Build a Quilt
Raewyn’s Rag Quilt Designer and Layout Planner
Choose a fabric, then tap the blocks to colour them in. Try different colours and layouts before you cut.
My fabrics
Your fabric is saved as soon as you add it. Tap it to choose it, then tap the blocks on your quilt. Tap the x only if you want to remove it. Colours may look different on different screens and cameras.
Add your own fabrics
Already have a code?
Photograph the fabrics in your stash and see how they look in your quilt before you cut.
A 12-month pass is US$7. It doesn’t renew automatically, so you’ll never be charged again unless you choose to.
Your fabric photos are saved on your own device, not on my website. Space depends on your device, and you can keep up to 50 fabrics.
Buy a 12-month passTip: lay your fabric flat and take the photo from straight above, in daylight.
Colours may look different on different screens and cameras.
The 12 month My Own Fabrics pass gives you:
- Photos of the fabrics in your own stash, up to 50
- Save your quilt designs and come back to them, up to 20
- No watermark on your quilt
- A large, print-quality picture of your quilt
US$7 for 12 months.
Buy a passAlready have a code? Tap + Add my own fabric and enter it there.
My saved designs
Your designs are saved on this device. You can keep up to 20.
Quick layouts
Saving designs is part of the 12 month My Own Fabrics pass. Save your quilts and come back to them any time.
Buy a passAlready have a code? Tap + Add my own fabric and enter it there.
“Checkerboard” uses your last two fabrics. “Mix my fabrics” shuffles the fabrics you’ve used.
Fluffy seams
Seam edges:
Email me a picture of my quilt
Lots of people print their design and frame it, especially name quilts. Pass holders get a large, print-quality picture with no watermark.
Pop in your details and I’ll send you a picture of your quilt design.
Build a Quilt is free for your own personal use. Pictures and designs may not be sold, or used to make products for sale. Want to sell? See the Maker Licence.
Pick one, then tap or drag across the blocks.
New fabrics are added regularly, and some are retired to make room, so the range will change over time.
Plain colours
Prints
Heart blocks
This designer is a guide to help you plan colours and layouts. Fabric colours on screen may look different in real life.
Keep Build a Quilt on your phone
iPhone: in Safari, tap the three dots (⋯) at the bottom right of the screen, then Share, then “Add to Home Screen”. On older iPhones, tap the Share button (a square with an arrow) at the bottom of the screen instead.
Android: in Chrome, tap the three dots at the top right of the screen, then “Add to Home screen”.
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About Build a Quilt
Build a Quilt is a free rag quilt designer and layout planner. Choose from a wide range of fabrics, colour in your blocks, and see how your fabrics, inlays and fluffy seams will look together before you cut a single square. Try different layouts, change the number of blocks, and work out the size of your quilt with the rag quilt calculator.
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