9 Quilting Apps for Apple and Android
Make quilt math and design a piece(work) of cake with these quilting apps for Apple and Android.
You might not believe it but there are a ton of quilting apps out there designed especially to make your quilting life easier. We all know how much time creating a quilt can take. From designing the initial layout to choosing the fabric and cutting it just right, there's a lot of precise work and time-consuming parts of quilting that do not include sitting down at your sewing machine. Many of the quilting apps listed below are designed specifically to help with these tasks. From apps that help you make your very own quilting pattern to apps that help you picture your fabric stash on a quilt pattern, these techy tools are sure to transform your quilting life with just a few taps of your iPhone or Andriod.
The list below outlines the best quilting apps in the business. These apps have stood the test of time and provide real value to a quilting user. You won't see any boring and useless apps on this list. The Apple and Android quilting apps below are sure to surprise you.
Quilting Tutorials by MSQC
This free app from the Missouri Star Quilting Company provides hundred of free in-app tutorials and patterns. Updated weekly with new patterns, this is a must-download app for quilting newbies. Jenny from the MSQC provides engaging and helpful videos for quilters of all levels. Plus, you can use this app to browse Missouri Star Quilting Company's impressive inventory of fabric and precuts.
| Available For: | iPhone, iPad, and Android |
| Price: | FREE |
QuiltingCalc
This suite of quilting calculators from Robert Kaufman Fabrics is essential for any quilter. Complete with 8 of the most-needed quilting calculators and converters, this Apple and Android app takes the guesswork out of buying and cutting fabric.
Included Calculators: Fabric Measurement Converter, Backing and Batting Calculator, Piece Count Calculator, Pieces to Area Calculator, Binding Calculator, Border Calculator, Square-in-a-Square Calculator, Set-in and Corner Triangle Calculator.
| Available For: | iPhone, iPad, and Android |
| Price: | FREE |
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Quiltography
Quiltography is a full-scale quilting app that does a lot more than your average app. From helping you design your very own quilting patterns to managing your stash, this quilting app available for the iPad is a one-stop-shop for adding tech to your quilting endeavors. While this app is relatively expensive compared to other quilting apps, features like the block designer and quilt designer cannot be found elsewhere.
| Available For: | iPad |
| Price: | $14.99 |
QuiltWizard
This magical little app allows you to test out fabrics in your stash or in the store before you even begin quilting. You use QuiltWizard by taking photos of fabrics in your stash or at the store then using those photos in pre-loaded templates to get a preview of what the final product will look like. This is especially helpful when you aren't so sure about a color palette or are considering finishing a quilt with an especially expensive fabric. QuiltWizard does not provide yardage information for finished quilts.
| Available For: | iPhone and iPad |
| Price: | $4.99 |
BlockFab
BlockFab is a completely free-to-download quilting app that helps you make the best of your fabric stash. Focusing on helping you create the best quilt blocks possible, this collection of 50 traditional quilt blocks allows you to experiment with fabric on each block before downloading a list of yardage for each block. In additional to block components, this nifty app allows you to see strip cutting suggestions for fabric, as well.
| Available For: | iPhone and iPad |
| Price: | Free |
Quilt Shops
Quilt Shops is an app designed by the Quilter's Club of America to help quilters find their local quilt shops. This free app acts as a directory of 2,500+ local quilting shops, making it easy to find a shop while you are already out and about. You can search for shops in any zip code or state, making it easy to plan a quilt shop adventure no matter where you are.
| Available For: | iPhone and iPad |
| Price: | Free |
QuiltFab
If you struggle with figuring out how much fabric you will need for your quilting projects, this app is for you. QuiltFab allows you to enter the dimensions of your quilt, fabric, blocks, and more to help you estimate how much fabric you will need for a given project. This nifty app allows you to specify how much of a border you are applying to your quilt as well as fabric shrinkage information, making as accurate as an estimate as possible.
| Available For: | iPhone and iPad |
| Price: | Free |
Stash Star
Fabric hoarders rejoice! Stash Star is here to help. This simple quilting and sewing app helps you keep track of your always-growing fabric stash. With plenty of ways to organize your stash on your phone, you can easily note what type of fabrics you have in your arsenal of fabric as well as how much you have left. If you're looking to keep organized, this is the app for you.
| Available For: | iPhone and iPad |
| Price: | Free |
QuiltSandwich
Love quilting but hate the math that comes with it? Take a break from all those numbers with your new quilting buddy, QuiltSandwich. This easy-to-use helps you figure out your yardage, confirm a kit before cutting the fabric, as well as make a quilt of your own design. The calculator in this app is especially helpful when determining the backing and binding measurements needed for a project.
| Available For: | iPhone and iPad |
| Price: | $4.99 |
If you're looking for more fabric apps, check out this list of 10 Sewing Apps to Keep You in Stitches from our sister site, AllFreeSewing.com.
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unionstreet
Mar 04, 2019
Sites and technology move so fast, some of these apps are home now, and there are new ones coming out. I use FickleFabrics.com, since it's cross device which is really nice. You should add it to the list above!
mamarose 2072300
Feb 16, 2019
too bad no one checked to see that more than half these are no longer in existence
loriejerrypond 912 0972
Nov 02, 2017
I was only able to locate Quilting Tutorials by MSQC and QuiltingCalc apps. BlockFab was only an app from Joann Fabrics. Are these only available in UK or AUS?
jadoredior
Oct 18, 2017
This is such a cool article! I wish app creators would make these more Android friendly but I'm excited to try some of these out. Thanks so much!
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