# FAQ's

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<summary>I have a PreQuilt subscription already, do I need to upgrade to get access to the Fabric Calculator?</summary>

No! This new feature will automatically be accessible to all current and new subscribers to PreQuilt.&#x20;

It is available for both Basic and Market Plan subscribers. Enjoy!

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<summary>I'm a pattern designer, will everyone be able to calculate fabric on my digital coloring pages?</summary>

NO! Never. We do our best to respect the hard work that you do. We have disabled the Fabric Calculator on all digital coloring pages.

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<summary>Will the Fabric Calculator work on both solid and printed fabric?</summary>

YEP! It will even give you cutting diagrams directly on your fabric, so you can always keep things organized in your head!

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<summary>Will the Fabric Calculator work on all my old quilts?</summary>

Maybe. It all depends on how you created your quilt blocks. Make sure to review our Build a Block Unit page to see if your quilt was created in a way that the Fabric Calculator can auto detect block units in order to do the calculations.

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<summary>I changed my quilt, how do I get the new fabric calculations?</summary>

Simply save the quilt and refresh or relaunch the Fabric Calculator tab. The changes should automatically update.

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<summary>I'm not bang on with my sewing, is there enough fabric to trim my blocks?</summary>

Yes! We have trim and no trim construction method options for most of the blocks. If we do not specify, the measurements will include enough fabric to trim down your blocks.

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<summary>What seam allowance did you use in your calculator?</summary>

For now we have only empirical measurements available and all seam allowances are calculated at 1/4".

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<summary>Does the Fabric Calculator also give me instructions on how to make the quilt?</summary>

No. It's a fabric calculator feature that gives you a lot of information, but it will not give you pattern instructions. You can find general sewing instructions though on our [<mark style="color:blue;">**Build a Block Unit**</mark>](/prequilt-101/build-a-block-unit-for-the-fabric-calculator.md) Help Guide.

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