Makerly vs Stash Hub
Short version: Stash Hub is a cataloging app for fabric, patterns, and notions. Makerly is the full craft platform: stash tracking plus a synced shopping list, color tools, community, local shops, and complete quilting and embroidery studios. Which one fits depends on whether you want a catalog or the whole workshop.
Side by side
| Feature | Makerly | Stash Hub |
|---|---|---|
| Fabric stash (photos, yardage, tags) | ✓ | ✓ |
| PDF pattern cataloging | — | ✓ |
| Notions & supplies tracking | ✓ Via shopping list & stash | ✓ |
| Cloud-synced shopping list | ✓ Fabric, thread, notions | Limited |
| Quilt designer & 7 calculators | ✓ | — |
| Embroidery library, USB transfer, thread converter | ✓ | — |
| Color palette from photo | ✓ | — |
| Local shop directory & community | ✓ | — |
| Expert Helper Hub | ✓ | — |
| Platforms | Web + iOS + Android | Web + iOS + Android |
| Pricing model | 14-day free trial, then $9.99/mo | Free tier with paid upgrade |
Stash Hub details reflect its public feature list as of mid-2026. Check their site for current specifics; we would rather you compare fairly than take our word for it.
What Stash Hub covers
- Pattern cataloging. It catalogs PDF patterns by category, size range, and fabric requirements. Makerly does not offer a pattern database today.
- Inventory records for fabric and notions, with a free tier.
- And that is the scope: it is an organizer, so everything past the catalog happens in other apps.
Where Makerly wins
- Everything after the catalog. A stash list is step one. Makerly adds what you do next: pull a palette from a photo, plan a quilt, convert a thread, ask the Helper Hub why your machine is eating fabric.
- Quilting and embroidery. A full quilt designer, seven calculators, embroidery library with Send-to-USB, and a 19-brand thread converter. For quilters and embroiderers this is the whole ballgame.
- People and places. A verified local craft shop directory with events, plus Show & Tell and community boards. No organizer app has this.
- One subscription. $9.99/month covers what would otherwise be an organizer, a calculator app, a thread app, and a community platform.
Pick Stash Hub if: cataloging a pattern collection is your only need. Pick Makerly if: you quilt or embroider at all, or you want stash, shopping, color, help, and community in one place instead of a catalog plus four other apps.
Common questions
Is Makerly or Stash Hub better for sewing?
Stash Hub focuses on one job: cataloging fabric, patterns, and notions. Makerly covers the wider sewing life in one subscription: stash plus a synced shopping list, color tools, local shop discovery, community, and full quilting and embroidery studios. Both run on iOS, Android, and the web.
Can Makerly track sewing patterns like Stash Hub?
No. Pattern cataloging is Stash Hub territory today. Makerly tracks fabric, colors, threads, projects, and shopping, and adds quilting design tools, embroidery tools, and community, but it does not yet offer a PDF sewing pattern database.
Try the whole workshop free for 14 days.
Every Makerly feature unlocked, in your browser or on your phone, with no charge during the trial. Photograph some stash, run a calculator, convert a thread, and compare with your own hands.