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NOTE: The QUILTSANDWICH app is not a quilt designer and it does not provide block designs. There are marvelous resources available to quilters to design quilts and blocks — from fancy programs to graph paper to the QuiltPaper app that lets you make your own custom papers to books to treasured antique quilts.

OVERVIEW of the four QuiltSandwich toolboxes

Four toolboxes that work together or alone —

Toolbox 1 — Quilts

Your quilt projects workbook

Quilts organizes all the pieces and fabrics for projects.

Quilt Sandwich quilt library with image and size

Start page.

There are five ways to start a new quilt project --

Start 1 Add a new quilt.

Tap New Quilt, then tap option to 'Add a New Quilt'.

Enter the quilt name and its size. This is the ONLY information required to get started.

Start 2 Copy a quilt — either [1] duplicate a project with its fabrics or [2] duplicate just the project's pieces without fabrics.

Make a copy of a QuiltSandwich quilt and edit

Tap New Quilt, then tap a 'Copy Quilt' option from the menu.

Choose from library of quilts in QuiltSandwich and make a copy to edit

A pop-up appears with a list of projects. Tap the project you want to copy.

Start 3 Download a free PATTERN from quiltingapps.com to start

Patterns can be downloaded from quiltingapps.com web site

Tap PATTERNS to open the Patterns page on the quiltingapps.com website — choose a project and it will be loaded into QuiltSandwich... for FREE!

boriginal quilting blog has free quilt patterns for download

See the available patterns and review on-line or download a PDF — tap the FREE PATTERNS link on the quiltingapps.com website.

Start 4 Create a layout in the QUILTSIZE app and Share it from QuiltSize to QuiltSandwich

Share a quilt layout from QuiltSize to QuiltSandwich

Create layout in QuiltSize, when it is ready — tap Share button in the QuiltSize app.

Just tap YES to add a QuiltSize layout to QuiltSandwich

During the import of a layout from QuiltSize, QuiltSandwich instantly adds pieces for Batting, Backing & Binding. Get yardage and cutting diagrams for the quilt top by replacing the placeholder blocks with their pieces and fabrics.

Start 5 Share a pixel image from Color Hints Mosaic app to get a pattern for a pixel quilt in QuiltSandwich

Color Hints Mosaic controls to set number of tiles and colors

Color Hints Mosaic transforms a photo into colored tiles. Adjust the number of tiles & colors to get the design you want for a quilt top.

Adjust the size of the Quilt Sandwich quilt top by setting the square size

When a Color Hints Mosaic design is Shared to QuiltSandwich, a quilt project is instantly added to QuiltSandwich. The project includes all the pieces with color tiles to aid switching out with fabrics, plus requirements for binding, batting, backing. The Journal has the complete pattern to assemble the quilt top.

PLUS two more tools —

Journal is a place to save quilt images & project notes as you work

Edit mode. You can make Journal entries for construction notes.

quiltsandwich journal for sharing your quilt

View the Journal PDF online or Share to print or email. By saving pictures as the project progresses, you'll have something to share after giving the quilt away!

Color Mix helps you choose fabrics by showing actual mix of colors in a quilt top (including border). Use the grayscale option to confirm the overall impression of the quilt's coloring.

Quilt Sandwich Color Mix shows the proportion of colors in the quilt top

Color Mix shows you the overall color impression of the quilt top. The fabrics for pieces, sashing, and borders are shown in proportion to each other using fabric color tiles.

Switch to Grey Scale to assess fabrics for light to dark values.

Toolbox 2 — Yardage Calculator

Calculator for Quilt math with Yardage shown in cutting diagrams

Take sizes right off the design because finished sizes are expected by the calculator and it adds the seam allowance for you as it figures yardage

Avoid over spending on fabric by using the Yardage Calculator at your LQS cutting table or when shopping online
Consider your construction methods as you review the strips, pieces, and cut size in the cutting diagram
Adjust piece size to check yardage needed to cut oversized pieces

NOTES ABOUT THE CALCULATIONS:

Yardage Calculations are rounded up to the nearest 1/8 yard.
The yardage for each piece is calculated independently. So, if the cutting diagrams show 'good size scraps', review them carefully to look for opportunities to adjust allowances and buy less fabric overall.
When Least Fabric is selected, calculations are run twice in the background, first orienting pieces in one direction and then the other. The layout that uses the least fabric is shown.

When a piece is assigned a different fabric, fabric amount available is updated for BOTH the original fabric (it is added back to the stash) and for the new fabric choice (it is subtracted from the stash.)
If you are working with cut sizes enter the piece cut size AND set the seam allowance to zero. This is explained further in the blog entry, "What if you only have cut sizes to work with?"

Review & adjust cutting diagram... before cutting!
Play with allowances until you like the plan for getting the pieces you need from a fabric

Fabric selection is enough to get a new piece started for a Quilt Sandwich quilt project

Start a new piece with the Calculator (or Quick Calc) by entering shape, dimensions and number of pieces. edit the piece later to replace default fabric with actual fabric.

Quilt Sandwich cutting diagrams include all the pieces details with a fabric image for easy reference

Tap a piece to see its cutting diagram and details.

Edit fabric to adjust allowances.

Add pieces to a project from the Calculator

New Piece added to quilt project using Quilt Sandwich yardage calculator

Start a new piece with either the Yardage Calculator or Fabrics. You decide whether to copy the fabric or not.

Make a quick calculation by entering piece information on the QuickCalc screen.

Quilt Sandwich instantly generated Cutting Diagram

See how you'll cut your pieces by checking out the cutting diagram with a tap to the Scissors icon.

Yardage Calculator in Quilt Sandwich can calculate yardage or Fat Quarters and set allowances

SWITCH from Quick Calc to SuperCalc to enter exact numbers and adjust allowances.

No limit to the number of quilts that can be saved in Quilt Sandwich

Like it? Save a calculation — tap Save to add that piece to your quilt project!

NOTES ABOUT THE CALCULATIONS:

Yardage Calculations are rounded up to the nearest 1/8 yard.
The yardage for each piece is calculated independently. So, if the cutting diagrams show 'good size scraps', review them carefully to look for opportunities to buy less fabric overall.
When Least Fabric is selected, calculations are run twice in the background, first orienting pieces in one direction and then the other. The layout that uses the least fabric is shown.
Because piece finished sizes are expected by the Yardage Calculator take piece sizes right off your design — the QuiltSandwich app adds the seam allowance for you as it figures yardage.
If you are working with cut sizes enter the piece cut size AND set the seam allowance to zero. This is explained further in the blog entry, "What if you only have cut sizes to work with?"
When fabric price per yard is entered, QuiltSandwich will calculate the cost for the total amount of fabric yardage used. When the same fabric used for multiple pieces, the cost for the total purchased yardage or FatQuarters is shown in Fabric Stash.

Toolbox 3 — Fabrics

Fabric in your stash or separated by project

Adds fabric with a camera snap — and you've always got your swatches handy!

Adjust allowances in the Fabric Stash to squeeze more pieces out of a piece of fabric.

NOTES ABOUT ADDING PIECES:

Add a fabric with either a snap of the camera or take a screenshot of an internet fabric.
If you are working with cut sizes, instead of finished piece sizes, go ahead and enter the piece cut size AND set the seam allowance to zero. This is explained further in the blog entry, "What if you only have cut sizes to work with?"
When fabric price per yard is entered, QuiltSandwich will calculate the cost for the total amount of fabric yardage used. When the same fabric used for multiple pieces, the cost for the total purchased yardage or FatQ is shown in Fabric Stash.

Choose fabrics with confidence

Color Mix shows you the overall color impression of the quilt top. The fabrics for pieces, sashing, and borders are shown in proportion to each other using fabric color tiles.

Quilt Sandwich Shopping List shows pieces without fabric to help make gathering materials easier

Before heading to the cutting table, take a quick look at the Shopping List in Notions. It has a check list of pieces that do not have a fabric assigned AND pieces that are 'short' fabric.

Add pieces to a project from Fabrics

Start a new piece with either the Yardage Calculator or Fabrics. You decide whether to copy the fabric or not.

Use Fabric to start a new piece — edit the piece later using the yardage calculator to set shape, dimensions, and number of pieces.

Tap a tile to see Quilt Sandwich fabric details or edit

Tap a tile for a quick look at fabric details or to edit.

Fabric Library can show all fabrics or just those in a project

Tap-and-hold to re-arrange fabric tiles.

Fabric usage shows amount purchased, how much remains and where it is used.

Enter yardage and fabric track availability across projects.

Fabric Compare lets a quilter compare fabrics side by side

Use Compare to try out one fabric against another.

NOTES ABOUT THE FABRICS:

The yardage for each piece is calculated independently. So, if the cutting diagrams show 'good size scraps', review them carefully to look for opportunities to adjust allowances and buy less fabric overall.
The cost shown is for the amount of fabric used by that piece, the total cost of the available yardage or FatQuarters is shown in Fabric Stash.