Quilt Logger

Dashboard Overview

The Dashboard is the first page you see when you log in. It pairs a short, actionable work queue — your pending quilts — with the full set of business-analytics metrics, so you get both "what do I need to work on" and "how is the business doing" in one view.

Everything is live: as you add customers, quilts, and invoices, each section fills in with real data from your account.

Pending Quilts#

At the top of the dashboard is the Pending Quilts table — the quilts currently in your queue (statuses Received and In Progress), showing up to five at a time. It appears only when you have active quilts. Click any row to open that quilt's details and update it.

This is the part of the dashboard meant for daily action: a short list of what's waiting or in progress.

Business metrics#

Below the pending list, the dashboard shows your business-analytics metrics. These are the same metrics documented on the Business Analytics page — they render here on the dashboard rather than on a separate screen. The sections, in order:

  • Customer Insights — four cards: Total Customers, New Customers (this month, with a year-to-date figure), Repeat Customers (a percentage), and Avg Lifetime Value.
  • Quilts by Location and Machine Utilization — two donut charts, each with a time-range filter: All Time, This Year, This Month, This Week.
  • Top Patterns, Top Threads, and Top Services — your most-used items.
  • Operational cards — Avg Turnaround (intake to completion), Completed This Year, Invoice Value (this month and YTD), and Outstanding Invoices (unpaid amount and count).
  • Top Customers by Spend and Revenue by Rate Type — ranked bar lists; each shows a total-revenue summary across the items it lists.
  • Yearly Activity — a calendar heatmap of how many quilts you worked on each day over the year.

Tip: On desktop, the chart cards (the two donuts and the two bar lists) start collapsed — click the eye icon on a card to expand it.

For what each metric means and how it's calculated, see Business Analytics.

On mobile#

The mobile dashboard shows the same data in a layout tuned for a small screen: the Yearly Activity heatmap moves to the top, followed by a grid of key numbers (Invoice value, Outstanding, Avg turnaround, Customers), then Top customers and Revenue by rate, a Where and how section with the Locations and Machines donuts, and a Highlights section with your top patterns, threads, and services.

Empty dashboard?#

If your dashboard looks empty, it just means you haven't added any data yet. To get started:

  1. Add your first customer
  2. Create your first quilt
  3. Generate an invoice

Once you've added some records, the dashboard fills in with real data.

Tips for using the dashboard#

  • Check Pending Quilts daily — a quick morning look shows what's in progress and what's waiting to start.
  • Keep quilt statuses current — the metrics are only as accurate as the data behind them.
  • Watch your plan limits — on the Free or Basic plan, you'll be reminded as you approach your quilt or customer limits.
  • Use the time-range filters — narrow the Location and Machine donuts to the week, month, year, or all time to spot trends.

Related Pages#

Last Updated: June 2026