Saturday, April 6, 2013

Great Quilting Apps For Your Smart Phone...

Hi everyone! I was searching around the app store on my iPhone and found some great apps for quilting, so thought I would share them with you.

I have no affiliation with these apps. I just found them and think they're great.

I'm not sure if all apps are available for all smart phones, so maybe do a search in your app store on your phone and see what you can find too.

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Let me show you each one individually...it will be the app followed by a screen shot of my phone and what the app looks like.

Oh, by the way...they're all FREE!!!
Missouri Star Quilt Co...

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Such awesome videos. I have watched these on YouTube, but this is so great to have on my phone.

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Quilting Daily...

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Lots of videos and blog posts to read.

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This one is my favorite!! Quilt Shop Locator

It's called Quilters Club of America

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Start your search with a zip code.

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Just look at the number of quilt shops I have to visit in the southern New England area. I better fill up the gas tank, pick up Tina and start driving. Lol

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This next one is called QuiltFab.

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Just enter in all the measurement details for your quilt and it will tell you how much fabric to buy.

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 This one is...How Much Thread by Superior Threads

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You just fill in a size of quilt and how much quilting you will be doing on it (light, medium or heavy) and it will tell you how much thread you'll need.

My example in red is a baby/lap quilt, lightly quilted and the answer is 200 yards of thread for the top stitching. Amazing!

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The last one is by Robert Kaufman and it's a Quilting Calculator.

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Just fill in your measurement numbers and it will tell you how much fabric for binding, backing and even how many squares you can get out of a piece of fabric.

Has metric too.

Love this one.

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 I hope these are available for all smart phones. I did check the app store on my iMac and these were not available for my home computer. I wish they were, so I could use them while sewing at home, but that's ok...my phone is just as good.

Some are available for my iPad, but others are not...Yes to Robert Kaufman, BlockFab, How Much Thread, Quilt Shops Locator,

Happy Apping,
~Karen~

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  1. GrammasheriApril 6, 2013 at 1:12 AM

    I have some of these and will definitely check out the others. Thanks, Karen! I don't comment very often but I faithfully read every post. You share so much useful info and it has been such a wonderful resource for me!

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  2. UKMUMINUSAApril 6, 2013 at 1:22 AM

    Thank you so much I just put quilt fab on my iPhone and will have a look at the others too, what a great find!

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  3. RosieApril 6, 2013 at 2:54 AM

    Thanks for the info Karen, especially the one to work out how much thread.

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  4. MaggieApril 6, 2013 at 3:51 AM

    Thanks! I now have Missouri quilts and the quilt calculator. They both look very useful.

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  5. Behind Margery's Daw!April 6, 2013 at 5:05 AM

    I've just downloaded the Robert Kaufman app onto my iPad and I looks great. Thanks

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  6. Stella NemethApril 6, 2013 at 8:54 AM

    I don't have any of those, but I will be looking for them for my Fire.

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  7. WoolenSailsApril 6, 2013 at 10:27 AM

    I do have the quilt shops, love having that for travel.

    Debbie

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  8. UnknownApril 6, 2013 at 11:25 AM

    Never thought to look up quilting apps!

    Awesome... thanks!
    xoxo

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  9. KittyApril 6, 2013 at 11:30 AM

    I just downloaded them on my iPhone. I love Missouri Star and the Kaufman Calculator. I have been using the Quilt shop app for traveling. Thanks for sharing all of these.
    Kitty

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  10. SandyApril 6, 2013 at 11:40 AM

    Thanks so much. I had the Quilters Club of America already, but just installed MSQC, Robert Kaufman's Quilt Calculator and QuiltFab on my iPhone. Quick and easy.

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  11. ColleenApril 6, 2013 at 1:09 PM

    I just got a smartphone and just learning the ends and outs of it and most of it is so totally over my head!! I will add these apps to my phone....have learned how to do that. :)

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  12. MariaApril 6, 2013 at 2:52 PM

    Thank you so much now I got them on my iphone
    Maria fron Spain

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  13. AnneApril 6, 2013 at 3:30 PM

    I've got BlockFab-HD on my iPad and I love it. I'm going right now to see about the ones you've listed. Thanks for sharing! :o)

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  14. RichardsonApril 6, 2013 at 6:31 PM

    I love these but sadly I couldn't get the Quilters of America to come up but I wont stop me I will continue to try. Thanks for sharing with us and giving me something else to eat up my day. LOL
    Hugs,
    Vicki

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  15. LeslieApril 6, 2013 at 6:59 PM

    Thank you for posting these...I'm going to search the app store for them now!

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  16. AnonymousApril 6, 2013 at 11:23 PM

    Hello. I'd love to do screen shots on my APPS. How do you do those and get them on your blog? Thanks for sharing all of your great tips. :-)

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  17. MarianneApril 6, 2013 at 11:50 PM

    ok. you had me at quilt shop locator. I'm on my way to your neck of the woods....look at all those quilt shops in New England!

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  18. TeresaApril 7, 2013 at 12:55 AM

    Wow... thank you thank you thank you!!! Even though I'm in Australia and the quilt shop locator app is no good for me... the others are fantastic. I especially love the quiltfab app and the RK quilt calculator. Brilliant x

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  19. AnitaApril 7, 2013 at 1:53 AM

    Thanks! These look like fun :)

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  20. AnonymousApril 7, 2013 at 4:23 PM

    Wow! It's like you read my mind! I am about to begin making a quilt from my sons' tee shirts they wore in high school and was looking for an app to give me more information! I will certainly check these out!
    Thanks! ~~~Vickie

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  21. ChristineApril 8, 2013 at 2:26 AM

    Thanks for these! I'll check these out!

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  22. CarlaApril 9, 2013 at 5:30 PM

    wow cool. I'm gonna go check these out.

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  23. Cheryl's Teapots2QuiltingApril 9, 2013 at 9:00 PM

    Darn! QuiltFab is only available for iphones.

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  24. CarlaApril 16, 2013 at 2:56 PM

    I was able to find and install quilt fab but my phone didn't find the others. ;o(

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  25. thisischrisoxleyApril 30, 2013 at 7:43 AM

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  26. thisischrisoxleyApril 30, 2013 at 7:44 AM

    Hey guys, I have just released Quiltography for the iPad https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/quiltography-mobile-digital/id585991997?mt=8

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