Free Quilt Design Software For Mac

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Design & Discover – Using Layer 2 to Design Quilts. When you think of Layer 2 you may think of using it for applique and motifs, which is correct. However, you can use Layer 2 for elements of your quilt design as well. For example, to design a quilt with a block on-point in the center with blocks around the center. Quilt-pro has a software design package for mac. I have it and it is really great, plus they send you a new block each day that you can download into the software. They also have a foundation factory package for mac that has paper piecing blocks, many from Carol Doak. If you go to their site, you can see the video.

Software Features:

  • create Bargello curves simply by sketching them with your mouse

  • edit your curves by re-sketching the part you want to change

  • create Bargello designs with or without reflection symmetry

  • create matched-seam or staggered-seam designs

  • specify the minimum width of Bargello strips to include in your design

  • undo changes you have made to a design

  • import fabric images to use in your designs, or draw designs with solid color tiles

  • view the color composition of any imported fabric or all the fabrics you have selected for your design

  • view your design using the full fabric textures, or using grayscale tiles that show only fabric value

  • print fabric yardage requirements and sewing instructions for your design

  • save your design and open it again later to continue working with it

  • imported fabric images are automatically sorted by color

  • a readable help system explains the software and gives basic instructions for sewing Bargello quilts

  • free. software download for Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8


 Free software for designing quilts based on photos and drawing pieced quilt blocks with ease. Check out the tutorials to learn how to use this software.

What is Quilt Assistant?

QuiltAssistant is free design-software that can help you to turn your photos into quilts. Rather than the traditional approach of breaking up the photo into little squares ('watercolor style') it allows you to divide the photo into pieces of arbitrary size and shape.

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On completing your design, you can print templates including seam allowances.

A picture is worth a thousand words:

But Wait, There's More! You can also use QuiltAssistant to quickly draft more traditional quilt blocks not based on any particular image. The software helps you by making use of the symmetry present in most blocks: for every line you draw, the software can automatically complete the symmetrical parts of the design for you:

You can also use QuiltAssistant to make your own paper piecing patterns, and even export your quilt and block designs to Electric Quilt!

What Quilt Assistant is NOT

QuiltAssistant is not designed to be a cheap alternative to commercial software like Electric Quilt or Quilt-Pro. It is not geared toward the design of complete block-based quilts, nor does it have libraries of blocks or fabrics to play with. Instead, it focuses on specific tasks like turning photos into quilts and quickly drafting quilt blocks or pacer piecing patterns.

I want to know more

To learn more about QuiltAssistant, please read the QuiltAssistant manual (PDF, you need Acrobat Reader). It will quickly bring you up to speed on the way the software can work for you. A sample printout shows you what the templates printed from QuiltAssistant can look like.

Also, make sure to check out the tutorials to get step by step instructions that teach you about different aspects of the software.

Examples

Here are a couple of quilts I designed using QuiltAssistant:


Flora & Fungi
Schin op Geul
Doyenna

Download

Download QuiltAssistant v2.25 (2.7 Mb, release date 29 April 2013) for Windows.

Be aware that you need the Microsoft .NET Framework to run this program. This framework may already be installed on your computer (Windows Vista, 7 and higher come preinstalled with it). If not, you will be warned when you install QuiltAssistant.

Tutorials, Questions, Feedback

Look at the Quilt Assistant tutorials to get you started. If you have any questions or comments, want to find answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ), or you want to share your experiences, please visit the Quilt Assistant forum. Alternatively, you can send me a private message.

What's New?

Since v2.24 (4 December 2012):

Free Quilt Design Software For Mac Free

  • Bugfixes based on user reports (mostly related to paper piecing and naming)

Since v2.23 (6 September 2011):

  • Bugfix scrolling / zooming for maximized windows in Windows 7 and up
  • Added support for Windows 8

Since v2.22 (24 December 2009):

Free Quilt Design Software For Mac Downloads

  • Bugfix numbering in printout
  • Bugfix in the naming for paper piece logic

Best Free Quilt Design Software

For a list of all improvements since the beginning, see the complete revision history.