Conversion Chart for Meters to Yards
Do you have a lot of patterns written with fabric requirements in the imperial system rather than metric? Are you confused when you get to the fabric store? This chart will help you.
This is a general approximation of the metric equivalent and is rounded up so you won’t run short.
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| | ¼ yard | .25 meters |
| 1/3 yard | .32 meters |
| ½ yard | .5 meters |
| 2/3 yard | .62 meters |
| ¾ yard | .7 meters |
1 yard | .95 meters |
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| | 1 ¼ yards | 1.15 meters |
| 1 1/3 yards | 1.25 meters |
| 1 ½ yards | 1.4 meters |
| 1 2/3 yards | 1.55 meters |
| 1.75 yards | 1.6 meters |
2 yards | 1.85 meters |
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| | 2¼ yards | 2.10 meters |
| 2 1/3 yards | 2.15 meters |
| 2 ½ yards | 2.3 meters |
| 2 2/3 yards | 2.25 meters |
| 2 ¾ yards | 2.55 meters |
3 yards | 2.75 meters |
Remember 1 inch equals 2.54 cm.
There are 36” in a yard. |
| ¼ yard equals 9” |
| 1/3 yard equals 12” |
| ½ yard equals 18” |
| ¾ yards equals 27” |
| 2/3 yard equals 24” |
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