70 × 24 ft L-shaped bed: 3 × 50 ft Fabric Rolls

Selected-roll panel cut plan · lengths in feet
Panel	Direction	Run × span	Strips	Pieces / strip	Tail length	Full + tail rolls
1	crosswise	12 × 70	28	1	12	0 + 7
2	crosswise	12.50 × 35	14	1	12.50	0 + 4

Roll-size comparison · areas in sq ft; pins at selected spacing
Roll	Cut area	Rolls	Purchased area	Pins
3 × 50 ft · selected	1533	11	1650	406
3 × 100 ft	1533	6	1800	406
4 × 50 ft	1460	8	1600	318
4 × 100 ft	1460	5	2000	318
6 × 100 ft	1461	3	1800	245
6 × 300 ft	1461	2	3600	245

Check the footprint and cutting budget

70 × 24 − 35 × 12 = 1260 sq ft

The missing corner is split out of the footprint. Two rectangular panels meet with a six-inch overlap; the join has its own pin allowance. The finished perimeter is 188 feet. The cut budget reserves 1533 square feet, including 260.75 square feet in overlapping layers and 12.25 square feet trimmed from the footprint. The purchased 11 rolls provide 1650 square feet; 117 square feet remain as uncut stock.

Read each panel's cuts before buying

Panel 1 runs 12 feet along the strips and 70 feet across them, using the crosswise direction. The 28 strips cover 70.50 feet after side overlaps. Each strip uses 1 piece(s): 0 full-length pieces plus a 12-foot tail. One roll supplies 4 complete tails; the panel requires 0 full-piece rolls plus 7 tail-piece rolls. Total full-width cut length is 336 feet. Panels do not share remnants.

Panel 2 runs 12.50 feet along the strips and 35 feet across them, using the crosswise direction. The 14 strips cover 35.50 feet after side overlaps. Each strip uses 1 piece(s): 0 full-length pieces plus a 12.50-foot tail. One roll supplies 4 complete tails; the panel requires 0 full-piece rolls plus 4 tail-piece rolls. Total full-width cut length is 175 feet. Panels do not share remnants.

What changes with a wider overlap?

Changing this exact footprint to twelve-inch overlap produces 15 rolls and 1890 square feet of cut fabric, including 618 square feet in overlap. Its trimming allowance becomes 12 square feet. A changed overlap may alter the preferred direction; the program recomputes both rectangular choices.

What changes with closer pins or a fixed direction?

At twelve-inch spacing instead of twenty-four inches, this six-inch-overlap layout reserves 757 pins: 188 around the outside and 569 on seams. With the original spacing and overlap but a forced lengthwise direction, it requires 13 rolls, 1582.50 square feet of cut fabric, and 347 pins. These alternatives keep the same ground dimensions; they change the layout or fastening budget.

Before using this estimate on site

Confirm the actual package dimensions and include any border extensions. Pin counts treat each open seam's endpoints independently, and do not add anchors for plant holes or interior field positions. The roll-size table compares complete cutting plans rather than dividing ground area by package area. Automatic direction checks two directions per panel and does not search every possible patchwork arrangement. Any reduction through offcut reuse requires a separate drawn cut list.

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