From design to fabric

"Cutting" in the bar shows, fabric by fabric, how many strips you cut across the fabric and what each strip is cut into, with seam allowance. Under "Fabric and measure" you choose the fabric width; under "How to sew the units" you choose how half-square triangles, flying geese and quarter-square triangles are made, such as eight at a time or without waste.

Each fabric can be bought as yardage or as a precut (fat quarter, jelly roll strips, charm squares …), and binding and backing are included. Tick the lines as you cut; the ticks are kept in the browser.

The cutting chart and the templates are still being developed. Check the measurements before you cut into expensive fabric.

Pieces with curves and odd angles are cut from templates. The "Templates" tab prints them at their real size with seam allowance and notches that show where the curves meet. Measure the control square on the printed paper before you cut, so you know the printer did not scale it.

The "Sewing steps" tab shows step by step how the units, the blocks and the quilt are sewn together, as drawings where the parts being joined stand a little apart. It ends with the borders and what finishes the quilt. The sewing steps are still being developed too.

"Pattern booklet" gathers the cover, blocks, cutting chart, sewing steps and templates in one booklet. You find it in "Share and print" and as a tab beside the cutting chart. Choose the parts and press "Print".

If you have written notes, they can come along: the quilt's on the cover and each block's under the block (turn "Notes" on or off).