Free
Enough to genuinely use and love the app.
Free
forever
no card required, no expiry
- 12 saved blocks · 3 quilt projects
- 50-fabric library — photograph your real stash
- All four design surfaces: grid & freeform, block & quilt
- Yardage, cutting charts & fabric shopping lists
- 3 lifetime PDF exports + 1 bonus each anniversary
- PNG image download of any design
- 250 MB Library storage for your generated patterns
- Version history with restore
- Read-only share links
- Community support
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Maker
More room and more exports — without the pro extras.
$10/year
about $0.83 a month
- Unlimited saved blocks & quilt projects
- Unlimited fabric library
- 5 PDF exports per month (resets the 1st)
- 1 GB Library storage
- Upload your own files to the Library
- Embroidery file preview (.dst) right in your Library
- Version history with restore
- Email support — answered within 3 days
Atelier
For teachers, pattern publishers, and quilting professionals.
$99/year
about $8.25 a month
- Everything in Maker, plus:
- 25 GB Library storage
- Unlimited PDF exports
- Cross-stitch charts from any grid block (with DMC floss legend)
- "Designed by you" byline on every pattern PDF
- Full commercial license for the patterns you export
- Priority email support — answered within 12 hours
- First access to the pro roadmap as it lands
Honest by design
Where QuiltCraft is headed
Everything above exists today — we only charge for what's built. These are the
pro features we're working toward, roughly in order. When they land, they'll
join Maker or Atelier at no price change:
- Actual-size paper templates & foundation paper piecing
- SVG export of blocks and quilts
- Your logo on pattern PDF covers (the "Designed by you" byline shipped — the logo is next)
- More embroidery formats + conversion (the .dst preview shipped — PES/JEF are next)
- Collaborator seats for classrooms and studios
- A pattern marketplace for designers who sell
What happens to my designs if I cancel?
They stay yours. Your account doesn't get deleted, your designs remain visible, and your exported pattern PDFs and uploaded files stay downloadable from your Library. Many people pause and come back months later.
Why is Maker only $10 a year?
Because QuiltCraft is a labor of love, not a venture-backed company. Ten dollars a year is enough to keep the lights on, and we'd rather make a thing quilters actually want to use than try to wring every cent from anyone who tries it. If you love it, the small membership keeps it alive.
What does "5 PDF exports per month" actually mean?
You can generate up to five full pattern PDFs each calendar month. The counter resets on the first of each month — unused exports don't carry over. Five is enough for a quilter making a finished project or two a month; if you regularly print more than that, Atelier removes the cap entirely.
What's the difference between Maker and Atelier?
Maker is the "more room to work" tier — unlimited blocks, projects, and fabrics, five PDF exports a month, and a gigabyte of storage. Atelier is for people who quilt for a living: unlimited PDF exports, 25 GB of storage, a full commercial license for the patterns you export, priority support, and first access to the pro features on our roadmap as they arrive.
What's the free tier really like?
Honest answer: enough to fall in love with the tool. You get the full designer — all four surfaces, snap, rulers, undo, version history. The caps you'll hit first are 12 saved blocks and 3 lifetime PDF exports — both deliberately set so a casual quilter can finish one full project before deciding whether the $10 membership is worth it.
Do you offer a trial?
The free plan is the trial — and it never expires. You get the entire designer with real (if modest) limits, so you can take as long as you like deciding. If you upgrade and change your mind, there's the 30-day refund above.
Who's behind QuiltCraft?
One person who quilts and one person who builds software — a husband-and-wife team. Every email is answered by a human; every change to the tool is made with both makers and engineers in mind.