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Fabric Audition

Upload photos of your real fabric stash and see exactly how they will look in your quilt before you make a single cut.

What It Does

Fabric Audition is the heart of QuiltWall. Instead of working with flat color swatches, you upload actual photographs of the fabrics sitting on your cutting table. QuiltWall analyzes each photo, detects the dominant color automatically, and adds it to your personal fabric palette. You name each fabric however you like, and from that point on it is available to paint onto any region of any block on your design wall.

The result is a quilt preview that looks remarkably close to the real thing. You can see how a busy floral plays against a calm solid, how the scale of a print reads from a distance, and whether that focus fabric really works as a border. All of this happens on screen, with zero fabric waste and zero seam ripping.

QuiltWall also supports scrappy mode for quilters who love variety. Instead of assigning one fabric per region, you can assign a group of fabrics and let QuiltWall randomly distribute them, giving you that beloved scrappy, charm-quilt look. And if your fabric photos are stored in Google Photos, you can import them directly without downloading first.

How to Use It

  1. Upload a fabric photo

    Click the "Add Fabric" button in the fabric palette panel. Select a photo from your phone or computer. You can also drag and drop multiple images at once. For best results, photograph your fabric in natural light against a neutral background.

  2. Color is auto-detected

    QuiltWall analyzes the photo and picks out the dominant color. This color is used for the swatch thumbnail and for yardage identification. You can adjust the color manually if needed, but the auto-detection is usually spot on.

  3. Name your fabric

    Give each fabric a name you will recognize, like "Kona Sage" or "that blue floral from Missouri Star." QuiltWall suggests a color-based name automatically, but you can type whatever makes sense to you.

  4. Click a fabric, then click a block region

    Select a fabric from your palette, then click on any region within any block on your design wall. The fabric photo fills that region instantly, tiling the image to show how the print will look at that scale. Click another region to keep assigning the same fabric.

  5. See the result and iterate

    Step back and look at your full quilt layout with real fabric photos in place. Swap fabrics freely, try different assignments, and compare snapshots until you find the combination that sings.

Tips & Tricks

Photograph fabrics flat and evenly lit

Lay your fabric flat on a table (no wrinkles), and take the photo in natural daylight or under a bright white lamp. Avoid flash, which washes out colors. The better the photo, the more accurate the preview.

Use scrappy mode for charm quilts

When you want that scrappy, random look, assign multiple fabrics to the same region role. QuiltWall randomly distributes them across blocks so each one is a little different, just like cutting from a charm pack.

Import directly from Google Photos

If your fabric photos live in Google Photos, use the Google Photos import option to browse and select images without downloading them to your computer first. Sign in with your Google account and pick directly from your albums.

Build your fabric library over time

Your fabric palette persists across projects. Every fabric you add is saved to your personal library, so you can reuse fabrics in future quilts without re-uploading. Think of it as your digital stash.

Zoom in to check print scale

A fabric that reads as a beautiful floral up close might turn into visual noise when shrunk into a small block region. Zoom out on your design wall to see how each print reads at quilt-scale distance.

Audition Your Fabric Stash

Upload your real fabrics and see your quilt come to life. Free, no account needed.

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