Ompelut
Closed beta

Design quilts you can actually sew.

Draw blocks, color them with your fabrics, lay out the quilt, and print patterns ready for the sewing table.

Foundation paper piecingEnglish paper piecing

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A quilt of nine Mariner’s Compass blocks with cream sashing, coral cornerstones and a navy border, with the layout settings beside it.A quilt of nine Mariner’s Compass blocks with cream sashing, coral cornerstones and a navy border, with the layout settings beside it.
Draw

Blocks that know how they are sewn

Draw seams with straight lines and arcs, or start from a classic block. Ompelut finds the pieces, splits them into sections and works out the sewing order.

  • Classic blocks to start from, including the Ladies Art Company’s 1898 catalog
  • Checks for pieces too narrow or too pointed to sew
  • Foundation paper piecing and English paper piecing
Drawing a block: the seams of a Mariner’s Compass with its pieces numbered A1 to H3.Drawing a block: the seams of a Mariner’s Compass with its pieces numbered A1 to H3.
Color

Try your fabrics before you cut

Paint pieces with colors or photos of the fabrics in your stash, and see at a glance whether neighbors stand apart.

  • Value check: dark, medium and light
  • Color ideas that go with what you have
  • Fabric photos straight from your stash
The color step with three fabrics, a value scale and color ideas.The color step with three fabrics, a value scale and color ideas.
Quilt

From one block to a whole quilt

Set your blocks in a layout, add sashing, cornerstones and borders, and see the whole quilt change as you go.

  • Straight, on point, tumbling, tessellations and free layouts
  • Borders, binding and shaped quilts
  • Yardage and cutting plans
The same quilt set on point, with setting triangles and coral cornerstones.The same quilt set on point, with setting triangles and coral cornerstones.
Stash

Sew from your stash

Photograph your fabrics, keep track of what is left, and use them in your designs. Ompelut tells you before you cut whether there is enough.

  • Fabric photos at true scale, with a printable calibration card
  • Cuts and precuts: fat quarters, charm squares, layer cakes, jelly rolls
  • Search by color, producer, fabric line or where it is stored
The stash: sixteen fabrics with photos, amounts, producer and storage place.The stash: sixteen fabrics with photos, amounts, producer and storage place.
Print

Ready for the sewing table

Print real-size templates with seam allowance, a test square and the sewing order, on A4 or Letter, as a PDF.

  • Mirrored templates with registration marks
  • Cutting lists, piece templates and assembly diagrams
  • Your own header, footer and logo on every page
The print preview: foundation templates of sections A and B with seam allowance, and the print settings.The print preview: foundation templates of sections A and B with seam allowance, and the print settings.

And there is more

Block library

More than a hundred classic blocks to start from.

EQ8 import

Bring the blocks from your EQ8 projects with you.

Quilting lines

Plan the quilting: lines in the blocks, stencils and edge-to-edge designs.

Shaped quilts

Hexagons, rounds or any outline, with borders and binding that follow it.

On every device, and yours alone

Ompelut runs in the browser on your computer, tablet and phone. Everything you make is saved on your device: nothing is uploaded, and there is nothing to sign up for.

The stash on a computer.The stash on a computer.
The block editor on a phone, coloring the Mariner’s Compass.The block editor on a phone, coloring the Mariner’s Compass.

No account

No sign-up, no tracking, no ads. Your designs are yours.

Works offline

Install it like an app and keep designing without internet.

Backups

Save a backup file, or let Ompelut keep copies in a folder of your choice.

Your devices in sync

Pair your computer and tablet, and changes go directly from one to the other.

Closed beta

Want to try it?

Ompelut is being tested by a small group of quilters right now. Write to us and we will send you a key.

support@ompelut.com