A quilt design planner in the form of relatively thin but substantially rigid panels or strips having a grid marking on an upwardly exposed surface thereof positioned in overlying relation to the sashings and/or borders on the quilt top to enable a quilter to more effectively plan the design to be formed...http://www.google.es/patents/US5650211?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatente US5650211 - Quilt design planner