Free Quilting Cheat Sheets
The reference sheets we actually keep by the cutting mat. Print them, fold them, spill coffee on them — they're yours, free, no email needed.
- Quilting Basics The starting point — the terms, tools, and numbers you reach for on every quilt. Download PDF →
- Binding — Cut Widths How wide to cut your binding strips, and how much you need to go all the way around. Download PDF →
- Half-Square Triangles Cut sizes for HSTs, so they finish at the size you actually wanted. Download PDF →
- Quarter-Square Triangles The QST math, laid out the same way — no guessing at the seam allowance. Download PDF →
- On-Point Setting Triangles Setting and corner triangle sizes for quilts laid out on point. Download PDF →
- Quilt Backing Yardage How much backing fabric to buy for the size you are making. Download PDF →
- Quilting Glossary 77 quilting terms in plain English — including the ones the math sheets assume you know. Download PDF →
These are the same numbers QuiltRBuddy works out for you — it does the math so you can stay in the fun part. Take a look at the app, or quilt along with Jolene & Quilty.