Quilt Planning

Quilt Planning

Practical guidance for choosing fabric, building a pull, and getting from an idea to a quilt you are excited to make.

How to Choose Quilt Fabric: A Practical Guide

Choose quilt fabric with more confidence using value, print scale, color, fabric type, and a simple audition process.

Learn how to measure a quilt for backing, batting, and binding, then plan your fabric with SewMe’s free quilting calculators.

Plan queen-size quilt fabric, backing, batting, and binding yardage with practical formulas and a simple buying checklist.

Turn leftover quilting fabric into useful, beautiful scrap projects with a simple sorting system and practical project ideas.

Use glue basting to hold small quilt pieces and binding exactly where you want them, then sew with less shifting and fewer pins.

Learn how to make, attach, and finish a neat quilt binding with smooth edges, crisp mitered corners, and a finish you will love.

Choose five coordinated fabrics for a quilt you will love, then plan the pattern, color balance, and finishing details with confidence.

Choose three fabrics, match them to the right pattern, and plan a small quilt project with more confidence.

Choose cotton or polyester thread for piecing, machine quilting, hand quilting, and the kind of quilt you want to make.

Layer and baste a quilt sandwich with a smooth backing, even batting, and a method that keeps your project from shifting.

Choose flannel quilt backing with confidence, from warmth and batting to prewashing, yardage, basting, and a smooth finish.

Calculate quilt binding yardage, strip count, and total length with a simple formula, a worked example, and SewMe’s free calculator.