Tools
Free sewing tools
Small, useful things that answer one question properly. Free, no account, no email — the same deal as the rest of The Pattern.
Ready to use
- Sewing Machine FinderBudget, what you want to make, dials or a screen — three questions, three real machines with prices and a line on why each one.Open the tool
- Needle & Thread GuideYour fabric in, the needle type and size out — SCHMETZ's own published recommendation for every fabric on their list, plus the thread to pair with it.Open the tool
- Fabric Yardage CalculatorYour cut pieces and fabric width in, yards to buy out — with a drawn layout, directional prints and prewash shrinkage handled rather than silently assumed.Open the tool
- Quilt Backing & Binding CalculatorFinished quilt size in, backing yardage for both seam layouts and the binding strips out, with every step of the math shown.Open the tool
In the works
Not built yet, so there is nothing to click — we'd rather list them honestly than send you to an empty page.
- First Project PickerHow much time you have, what's already in the house, and how brave you feel — out comes one project, with the instructions.In the works