Blocks & patterns
Ohio Star, Log Cabin, Irish Chain, half-square triangles, or your own design.
Quilt Planning Studio
Free quilt planner
Design your quilt, then get the yardage, cutting list, and a printable pattern.
Start planning
Free · No account · Works offline on iPad
Everything you need to plan a quilt
Your real fabric
Drop in a fabric photo and see the print at true scale.
Yardage & cutting list
Know exactly what to buy and cut, binding included.
Printable pattern
Export a PDF with the quilt diagram, cuts, and fabric amounts.
Any size
Baby to king, in cut sizes with your seam allowance.
Free, on iPad, offline
No account or download. Your designs stay on your device.
How to plan a quilt with Quilt Planner
- Set the size. With the Size tool, pick a quilt size preset or set the number of squares and the square size.
- Choose fabrics. Use the built-in colors or paste photos of the fabrics you own or want to buy.
- Lay out the quilt. Load a pattern, place classic blocks, add half-square triangles, or fill squares by hand.
- Add binding. Choose the binding fabric and strip width.
- Get the numbers. Open File → Calculate Yardage for fabric amounts and cuts, or export a PDF pattern to take to the cutting table.
Quilt planner questions
Is Quilt Planner free?
Yes. Quilt Planner is free to use, with no account, sign-up, or download required.
Does Quilt Planner work on iPad?
Yes. It runs in Safari on iPad with touch gestures (tap to fill, drag to select, pinch to zoom), and you can add it to your Home Screen to use it like an app, even offline.
How does Quilt Planner calculate fabric yardage?
It counts every piece of each fabric at its cut size, lays the pieces out in strips across your usable bolt width (40″ by default, adjustable), and rounds up to a practical amount to buy. Binding is included when you add it.
Are the sizes cut sizes or finished sizes?
You plan in cut sizes, the size you actually cut. Quilt Planner works out the finished size using your seam allowance, which defaults to ¼″ and can be set from ⅛″ to 1″. A 5″ cut square finishes at 4½″.
Can I use photos of my own fabric?
Yes. Paste or drop a photo of any fabric to make a swatch, then set how many inches across the photo shows. Prints repeat at that real-world scale, so a 10″ square shows more of the print than a 5″ one.
Can I print my quilt pattern?
Yes. Export a PDF pattern with a picture of the quilt, the finished size, fabric requirements, a cutting list, block diagrams, and binding instructions, or export a PNG image to share.
Where are my quilt designs saved?
Your current quilt saves automatically in your browser. Use File → Save to keep a
.quilt file you can reopen later or on another device.
What quilt sizes can I plan?
Any size up to 30 × 30 squares, with squares from 1″ to 24″. Presets cover baby, crib, lap, throw, twin, full, queen, and king quilts.