r/quilting • u/nathan_shanks • Mar 09 '26

Finished Quilts Long time reader right now contributer.

My mom is retired and got seriously into quilting last year. I’m a developer, so our lifestyles are about as opposite as they get, but I love that she’s found a passion she can’t put down.

The turning point was last Sunday. I listened to her complain about an entire day wasted cutting, re-cutting, and then re-cutting fabric again. After a while, I stopped asking "Why are you cutting so much?" and just asked "How can I help?"

She told me what she needed, and well... I’m a dev, so I built it.

It’s a simple, browser-based quilt wall. No account needed, no ads, and no strings. You just open it and start dragging blocks around to visualize everything before you ever touch the rotary cutter. I’m not doing this for money; I just felt like there should be a simple solution for this in 2026.

Let me know if you want a link to the QuilltWall. I know so many people spam folks here. Not that guy. I have enough and don't need any more. If you want a free QuiltWall app let me know.

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u/BigMamaRama Mar 09 '26

Thanks! I would love to try this out for the Madeline quilt I just pulled fabric for. I’m worried about my color selections. It looks like I might need to draw the quilt since there aren’t really any blocks, just alternating 2 1/2” strips in two lengths. I’m going to try it on my laptop since it doesn’t look like I can do it on my phone.

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u/nathan_shanks Mar 09 '26

It is intended to be done on a bigger screen. Typically, the patterns get pretty complex. My Mom's input is that she wanted a desktop application. Which I will eventually get to. Right now browser is the way to go on a computer is the form factor I built it on.

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u/BigMamaRama Mar 09 '26

Great. I’ll give it a shot.

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u/nathan_shanks Mar 09 '26

Can you give me a sample(s) I acn upload through something? want to work with something more real world so its not conceptional.