Quilt · Embroider · Sew

Everything your craft needs, in one place.

Makerly is the all-in-one app for quilters, embroiderers, and sewers. Design, calculate, organize, troubleshoot, and connect with your maker community.

Free to download · No credit card · Core tools free forever
Built for quilters, embroiderers, and sewers
What's inside

A full workshop, tucked in your pocket.

Beautifully made tools that help you design, plan, and troubleshoot — so you spend more time at the machine and less time searching.

Block Designer

Drag, rotate, and recolor blocks on a tactile canvas. Export to print or send straight to your long-arm.

Try it out

Calculators

Batting, binding, yardage, backing. Friendly math that actually matches your project — no mental gymnastics.

See the math

Color from Image

Point your camera at a flower, a book cover, anywhere — we'll pull a palette and match it to real thread numbers.

Snap a palette

Thread Converter

Match colors across Aurifil, DMC, Madeira, Isacord, and more. Works offline, saves your last 100 conversions.

Convert a thread

Hoop Placement

Live camera overlay puts your design exactly where you want it — every time. No more crooked monograms.

Get it centered

Machine Troubleshooter

Bird's nest? Skipping stitches? Tension off? A friendly diagnostic walks you through the fix, step by step.

Start diagnosing

Stabilizer Helper

Tell us the fabric and the stitch — we'll tell you cut-away, tear-away, water-soluble, or none. Clear and confident.

Pick a stabilizer

MyShop Community

Buy, sell, and swap patterns and fabric with real makers. No ads, no dropshippers — just quilters.

Meet the makers

Fabric Stash

Scan, tag, and log your fabric. See total yardage by color or collection. Never buy duplicates again.

Organize your stash
Quilting

Sketch a quilt in the morning, stitch it by noon.

Block Designer is a fast, tactile canvas for planning. Drop in classic blocks, recolor with a tap, and preview a full layout before you cut a single piece.

  • Classic and modern block templates
  • Live yardage as you edit
  • Export to PDF, PNG, or long-arm EPS
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Embroidery

Every thread, every brand, always matched.

Thread Converter looks up the nearest match across brands — instantly. Works offline, keeps your last 100 conversions, and remembers the brands you actually use.

  • Cross-brand lookups, offline
  • Works fully offline
  • Batch-convert a whole design
DMCAurifil
Dark Teal
DMC 3808
Teal
Aurifil 2810
Tangerine
DMC 3853
Med Orange
Aurifil 2214
Walnut
DMC 3371
Dk Brown
Aurifil 2360

Color Tools

Snap a palette from anywhere.

Point at a garden, a fabric swatch, a painting — Color from Image pulls a harmonious palette and links every color to a real thread number you can order today.

  • Extract up to 12 colors in one shot
  • Auto-match to your preferred brand
  • Save palettes, share with friends
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How it works

From idea to stitched — in four simple steps.

01

Download Makerly

Free on iOS and Android. No credit card. No email wall. Just open and start.

02

Pick your craft

Quilting, embroidery, or sewing — we'll show you the right tools first.

03

Design & calculate

Sketch a block, convert a thread, match a palette, check your yardage. Fast.

04

Stitch with confidence

Step-by-step help at the machine, plus a community when you want a second opinion.

Your next project is already in your phone.

Download Makerly free on iOS and Android. No subscription required for the core tools — upgrade only when you're ready.