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How-to Videos
Documentation​
​EZQ Calc ​​

Your quilt projects workbook

Quilts holds project pieces and fabrics
​& has helpful tools.

Choose from five ways to start a new quilt project

1 Add a new quilt

Tap New Quilt, then Add a New Quilt.

Enter the quilt name and its size. This is the ONLY information about a project that is required.

2 Copy a quilt

Tap New Quilt, then choose a quilt to copy.

A pop-up appears with a list of projects. Choosing 'Copy without Fabrics' creates a new project with all the piece information but no fabrics.

3 Download a free PATTERN from quiltingapps.com

Tap PATTERNS and a page opens on the website — choose a project and it will be loaded into QuiltSandwich... for FREE!

Want to study the pattern before downloading? To review on-line or download a PDF — tap the FREE PATTERNS link.

4 Add a layout from the QUILTSIZE app

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

QuiltSandwich instantly adds pieces for Batting, Backing & Binding. Replace the placeholder blocks with their pieces and all is in place for choosing fabrics.

5 Share image from Color Hints Mosaic app to get a pixel quilt pattern

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.

Import the Color Hints Mosaic transformed image into QuiltSandwich and the pattern for a pixel quilt pattern is instantly created in the Journal.

Add pieces by starting with piece size... or fabric! ​

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

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

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

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.​

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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.

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.

Review & adjust cutting diagram... before cutting!
Play with the allowances until you can see exactly how to get every piece you need

Tap a piece to see its cutting diagram and details.

Edit fabric to adjust allowances.

Consider your construction methods as you review the strips, pieces, and cut size. Adjust piece size in the Yardage Calculator to cut oversized pieces. Adjust allowances in the Fabric Stash to squeeze more pieces out of a piece of fabric.

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.
• 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.
• ​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?"

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Use the Journal to save project images & notes

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

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!

The QuiltSandwich tools can be used within Quilts and on their own — 
Tools short cut — 

Help at your LQS
​cutting table or online

The Yardage Calculator helps you avoid over spending on fabric.

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

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

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

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.

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Fabrics by project

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

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

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

Enter yardage and fabric track availability across projects.

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.

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Useful tools you won't find at your LQS

These are real notions, simple and smart — no more digging to find charts & tables.

Shopping List & Fabric Checklist for projects.

Fabric swatches in a PDF.

Quick build of Project Pattern PDFs.

Triangle Calculators for odd pieces.

Enlarge & Reduce calculator.

Pixel Quilt How-to Guide.

Ruler across top & side of device.

Share quilt to QuiltSandwich user & Archive.

Conversions & Reference sizes.

Library of images stored in the app.

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 books to treasured antique quilts.

​Our tools make the quilt math simple and quick so you can spend your quilting time doing what love — creating and sewing.