How to quilt
First Quilt Planner
First quilt planner for a finishable top: size, simple blocks, fabric and a fabric total. Design free; one saved quilt and two fabrics.
How to Bind a Quilt
Learn how to bind a quilt from start to finish: how much binding you need, cutting and joining strips on the diagonal, machine vs hand…
How to Choose Quilt Colors
How to choose quilt colors: contrast, roles and fabric photos that convert to a sewable plan. Design free; one saved quilt and two fabrics.
How to Design a Quilt: Complete Guide
Learn how to design beautiful quilts from scratch. Step-by-step guide covering quilt planning, block selection, fabric choices, and using…
How to Make a Quilt
Learn how to make a quilt from start to finish: choosing a pattern and size, gathering supplies, cutting, piecing the top, basting,…
How to Piece Quilt Backing
How to piece a quilt back: panel count, seam direction, pressing, and where the join should sit under the top. Free backing calculator, no…
How to Use the Quilt Designer
A detailed quick start for Quiltler's browser quilt designer: open a blank canvas or a starter layout, recolour, stamp blocks, set size,…
Quilt Design Software for Beginners
Quilt design software for beginners: recolour a real layout, stamp a block, set a size. Design is free. One saved quilt and two fabrics;…
Quilt Seam Allowance Planner
Quilt seam allowance planner: how 1/4 inch shows up in finished size and studio yardage. Design free; one saved quilt and two fabrics.
Quilt Sizes Chart & Complete Guide
Free quilt sizes chart with complete dimensions for baby, lap, twin, full, queen, and king quilts. Includes backing, batting, and binding…
Quilt Width of Fabric (WOF)
What width of fabric means for quilters: usable 42 inch cotton versus 108 inch wide backing, and how that changes panel count and yardage.
Quilting for Beginners
Learn quilting from scratch! Complete beginner's guide covers supplies, techniques, first project ideas, and step-by-step instructions.…
Quilt blocks
Free Quilt Block Patterns Library
Explore 100+ free quilt block patterns with detailed instructions. Includes traditional blocks like Log Cabin, Nine-Patch, Flying Geese,…
Irish Chain Quilt Block
Learn how to sew an Irish Chain quilt block using squares and rectangles, then recolor or resize the 12-inch design in Quiltler.
Make Your Own Quilt Block
Make your own quilt block: draft, stamp, assign cuts, repeat on a layout with real yardage. Design free; one saved quilt and two fabrics.
Quilt Block Designer
Quilt block designer in the browser: stamp classics, draft on a grid, piece with cuts. Design free; a saved custom-block library is paid.
Quilt Block Size Planner
Quilt block size planner: pick finished inches, see how they fill a quilt, and count yardage on the canvas. Design free; one saved quilt…
Quiltler Block
Learn how to sew the Quiltler Block quilt block, an advanced 12-inch, two-color design made from 32 Drunkard’s Path pieces.
Quiltler Block Invert
Learn how to sew Quiltler Block Invert, an advanced 12-inch, two-colour block formed from 32 opposing Drunkard’s Path pieces.
The Bear's Paw Quilt Block
Make the classic Bear's Paw quilt block from four paw units of HSTs and large squares joined by sashing. Free cutting chart for 12 & 14…
The Dresden Plate Quilt Block
Make the vintage Dresden Plate quilt block from wedge blades joined into a circle and appliqued to a background. Learn pointed vs rounded…
The Drunkard's Path Quilt Block
Master the Drunkard's Path quilt block, a curved two-piece unit. Learn to sew curves without puckers, cut with templates or curve rulers,…
The Flying Geese Quilt Block
Make Flying Geese units the no-waste way, four at a time. Learn the math, a free sizing chart, the 2-at-a-time method, trimming and…
The Friendship Star Quilt Block
Make the Friendship Star quilt block, a simple star from 4 HSTs and 5 squares. Free cutting chart for 6, 9 & 12 inch blocks, step-by-step…
The Log Cabin Quilt Block
Learn how to make the Log Cabin quilt block step by step. Free cutting chart for 6, 9 & 12 inch blocks, the meaning behind the center…
The Nine-Patch Quilt Block
Make the Nine-Patch quilt block, the easiest patchwork block for beginners. Free cutting chart for 6, 9 & 12 inch blocks, a strip-piecing…
The Ohio Star Quilt Block
Make the classic Ohio Star quilt block from four quarter-square triangle units. Free cutting chart for 6, 9 & 12 inch blocks, QST vs HST…
The Pinwheel Quilt Block
Make the spinning Pinwheel quilt block from four half-square triangles. Free cutting chart for 6, 8 & 12 inch blocks, step-by-step…
The Quiltler Quilt Block Library
Browse 202 classic quilt blocks — stars, sawtooth triangles, patchwork and Log Cabin — all built into the Quiltler design studio. See each…
Calculators
Baby Quilt Fabric Yardage
Learn how much fabric a 36 × 48-inch baby quilt needs for the top, backing, batting, and binding, plus when a fat-quarter bundle is often…
Bias Binding Calculator
Free bias binding calculator for quilts with curves or scallops. Find the square to cut for a continuous bias strip, and the yardage to buy.
Border Calculator
Calculate inner and outer quilt borders, strip counts, and yardage for mitered or butted corners, then update backing, batting, and binding.
Diagonal Quilt Backing Calculator
Free diagonal quilt backing calculator using John Flynn's formula. See when a diagonal seam saves fabric, and when straight seams are the…
Fabric for a Queen Quilt
See the fabric needed for a 90 × 100-inch queen quilt, including the pieced top, standard or wide backing, binding, batting, and key…
Fabric Measurement Calculator
Free fabric measurement calculator. Convert yards, inches, centimeters and meters, and find equivalent yardage when the fabric width…
Fat Quarter Calculator
Free fat quarter calculator. Find how many pieces you can cut from one fat quarter, or how many fat quarters you need for a project.…
Fat Quarter Quilt Planner
Fat quarter quilt planner for 18×22 cuts: layout, finished size and yardage from pieces in the studio. Design free; one saved quilt and…
Flying Geese Calculator
Free flying geese calculator. Cut sizes for the no-waste four-at-a-time method and for traditional stitch-and-flip geese.
Half-Square Triangle Calculator
Free half-square triangle (HST) calculator. Enter your finished HST size and method to get the exact squares to cut, how many units you…
Hexagon Quilt Calculator
Free hexagon calculator for English paper piecing. Paper size, flat-to-flat and point-to-point measurements, and how many fit across your…
How Many Fat Quarters for a Throw Quilt?
How many fat quarters for a 50 by 65 inch throw: why there is no single pack size, how the fat-quarter calculator helps, and when to…
How Much Backing for a Baby Quilt?
Backing yardage for a 36 by 52 inch baby quilt on 42 inch fabric and on 108 inch wide backing, including overhang.
How Much Backing for a Full Quilt?
Backing yardage for an 85 by 90 inch full quilt on 42 inch fabric and on 108 inch wide backing, including overhang.
How Much Backing for a King Quilt?
Backing yardage for a 110 by 95 inch king quilt on 42 inch fabric and on 108 inch wide backing, including overhang.
How Much Backing for a Queen Quilt?
Backing yardage for a 90 by 95 inch queen quilt on 42 inch fabric and on 108 inch wide backing, including overhang.
How Much Backing for a Throw Quilt?
Backing yardage for a 50 by 65 inch throw quilt on 42 inch fabric and on 108 inch wide backing, including overhang.
How Much Backing for a Twin Quilt?
Backing yardage for a 70 by 90 inch twin quilt on 42 inch fabric and on 108 inch wide backing, including overhang.
How Much Batting for a King Quilt?
Batting cut size and package match for a 110 by 95 inch king quilt with overhang, compared with typical King packages.
How Much Batting for a Queen Quilt?
Batting cut size and package match for a 90 by 95 inch queen quilt with overhang, plus why a labeled Queen pack can still be short.
How Much Batting for a Twin Quilt?
Batting cut size and package match for a 70 by 90 inch twin quilt with overhang, plus why a labeled twin pack can still be short.
How Much Binding for a Baby Quilt?
Binding strips and yardage for a 36 by 52 inch baby quilt, with the formula and a calculator you can change.
How Much Binding for a Full Quilt?
Binding strips and yardage for an 85 by 90 inch full quilt, with the formula and a calculator you can change.
How Much Binding for a King Quilt?
Binding strips and yardage for a 110 by 95 inch king quilt, with the formula and a calculator you can change.
How Much Binding for a Throw Quilt?
Binding strips and yardage for a 50 by 65 inch throw quilt, with the formula and a calculator you can change.
How Much Binding for a Twin Quilt?
Binding strips and yardage for a 70 by 90 inch twin quilt, with the formula and a calculator you can change.
How Much Fabric for a Full Quilt?
Backing, batting and binding for a 85 by 90 inch full quilt, and why the quilt top cannot be a single yardage. Free calculators, no account.
How Much Fabric for a King Quilt?
Backing, batting and binding for a 110 by 95 inch king quilt, and why the quilt top cannot be a single yardage. Free calculators, no…
How Much Fabric for a Throw Quilt?
Backing, batting and binding for a 50 by 65 inch throw quilt, and why the quilt top cannot be a single yardage. Free calculators, no…
How Much Fabric for a Twin Quilt?
Backing, batting and binding for a 70 by 90 inch twin quilt, and why the quilt top cannot be a single yardage. Free calculators, no account.
How to Calculate Quilt Fabric Without Guessing
Learn why pieced quilt tops are not W×H÷42; separate backing, binding, and batting from top yardage; use free calculators or studio…
Nine Patch Calculator
Free nine patch quilt calculator. The cut size of each square, how many of each fabric, and the yardage for a five-and-four nine patch.
Precut Calculator
Free precut calculator for charm squares, mini charms, jelly rolls, honey buns, layer cakes, fat eighths and fat quarters. How many pieces…
Quarter-Square Triangle Calculator
Free quarter-square triangle and hourglass calculator. Cut size, how many squares to cut, and the size to trim each block.
Queen Quilt Binding Yardage
See how much binding a 90 × 108-inch queen quilt needs, with worked perimeter math, 2.5-inch strip counts, yardage, and a free live…
Quilt Backing Calculator
Free quilt backing calculator. Enter your quilt size and overhang to get the backing dimensions, how many fabric widths to seam together,…
Quilt Batting Calculator
Free quilt batting calculator. Enter your quilt size and overhang to get the batting dimensions, square yards needed, and the smallest…
Quilt Binding Calculator
Free quilt binding calculator. Enter your quilt size and instantly get the perimeter, total binding length, number of strips to cut, and…
Quilt Cost Calculator
Free quilt cost calculator. Add up fabric for the top, backing and binding, plus batting and thread, from the prices at your shop.
Quilt Fabric Calculator
Calculate exact fabric requirements for your quilt projects instantly. Free quilt yardage calculator determines fabric needs, batting,…
Quilt Hanging Sleeve Calculator
Free quilt hanging sleeve calculator. Find the strip to cut for a rod pocket, including ease, and the scrap of fabric it takes.
Quilt Piece Calculator
Free quilt piece calculator. How many rectangles you can cut from a piece of fabric, or how much yardage a number of pieces requires.
Quilt Sashing Calculator
Calculate sashing strips, cornerstones, yardage and finished quilt size. Get formulas, a 4 × 5 example, outside sashing guidance and…
Quilt Size Calculator
Free quilt size calculator. Finished size from blocks and borders, quilt size from a mattress and drop, and how many blocks fit a target…
Quilt Strip Calculator
Free quilt strip calculator. How many strips you can cut from a length of fabric, or how much yardage a number of strips requires.
Quilt Thread Calculator
Free quilt thread calculator. Estimate top thread and bobbins for straight-line or meandering quilting from your quilt size and stitch…
Quilt Yardage for Beginners
Learn what WOF means, when to use fat quarters or yardage, why block estimates go wrong, and how a cutting chart creates a safer fabric…
Quilt Yardage From Design
Quilt yardage from design counted on real pieces, sashing and borders — not rectangle guesses. Design free; one saved quilt and two fabrics.
Quilting calculators
Free quilting calculators for binding, backing, batting, triangles, borders, precuts, and quilt size. No account, and they sit outside the…
Setting Triangle Calculator
Free setting triangle calculator. Side and corner triangles for an on-point quilt, with cut sizes rounded up to the next eighth of an inch.
Snowball Quilt Block Calculator
Free snowball quilt block calculator. Cut sizes for the center square and the corner squares, for as many blocks as you need.
Square in a Square Calculator
Free square-in-a-square calculator. Cut sizes for the center square and the four corner squares that meet in the middle.
Choosing software
A Quiltography Alternative for Every Apple Device
Looking for a Quiltography alternative? Quiltler is Apple-native like Quiltography, but it also runs online in any web browser and adds…
Baby Quilt Designer
Baby quilt designer for a crib-sized top you will sew: size, blocks, fabric and a fabric total. Design free; one saved quilt and two…
Best Quilt Designer
How to choose a quilt designer for the web: sewable geometry, stash photos, yardage, and an honest free tier. No fake rankings — tests you…
Best Quilting Website
Compare the best quilting websites for buying fabric, finding free patterns, learning techniques, and designing and planning a quilt from…
Best Quilting Websites
Compare top quilting websites for buying fabric, finding free patterns and designing your own quilt, with clear recommendations for every…
Charm Pack Quilt Planner
Charm pack quilt planner for 5-inch squares: layout, finished size and yardage from pieces in the studio. Free start; one saved quilt and…
Courthouse Steps Quilt Planner
Courthouse steps quilt planner: opposite-side logs, layout, size and yardage on the canvas. Design free; one saved quilt and two fabrics.
Desktop Quilt Design Software — with a Mobile Companion
Quiltler is desktop quilt design software with a mobile companion app for iPhone and iPad. Design quilts in your browser, calculate fabric…
Digital Rotary Cutter Quilt Design
Digital rotary cutter quilt design: line, circle, fan and curve blades to plan cuts — not hardware. Free design; one saved quilt and two…
English Paper Piecing Software
English paper piecing software: hexagons sized by the paper’s side, with papers you print. Design free; one saved quilt and two fabrics.
Flying Geese Quilt Planner
Flying geese quilt planner: layout geese into a quilt, set size and count yardage on the canvas. Design free; one saved quilt and two…
Foundation Paper Piecing Software
Foundation paper piecing software that prints mirrored sheets at true scale. Design cut grids in the browser; sew dashed lines, trim to…
Free Quilt Design Software
Free quilt design software in the browser: the full canvas, not a timed trial. One saved quilt and two fabrics. Yardage totals are free;…
Free Quilt Design Software
Compare eight free quilt design tools by design scope, saved projects, fabric uploads, yardage and exports, with an honest guide to…
Full Quilt Designer
Full quilt designer for ~85×90: blocks, sashing, fabric and a fabric total on the canvas. Design free; one saved quilt and two fabrics.
HST Quilt Planner
Half-square triangle quilt planner: fill a quilt with HSTs, set size and count yardage on the canvas. Design free; one saved quilt and two…
Jelly Roll Quilt Planner
Jelly roll quilt planner for 2.5-inch strip layouts, finished size and piece-based yardage in the studio. Free start; one saved quilt and…
King Quilt Designer
King quilt designer for ~110×95: blocks, sashing, fabric and a fabric total on the canvas. Design free; one saved quilt and two fabrics.
Layer Cake Quilt Planner
Layer cake quilt planner for 10-inch squares: layout, finished size and piece-based yardage in the studio. Free start; one saved quilt and…
Log Cabin Quilt Planner
Log cabin quilt planner: repeat cabins into barn-raising or fields with size and yardage on the canvas. Design free; one saved quilt and…
Makerly Alternative
A fair Makerly alternative. Makerly's trial covers seven calculators. Quiltler's 24 quilt calculators are free. You pay for the design…
Memory Quilt Planner
Memory quilt planner for clothing photos and mixed prints on a sewable layout with finished size and yardage. Design free; one saved quilt…
Nine-Patch Quilt Planner
Nine-patch quilt planner: repeat nine-patches into a quilt with sashing, size and yardage on the canvas. Design free; one saved quilt and…
On-Point Quilt Planner
On-point quilt planner: rotate a square grid, plan setting triangles, finished size and yardage in the studio. Design free; one saved…
Online Quilt Designer
Design a quilt online in the browser: the full Quiltler studio, not a demo. No download. Stash photos, yardage on screen, and the same…
Patchwork Designer
Patchwork designer for piecing: cuts, layouts, and fabric math from the pieces. Design free; one saved quilt and two fabrics.
PreQuilt Alternative
Compare PreQuilt and Quiltler on pricing, free access, platforms, stash photos, yardage, design tools, and exports from quilt maps to…
Queen Quilt Designer
Queen quilt designer for ~90×95: blocks, sashing, fabric and a fabric total on the canvas. Design free; one saved quilt and two fabrics.
Quilt Border Planner
Quilt border planner: border layers on finished size, fabric and yardage on the canvas. Design free; one saved quilt and two fabrics.
Quilt Color Palette Planner
Quilt color palette planner: colour roles, fabric photos, finished size and yardage on the canvas. Design free; one saved quilt and two…
Quilt Coloring Software
Quilt coloring software for a real layout: recolour roles, drop in fabric you photograph, and count yardage. Design free; one saved quilt…
Quilt Cornerstone Planner
Quilt cornerstone planner: squares where sashing meets, finished size and fabric math in the studio. Design free; one saved quilt and two…
Quilt Cut Designer
Quilt cut designer for custom shapes in Cut Creator: draw cuts, reuse them, and count fabric from pieces. Design free; one saved quilt and…
Quilt Design Software
Quilt design software in the browser: blocks, layouts, stash photos, yardage and pattern packs, with iPhone and iPad apps. Design free;…
Quilt Design Software for Chromebook
Compare quilt design software for Chromebook, learn why EQ8 does not run on ChromeOS, and find browser tools for stash photos, yardage and…
Quilt Design Software for Windows
Compare Quiltler and Electric Quilt 8 for Windows, including price, installation, offline use, fabric tools, yardage, and printable…
Quilt Designer for Web
A quilt designer for web that is the desk studio: Chromebook, locked work PC, or home browser. No installer. Same account on iPhone and…
Quilt Fabric Stash App
Quilt fabric stash app to photograph prints, design at true scale, and count yardage from pieces. Free studio; one saved quilt and two…
Quilt Geek Alternative
A fair Quilt Geek alternative. Quilt Geek's subscription unlocks the calculators. Quiltler's 24 quilt calculators are free. You pay for…
Quilt Layout Software
Quilt layout software for the whole top: sizes, grids, sashing and borders. Finished size updates as you go. Design free; one saved quilt…
Quilt Pattern Software
Compare quilt pattern software with static PDFs and EQ8, then see how editable designs become shopping lists, cutting charts, maps and…
Quilt Planner Software
Quilt planner software for one quilt: size, blocks, fabric and yardage before you cut. Design free; one saved quilt and two fabrics.
Quilt Sashing Planner
Quilt sashing planner for strip width between blocks, finished size and fabric yardage. Design free; one saved quilt and two fabrics.
Quilting App
Choose a quilting app by the job: design you can sew, free calculators, or a craft suite. A fair map of Quiltler, Makerly, PreQuilt, and…
Scrappy Quilt Planner
Scrappy quilt planner for stash layouts: photo fabrics, finished size, blocks and a fabric total. Design free; one saved quilt and two…
T-Shirt Quilt Planner
T-shirt quilt planner: photograph shirts as fabric, lay a grid, set size and read a fabric total. Design free; one saved quilt and two…
The Best Electric Quilt 8 Alternative
EQ8 is powerful but desktop-only. Quiltler is the modern Electric Quilt alternative you can use online in any browser (even on Windows) or…
The Best Quilt Design Apps of 2026
A fair, hands-on roundup of the best quilt design apps in 2026 — Quiltler, Electric Quilt 8, Quiltography & PreQuilt. Compare platforms,…
The Best Quilting App for iPad
Looking for the best quilting app for iPad? Quiltler turns your iPad into a full quilt-design studio — Apple Pencil precision, a big touch…
Throw Quilt Designer
Throw quilt designer for ~50×65: layout, blocks, fabric and a fabric total on the canvas. Design free; one saved quilt and two fabrics.
Twin Quilt Designer
Twin quilt designer for ~70×90: blocks, sashing, fabric and a fabric total on the canvas. Design free; one saved quilt and two fabrics.
Why Quiltler Is Different From Other Quilt Design Software
Discover what makes Quiltler different: modern quilt design tools, real fabric visualization, active development, direct support, and a…
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Learn quilt color theory: the color wheel, complementary and analogous schemes, why value matters more than color, contrast, warm vs cool,…
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Quilt pattern maker for a pack you can sew: yardage, cutting chart and true-scale templates. Design free; one saved quilt and two fabrics.
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