) and insert into calculator.

  • Page 68: Appendix E - Accuracy, Errors And Auto Shut-Off

    9999999. Each calculation is carried out internally to twelve digits. Your calculator is designed to calculate Yardage up to the nearest allowable frac- tion. In most cases, Yardage calculations will be displayed to the next available frac- tion so you calculate enough material (no shortages).

  • Page 69: Auto Shut-Off

    (instead of showing “ERROR”) – e.g., 10,000,000 mm is shown as 10,000.00 m. Also applies to Inches and Yards. Auto Shut-Off Your calculator is designed to shut itself off after about 8-12 minutes of non-use. ERROR TYPE Invalid entry error Type error ’...

  • Page 70: Appendix F- Repair And Return

    WARRANTY, REPAIR AND RETURN INFORMATION Return Guidelines Please read the Warranty in this User's Guide to determine if your Calculated Industries product remains under warranty before calling or returning any device for evaluation or repairs. If your product won't turn on, check the battery as outlined in the User's Guide.

  • Page 71: Warranty

    Non-warranty repair covers service beyond the warranty period, or service requested due to damage resulting from misuse or abuse. Contact Calculated Industries at the number listed on the last page of this guide to obtain current product repair information and charges. Repairs are guaranteed for 90 days.
  • Page 72 Repair Service – Outside the U.S.A. To obtain warranty or non-warranty repair service for goods purchased outside the U.S., contact the dealer through which you initially purchased the product. If you cannot reasonably have the product repaired in your area, you may contact CI to obtain current product repair information and charges, including freight and duties.

  • Page 73: Looking For New Ideas

    Class B computing device, pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC rules. Looking For New Ideas Calculated Industries, a leading manufacturer of special- function calculators and digital measuring instruments, is always looking for new product ideas in these areas.

  • Page 74: Index

    INDEX Accuracy/Errors, 64 Auto Shut-Off, 65 Basic Math with Dimensions, 51 Basic Operation Keys, 1 Battery, Replacing, 62 Blocks, 22, 26, 28, 30 Conversions, Unit, 49 Converting Fractional Inches to Decimal Inches, 49, 59 Corner Triangles, 40 Cost, of Material, 48, 58 DEFAULT SETTINGS, 55 Diamonds, 45˚...
  • Page 75 Calculated Industries, Inc. by Specialty Calculator Technologies, LLC, 2006. Pocket Reference Guide copyrighted by Calculated Industries, Inc. © 2006. FabriCalc™ is a trademark and Calculated Industries® is a registered trademark of Calculated Industries, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED CALCULATED INDUSTRIES® 4840 Hytech Drive Carson City, NV 89706 U.S.A.

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