Quilt planner cards: 3x5 and 4x6 cards from first idea to quilt label

Quilt planner cards give each quilt a little stack of its own, following it from the very first idea to the label stitched on the back. The set has 29 undated pages: nine card designs in exact 3x5 and 4x6 inch sizes, lined and 1/4 inch graph backs, three quick reference cards and four dividers for your card box.

You download the PDF instantly in US Letter and A4. Nothing is shipped.

How quilt planner cards simplify every quilt

The project card brings the pattern, finished size, block, fabric needs and cutting list together, and the block plan card offers a 12 by 12 grid where you sketch the block and number the piecing order. Stash cards with a swatch box remind you what fabric is already on the shelf. The backing and binding calculator talks you through the yardage math one line at a time, and the cutting checklist lets you tick off each strip and subcut.

During sewing, the quilting log keeps track of sessions and hours, the WIP list shows five stages for every quilt in progress, and the finished quilt record saves the label wording and the person it was made for. Far smaller than a full page planner, the cards clip neatly to a fabric pull or sit beside your cutting mat.

Who these quilting cards are for

• Quilters juggling several WIPs who want every quilt and its next step visible at a glance
• Anyone whose fabric stash keeps growing and who wants a swatch record before shopping again
• Beginners who would welcome help with backing, binding and cutting math
• Gift quilters who want to remember who each quilt went to and what its label said
• Card box fans who prefer a small box to a binder in the sewing room

Design and print details

• Minimal and elegant, with white pages and soft blush pink accents that save ink
• Wide margins, so a home printer will not clip anything
• Cards trim to exactly 3x5 inches (7.6 by 12.7 cm, three on each sheet) and 4x6 inches (10.2 by 15.2 cm, two on each sheet), guided by crop marks, on US Letter (8.5 by 11 in) or A4 (210 by 297 mm)
• No dates, so a new quilt can start on any day
• Not a full page planner but a card system, with one small stack per quilt
• Print double sided and turn the paper on its long edge, and the lined or graph backs fall right behind the fronts

Inside the quilt planner cards: 29 pages

1. 1Cover page listing the contents
2. 2Using the system in five steps (dream, plan, cut, make, finish), a table showing each card's job with page numbers in both sizes, how cards move through the box, printing and cutting tips and a summary of the extras
3. 3 to 11Nine 4x6 inch designs, two to a sheet with crop marks. The project card names the quilt and pattern, finished size, block, block size and how many blocks, then a 5 row fabric table with yardage and checkboxes, a 5 row cutting list and a status running from planning to done. The block plan card gives a 12 by 12 sketch grid, block name, finished and unfinished size, units like HST, QST, flying geese, squares and strips, blocks needed and a 5 step piecing order. The stash card has a swatch box plus fabric, colors, fiber, type, cut, amount, width, where from, price, prewashed, saved for and ideas. The cutting checklist lists 8 rows for fabric, strip width, subcut into, quantity and a checkbox. The backing and binding calculator walks through fill-in math for backing width, length, panels and yardage and for binding perimeter, strips and yardage, with a seam and fold choice and batting size. The quilting log records the design and thread, how it was quilted (by hand, home machine, longarm or tied), 7 session rows with date and hours and total hours. The finished record notes finished on, size, hours, gift for, occasion, pattern and batting, a box for label text, what I want to remember and checkboxes for photo and label. The WIP list tracks 8 quilts with dots for cut, pieced, basted, quilted and bound. The idea card has a dot grid sketch box, inspired by, size, for, palette and notes
4. 12 to 13Reverse sides for the 4x6 inch cards, one lined and one 1/4 inch graph with a bold line at every inch
5. 14 to 22All nine designs again at 3x5 inches, three to a sheet with crop marks and a few rows fewer
6. 23 to 24Lined and 1/4 inch graph reverse sides for the 3x5 inch cards
7. 25Three 3x5 inch quick reference cards: standard quilt sizes in inches and centimeters, cutting math (seam allowance, unfinished blocks, HST, QST and flying geese) and a yardage cheat sheet showing how many 2 1/2 in strips each cut gives
8. 26 to 27Tabbed 4x6 inch dividers for Ideas, Planning, In progress and Finished
9. 28 to 29Tabbed 3x5 inch dividers for Ideas, Planning, In progress and Finished

Files in your download

• Quilt Project Cards 3x5 & 4x6 in US Letter, a 29 page PDF
• Quilt Project Cards 3x5 & 4x6 in A4, a 29 page PDF
• Read Me First, a brief guide to printing (PDF)

How to download and print

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• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Before you buy

• You print and cut these cards yourself at home. No printed cards are sent.
• You receive a digital file only, and nothing is shipped.
• Colors on a screen can look a little different on paper.
• The files are meant for you alone. Please keep them to yourself rather than sharing or reselling them.
• Digital files cannot be returned. If a file will not open or print properly, email us and we will help quickly.

How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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