You don't need a desktop program or a new app to start designing a quilt. Quiltler is a full online quilt designer that opens in any modern browser: pick a block, drop it onto the canvas, recolor it with your own fabrics, and repeat until the whole layout comes together. When you love it, the yardage and cutting list are already calculated — ready to export as a PDF.
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Why design a quilt online
- Nothing to install. Open a browser tab and start — on a laptop, desktop, Chromebook or tablet.
- Always up to date. You're always on the latest version, with no updates to manage.
- Your work is saved to the cloud. Designs are stored to your account, not trapped on one machine.
- Free to try. Design your first quilts online before deciding on a plan.
How the online quilt designer works
Designing a quilt online with Quiltler follows three simple steps:
1. Set up your quilt
Choose dimensions and block size, or start from a standard quilt size. See the quilt sizes chart.
2. Design & recolor
Drop blocks onto the canvas and fill them with your own fabrics. Rotate, flip and rearrange until it sings.
3. Get fabric & PDF
Yardage and a cutting chart are calculated automatically. Export a print-ready PDF to take shopping.
Try it now: Open the Quiltler online designer and build a block in a few clicks — no account required to start.
What you can do in the browser
The online quilt designer isn't a stripped-down preview — it's the full Quiltler studio. You can use the block and pattern library, draw original shapes in the Custom Cut Designer, build a digital fabric library from fabrics you own, get automatic yardage with PDF export, and buy patterns in the marketplace (or sell your own on the Designer plan). Purchased patterns open right in the designer so you can redesign them with your own fabrics. For the full feature breakdown, see Quiltler quilt design software.
One design, everywhere
Because Quiltler has a companion app, anything you design on the desktop is waiting for you on your iPhone and iPad, and vice versa. Sketch an idea at your desk, then keep refining it on the couch with your iPad and Apple Pencil. If you mostly work on a tablet, see our guide to the quilting companion app for iPad.
Start designing online
Open the designer and create your first quilt online free. New to digital design? Follow how to design quilts, browse the block pattern library, or estimate materials with the fabric calculator.