Free Tools
Free Quilting Tools & Calculators
Everything here is free and runs in your browser. Design a quilt, draft a block, work out the yardage, print a chart, and get back to sewing.
Designers
Draw, lay out, and print. Everything runs in your browser and nothing needs an account.
Quilt Designer
Lay out a whole quilt from real blocks; sashing, borders, yardage, printable pattern
Pattern Designer
Draft a block from scratch, pieced, applique, or foundation paper piecing
FPP Pattern Maker
Foundation paper piecing patterns with seam allowances and section sheets
Panto Designer
Design edge-to-edge pantographs and export longarm formats
Panto Converter
Convert pantograph files between longarm formats
T-Shirt Quilt Designer
Plan a T-shirt quilt from your shirts
Modern Quilt Designer
Grid-free modern layouts with negative space
Temperature Quilt Planner
Plan a temperature quilt for your city with real weather data
Calculators
The quilt math, worked out for you: yardage, block counts, binding, backing, and more.
All Calculators
Binding, backing, batting, HST, flying geese, sashing, and more
Fabric Calculator
Full-quilt fabric estimate from a layout
Yardage Calculator
Yardage for every quilt size, top, backing, and binding
Block Calculator
How many blocks you need for any size, with or without sashing
Fat Quarter Calculator
Fat quarters, jelly rolls, charm packs, and layer cakes per size
T-Shirt Count Guide
Shirts needed for each T-shirt quilt size
Reference & Printables
Charts and lookups to keep by the cutting table.
Quilt Size Chart
Standard dimensions, bed fit, and drop for every size
Batting Sizes Chart
Packaged batting sizes by brand
Printable Quilt Charts
Printable cheat sheets: sizes, cuts, precut yields, inch-to-cm
Block Identifier
Name that block from its features, with an A-Z reference
Quilt Label Maker
Print a quilt label with maker, date, and care instructions
Quilt Coloring Pages
Printable block coloring pages
Notions & Tools Reference
Thread weights, rulers, and batting types explained
Quilt Design Software
Free and paid quilt design programs compared
Looking for something else?
The block guides walk through how classic blocks go together, the glossary defines the terms, and the block library has the blocks the designers draw from. If a tool you need is missing, tell us.