Quilting Tutorials & Guides

Every Quiltler guide in one place: how to quilt, block-by-block cutting charts, fabric and yardage calculators, and honest comparisons of quilt design software.

How to quilt

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.

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.

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 100 classic quilt blocks — stars, sawtooth triangles, patchwork and Log Cabin — all built into the Quiltler design studio. See each…

Calculators

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…

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…

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…

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 five 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…

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 five fabrics.

PreQuilt Alternative

Compare PreQuilt and Quiltler on pricing, free access, platforms, stash photos, yardage, design tools, and exports from quilt maps to…

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 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 five fabrics.

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…

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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…

Creator Program Terms

Creator Program Terms for Quiltler: enrollment, promo codes, first-subscription commissions, reversals, payouts, and creator balances.

Cuts & Fabrics: Why Your Yardage Looks Too High

Understand how Quiltler's fabric calculator measures yardage, why stacking full blocks over-reports fabric, and how using cuts gives…

Design Quilts Online <span class="gradient-text">with Quiltler</span>

Quiltler is desktop quilt design software with a mobile companion app. Design quilts online, use your own fabrics, calculate yardage and…

Digital Quilt Design

Learn why quilters design digitally, what separates a sketch from a sewable pattern, and how to compare fabric previews, yardage, and…

Earn a share of every quilter <span class="prog-accent">you send</span> to Quiltler

Join Quiltler's affiliate program in one minute. Get a personal link, promo code, tracked QR codes and banners. Earn 20% of the first paid…

EQ8 vs Quiltler

Compare EQ8 and Quiltler on price, devices, design tools and output to see when Quiltler is enough—and when EQ8's professional depth pays…

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…

Let Quilters Design With <span class="fc-accent">Your Fabrics</span> — On Your Site

Let shoppers design quilts with your fabrics, right on your site. Embed the Quiltler design studio with your collections, see which prints…

Quilt Color Theory

Learn quilt color theory: the color wheel, complementary and analogous schemes, why value matters more than color, contrast, warm vs cool,…

Quilting Glossary

A complete A-Z quilting glossary defining 50+ essential terms, from appliqu&eacute; and batting to half-square triangles, sashing, WOF and…

Quiltler Quilt

Explore the Quiltler Quilt, a 60 × 72 inch throw design with 960 straight-set blocks, two fabrics, no sashing, and a border.

Quiltler Studio Glossary

What blocks, cuts, coverage, fabrics, fill modes, pattern packs and listings mean inside Quiltler — and how each one changes the fabric…

Quiltler vs PatternJam

Compare Quiltler vs PatternJam on free plans, saved quilts, fabric uploads, devices, yardage, pattern PDFs, and tools for creating…

Quiltler vs PreQuilt

Compare Quiltler vs PreQuilt on free plans, fabric tools, yardage, cutting output, device support, pricing, and features for pattern…

Quiltler vs Procreate

Compare Quiltler vs Procreate by price, devices, quilt-design tools, yardage, pattern output, and drawing features to choose the right…

Quiltler vs QuiltAssistant

Compare Quiltler and QuiltAssistant by price, platforms, whole-quilt planning, FPP tools, fabric features, and pattern output to choose…

Quiltler With Missouri Star Fabrics

Learn how to audition Missouri Star fabrics in Quiltler, calculate yardage, plan for precuts, and turn your finished quilt design into a…

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Sell your quilt patterns on Quiltler: PDFs you already wrote, or designs from the studio that buyers can recolour. 5% platform fee on the…

Showing a Fabric Print at the Right Scale

How to make an imported fabric's printed motif appear at its true real-world size in Quiltler, so you can audition prints accurately.…

The Half-Square Triangle (HST)

Master the half-square triangle, quilting's most-used unit. Learn the HST math, a free cutting chart, plus 2-at-a-time, 4-at-a-time, magic…

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A working demo of the Quiltler partner program. Design a quilt with real fabric catalogues exactly as shoppers would on a fabric company's…