98 Free Quilt Patterns for Beginner to Experienced Quilters

Make a Bright Pathways Quilt

Try one of my free quilt patterns the next time you're looking for a new quilting project.

My quilt patterns always include step-by-step instructions and illustrations that show you just how easy it is to make a quilt. Even if a pattern looks complex, I encourage beginning quilters to choose any project in the archives.

The patterns in this handy index are illustrated in gallery format to help you preview the designs. To view larger images, start with the first page and step through the gallery one page at a time.

Some rectangular quilts are skewed or cropped to squares in the thumbnail view. Click on an image to see the actual quilt.

More Patterns

For hundreds of individual block patterns, try my quilt block patterns archives. Many of the patterns include instructions for multiple blocks and entire quilts. This on-point bed sized quilt is shown in red, white, and blue, but the design will work just as well sewn in any theme.

Bright Pathways Quilt Pattern

Colors of Summer in the Garden Lattice Quilt Pattern

This easy quilt finishes at about 66-1/2" x 81". Blocks are on point, with the appearance of sashing, but you won't have to sew the sashing into long strips. Instead, each quilt block is framed, and the frames create an automatic sash.

Garden Lattice Quilt Pattern

Try a Scrappy X's and O's Quilt

An X's and O's quilt can be varied in many ways, and you'll find several options in this easy quilt pattern. Three quilt sizes are included, along with instructions that make it a simple task to create quilts with different dimensions.

X's and O's Quilt Pattern

Sew an X's and O's Baby Quilt with Sashing

This X's and O's baby quilt has a much different look than my scrappy X's and O's quilt. In the baby quilt, both shapes are easy to see. Sashing makes the shapes more visible, and sewing the dark areas of each letter with just one fabric makes the shapes pop, too. X's and O's is an easy quilt, and you'll find instructions for two sizes.

X's and O's Baby Quilt in Two Sizes

Sew an On Point Chariot Wheel Quilt

Chariot Wheel is a good pattern choice for a guy's quilt but can be altered for a more feminine appearance.

Chariot Wheel Quilt Pattern

You'll Love the Star Crossed Nine Patch Quilt

Use my Star Crossed Nine Patch quilt pattern to make a quilt with lots of visual movement -- courtesy of the no-waste Flying Geese units in its blocks.

Sew My Easy Framed Four Patch Quilt

This four patch quilt is easy to sew, and you can make it unique by varying the fabrics used in the layout.

The quilt shown here flip-flops the colors of the double frames that surround four patches. Take a look at page 5 to see an example of the quilt with frame colors in the same position throughout.

Easy Framed Four Patch Quilt Pattern

Make an Interlocking Chains Quilt with Sashing

Each Interlocking Chains block in this quilt is surrounded by patchwork sashing, and the sashing extends to form a border. Sew additional borders (or quilt blocks) to increase the size of this 56" x 56" quilt.

Interlocking Chains Quilt Pattern

Recreate a Friendship Quilt Sewn in 1852

This vintage-inspired project is just as suitable for contemporary fabrics as it is for reproductions of textiles from the era (1852). The quilt is owned by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), and the photo is in the public domain.

1852 Friendship Quilt Pattern

Get Colorful with the Carnival Pinwheels Quilt Pattern

My colors are bright, but this 64" x 88" pinwheel quilt can be sewn in fabrics to suit any theme.

Carnival Pinwheels Quilt Pattern

Stitch a Free and Easy Rail Fence Quilt

Rail Fence quilts can be strip pieced with ease, and after patchwork is cut from the strip sets you'll discover all sorts of potential layouts. The example above is a traditional configuration, but by no means the only way to arrange blocks.

Give this easy quilt pattern a try the next time you need a quick quilting project. The quilt finishes at about 73" x 85", but is easy to create other size needs.

Easy Rail Fence Quilt Pattern

Looking for something smaller, try my Rail Fence Baby Quilt Pattern

Make an Easy Double Four Patch Scrap Quilt

This easy quilt can be sewn as a scrap quilt project or configured to be quite orderly... your choice. Quilt blocks finish at 8" x 8" and the quilt shown is 40" square. Need a larger quilt? Simply sew more quilt blocks.

Easy Double Four Patch Scrap Quilt Pattern

Try My Floating Nine Patch Baby Quilt Pattern

You might think this baby quilt pattern looks difficult, but it's actually a very easy quilt to put together. Nine patch quilt blocks are alternated with Snowball blocks, all placed on point.

One reason it appears more complex is likely the quilt's setting triangles, which are created from patchwork (half and quarter nine patch blocks) rather than cut from a single piece of fabric.

Floating Nine Patch Baby Quilt

Monkey Wrench Quilt, Sew a Baby Size or Mini

I've written two versions of this Monkey Wrench quilt pattern. One is a miniature quilt that finishes at 23" x 29". The other is larger, a Monkey Wrench baby quilt that measures 38" x 47"

Make either or both of the quilts -- a miniature version of a quilt for a baby would make a wonderful coordinating wall hanging.

• Miniature Monkey Wrench Quilt Pattern
• Monkey Wrench Baby Quilt Pattern

Try My Easy Crafty Windows Quilt Pattern

Some of my Facebook followers decided this quilt looks like plaids. A few others like its window-like look, especially since it's somewhat reminiscent of the windows we see in Craftsman styled homes.

Change the quilt's appearance in any way you like, and sew more blocks to increase its size.

Crafty Windows Quilt Pattern

Linked Stars Quilt

This easy quilt is made by alternating two traditional patchwork quilt blocks. The blocks finish at 10" square and overall the quilt measures 65" x 85". It's easy to alter the quilt's size by changing the number of blocks sewn. Quick piecing techniques are used for assembly.

Linked Stars Quilt Pattern

Ornate Stars Quilt Pattern

Ornate Stars is a quilt pattern that works nicely for a Christmas themed quilt but is perfectly suitable for any other theme you choose. The quilt finishes at about 60" x 84", but can be altered to suit any size.

In this layout, portions of the background 'drop out,' giving the quilt a trellis-like appearance.

Ornate Stars Quilt Pattern

Civil War Quilt Pattern

My Civil War quilt pattern is an example of a strippy quilt, a quilt that's sewn into horizontal or vertical rows separated by long strips of sashing (or other components). This quilt illustrates a vertical strippy design.

Civil War reproduction fabrics inspired the design, but it will work equally well with any type of theme.

Civil War Quilt Pattern

Christmas Row Quilt Pattern

Here's a Christmas quilt pattern made from six different horizontal rows. Quilt blocks vary in size and so do the number of blocks per row. Some rows are applique, but I've included links to holiday-friendly patchwork designs for anyone who'd like to insert patchwork substitutes.

Christmas Row Quilt Pattern

Learn How to Make a Puff Quilt

You might know these comfy quilts as either biscuit quilts or puff quilts. Mary Jane Cardwell wrote a puff quilt pattern for us, using a method that will help you put your projects together more quickly than is possible with the traditional technique.

Indian Hatchet Rag Quilt

If you're ready to make a rag quilt with some angles, rather than a mix of square and rectangular shapes, try my Indian Hatchet rag quilt pattern. Like other rag quilts made using my favorite rag quilting method, it requires no quilting (and goes together quickly, even with the triangles).

These comfy quilts are perfect for babies and warm lap quilts, but they also work nicely for beds that our furry friends love.

Amish Baskets Quilt Pattern

Make 15" square basket quilt blocks in traditional Amish style, or vary your fabrics for a slightly Amish look. The quilt block pattern includes instructions for single quilt blocks (perfect for scrap quilts), but on page 3 you'll find directions to help you make the 63" x 63" quilt illustrated here.

Slightly Amish Basket Quilt Pattern

Amish Style Miniature Quilt Pattern
Here's a little miniature quilt, a double nine-patch sewn in the Amish style. The quilt finishes at about 25-1/2" square. You can make it much scrappier if you like, and you can go wild with color combinations to brighten it up. Do what feels right to you.

Attic Windows Quilt with a Touch of Applique

Attic Ribbons is a 70" x 94" quilt made from 12" Attic Windows quilt blocks. Some of the blocks feature applique motifs, but you can eliminate the applique if you wish, or use one of my easy suggestions to simplify construction while still adding a bit of variety to the windows. Use different colors to create your own unique theme.

Attic Windows Quilt Pattern

California Hourglass Quilt Pattern

There are dozens of quilt block patterns buried within instructions for entire quilts, making them more difficult to find. This set of patterns is the result of an experiment -- two separate block patterns that you can use for any purpose, each linked to the entire quilt that's made from both. 

Finished quilt size: 68" x 95 (add blocks and/or borders to increase size)

The Two Quilt Blocks Used

California Crossroads Block
Hourglass Quilt Block

Sew a Warm and Cozy Chains Quilt

Free Quilt Patterns

Here's a trio of patterns -- two quilt blocks that can be assembled individually, for any project you like, and a large quilt that incorporates both designs (shown above). The blocks finish at 10-inches square and the quilt measures about 70" x 90". Add borders or alter the block count to make a quilt of a different size.

Both quilt blocks are easy to assemble -- no triangles, just straight-sided patches that can be rotary cut and strip pieced. The "chain" configuration emerges in the diagonal pathways of the quilt.

Warm and Cozy Chains Quilt Pattern

The Quilt Block Patterns

Framed Nine Patch Quilt Block Pattern
Five Patch Chain Quilt Block Pattern

Make a Sailboats Quilt

The Boats at Sea quilt pattern is assembled with two different Sailboats quilt blocks, one with a boat that sits on a strip of water and the other with a boat that rests at the bottom of the block. Using the boats together gives the quilt a bit of up-and-down movement.

Dark vertical sashing bars separate blocks in individual rows and lighter sashing strips are used horizontally between the rows. Cornerstones are cut from a medium value fabric.

You can also use the quilt block patterns to make individual blocks -- perfect for scrap quilts or block swaps. Refer to the quilt pattern for yardages and cutting instructions for an entire quilt. Blocks finish at 12-inches square.

Quilt Pattern with Both Blocks

Individual Quilt Block Patterns

Sailboats Quilt Block One
Sailboats Quilt Block Two

Woven Logs Quilt Pattern

Woven Logs is an easy-to-assemble patchwork quilt block that gives you a chance to try out the partial seams technique. If you haven't sewn a quilt block with partial seams, you might be surprised at just how simple it is.

Each Woven Logs quilt block finishes at 10" square. You can make a very orderly quilt or go super-scrappy with the layout. I've included strip piecing instructions, plus yardages and cutting info for a 60" x 80" quilt.

Woven Logs Quilt & Quilt Block Pattern

Bird's Nest Quilt Pattern

The same three fabrics are used in each of the patchwork blocks used in this quilt. The quilt finishes at about 50" x 70". The pattern includes instructions for individual blocks -- see page 4 to make the entire quilt.

Bird's Nest Quilt Block & Quilt Pattern

Improved Four Patch Quilt Block and Quilt Pattern

The Improved Four Patch quilt block is made up of a four patch central unit set on point and then surrounded by triangles. It's an easy patchwork quilt block that's suitable for quilters of every skill level, even beginners. The block finishes at 11-1/4-inches square, and you'll find instructions and fabric requirements for single blocks and for the quilt shown above.

Improved Four Patch Quilt Pattern

Double Nine Patch Quilt Block & Quilt Pattern

This blocks in this colorful Double Nine Patch quilt are assembled using a slightly different color value layout in the small corner nine patches than is typical of the traditional design. The block finishes at 11-1/4" square and can be assembled quickly by strip piecing.

Double Nine Patch Quilt Pattern

Five Patch Chain Quilt Pattern

Five Patch Chain is a quilt block that can be used to create a dramatic diagonal movement across the face of your quilt.

All pieces in this patchwork quilt block are cut along the straight grain -- no stretchy bias edges means it's super easy to assemble. The quilt block finishes at 10" square, and the quilt pattern includes 18 Five Patch Chains alternated with Snowball blocks.

Five Patch Chain Quilt Pattern

Bonnie Scotsman Quilt Block & Quilt Pattern

Bonnie Scotsman is assembled with straight grain bars and squares -- no stretchy bias edges to deal with, and that means it's definitely a beginner-friendly patchwork quilt.

You'll find instructions for assembling the quilt blocks one patch at a time, which is perfect for scrappy quilts, and also a strip piecing option for anyone who wants to make a batch of identical blocks.

I've included two layout suggestions for 35 blocks (plus yardages), but many more arrangements are possible for this versatile design.

• Bonnie Scotsman Quilt Pattern
• Try Scots On Point, a Sew and Slice quilt made with Bonnie Scotsman quilt blocks
• Go entirely scrappy with my Sew and Slice Bonnie Scotsman quilt block pattern

Greek Cross Quilt Pattern

Greek Cross quilt blocks are all about color value. You can dramatically alter their appearance by shifting value positions within the block.

I've included drawings to illustrate some of the differences and included a quilt suggestion, along with yardages and extra instructions, of course. Such a simple block, but one that can be either traditional or dramatic, depending on your fabric choices.

Greek Cross Quilt Pattern

Wishing Ring Quilt Block & Quilt Pattern

This 15" version of the Wishing Ring helps you make a large quilt in no time at all. Blocks this size are versatile, and can be used for bed quilts, throw pillow covers, medallion quilts and more.

Wishing Ring Quilt Block & Quilt Pattern

Framed Sixteen Patch Quilt Pattern

The traditional name of this quilt block is Coffin Star, not the most upbeat name for a design. But the block is lovely and finishes at 12" square. It's constructed by surrounding a scrappy 16-patch center with setting triangles. My example is filled with bright pinks and purples flanked by gray, but you can personalize your quilt by changing the fabric theme.

I've included yardages and one potential layout for the quilt shown above.

Coffin Star Quilt and Quilt Block Pattern

Make a Framed Friendship Stars Quilt with Sashing

Framed Friendship Stars quilt blocks finish at 12-inches square, and can be assembled with quick piecing techniques. You'll find the quilt layout suggestion on page 4 of the block pattern, along with yardages to make the quilt shown.

You might notice that the quilt block is much like the traditional Milky Way design, but its half square triangles are arranged a bit differently. 

Framed Friendship Stars Quilt Pattern

Sew a Lovely Unequal Nine Patch Quilt

This Framed Unequal Nine Patch quilt block finishes at 12-inches square and is made with batik fabrics in shades of brown and teal. It's easy to assemble, with straight-edge patches that let you avoid the stretchy bias edges created by triangles.

I've included instructions and yardages for an on-point wallhanging, but you can easily make modifications to create a quilt of any size.

Batik Unequal Nine Patch Quilt Pattern

Philadelphia Pavement Quilt Block and Quilt Pattern

The Philadelphia Pavement block used in this quilt finishes at 10-inches square. The design is made up of a Shoo Fly center surrounded by sashing bars and corner squares.

The pattern includes an option for assembling the blocks one patch at a time, and another for strip piecing if you prefer that method. You'll also find yardages and instructions for the quilt shown here.

Philadelphia Pavement Quilt Pattern

Double Four Patch Quilt in Pink and Orange

Stitched in focal fabrics of pink, rose and orange, this Double Four Patch quilt is sure to be an attention-getter. The pattern includes instructions for single quilt blocks and an entire quilt.

Double Four Patch Quilt in Pink and Orange

Broken Dishes Quilt Pattern

This quilt is made from a patchwork block that's a variation of the design often referred to as Broken Dishes. Its center, made from four half square triangle units, is the layout that typically comes to mind when we hear that name.

Use this free quilt pattern to make single blocks finishing at 15" square, or sew the quilt illustrated above.

Broken Dishes Quilt and Quilt Block Pattern

Hopscotch Quilt Pattern

The Hopscotch Quilt is a bit larger than a typical crib quilt, but still a good size for a baby or toddler. The quilt contains no triangles so it's an easy quilting project for beginners who might want to stick to straight edge pieces of fabric.

Hopscotch Baby/Toddler Quilt Pattern

Sawtooth Stars Quilt Pattern

Many, many years ago my sister, Carol, began making a pink and orange quilt. Sadly, it wasn't finished when she passed away. I have the pieces, though, tucked away until I feel I can dig in and combine colors in the same way she did. An artist, colors were always her strong point.

She introduced me to the pink/orange look, which I've incorporated into the Cheddar and Pink Sawtooth Stars quilt, which is a bit more subdued and also sewn with the additional of green. You say you aren't a fan of orange and pink combos? Then simply change the colors to suit your tastes.

Sawtooth Stars Quilt

Strippy Set Dutchman's Puzzle Quilt

Make 35 quilt blocks to assemble a strippy set look quilt like this example, with blocks that appear to be sewn into vertical columns. It's a very good pattern for scrap quilts.

Each block's color value (contrast) arrangement is split vertically, and deviates from the norm, with a dark background in one-half of the block and a light background in the other. The pattern walks you through the construction of two quilt blocks, and although they have the same components, they're sewn together in different ways.

Dutchman's Puzzle Quilt Pattern

A Walk Through the Maze Quilt Pattern

A Walk Through the Maze is a bed quilt made from two traditional patchwork quilt blocks, Christmas Star and Single Chain and Knot. Only four fabrics are used, and colors link to create a somewhat circular motion across the quilt. Change the fabrics for a completely different look.

Try a black background instead of using the light fabric shown, and replace the remaining colors with bright fabrics that contrast with the black.

A Walk Through the Maze Quilt Pattern

Illinois Road Quilt Pattern

Illinois Roads is made from two different quilt blocks, the traditional patchwork Illinois Road and a variation of the Calico Puzzle design. The pattern helps you make the square quilt sewn here, but it's easy to switch to a rectangular layout if you like. The quilt is perfect for a scrappy layout that uses bright fabrics for the small pinwheel-like units in the Illinois Roadblock.

Illinois Road Quilt Pattern

Hula Twist Quilt Pattern

Hula Twist is a quilt made with 12" square blocks. Two traditional designs are used, the Friendship Star and the Eccentric Star. The blocks link together to give the quilt a bit of twist, helped by the very light background that allows the "legs" of the Eccentrics to move forward.

The quilt finishes at 72" x 92", but you can adjust its size by playing with border numbers and dimensions.

Hula Twist Quilt Pattern

Ohio Star Quilt Pattern

This quilt is sewn with a couple of blocks -- one is the traditional Ohio Star. Its color values are altered slightly and the block is placed on point -- both actions that change the Ohio Star's appearance.

Make the 48" square wallhanging for yourself or when you need a gift. The quilt goes together fairly quickly, and its theme can be altered dramatically by simply changing the fabrics.

Ohio Star Wallhanging Pattern

Whirlpools Baby Quilt Pattern

The Whirlpools baby quilt goes together pretty quickly and might come in handy if you need a last minute gift.

The quilt is made with one traditional block sewn in two different colorways. Blocks are assembled entirely with quick pieced flying geese units, but using two different methods. With one technique, you'll sew small squares to a larger square to create the geese, and with the other method, you'll start with rectangles.

Whirlpools Baby Quilt Pattern

Cozy Chains Quilt Pattern

Cozy Chains is a layout that's somewhat like my Easy Framed Nine-Patch Quilt. The two are made with different quilt blocks but are similar in that the same block is used throughout in two different colors to create definition where the blocks are sewn together.

The Cozy Chains quilt has dark squares than run diagonally through all of the blocks, adding another bit of visual texture.

Cozy Chains Quilt Pattern

Choose Fall Colors to Sew an Autumn Leaves Quilt

Each block in this quilt is made from four small maple leaf units separated by sashing and a center cornerstone. Alternate blocks are Snowballs with deep red corners that link with the maple leaves to create the diagonal flow. This large quilt finishes at 82" x 110".

Autumn Leaves Quilt Pattern

Framed Nine Patch Quilt Pattern in Two Sizes

I've included instructions for two sizes with this pattern, a bed quilt made with 10" square blocks and a baby quilt made with 5" square blocks.

Easy Framed Nine Patch Quilt Pattern

Monkey Wrench Baby Quilt Pattern

Here's a Monkey Wrench baby quilt pattern that measures about 38" x 45". Made with 6" square blocks, it's pretty simple to construct.

Sashing and cornerstones separate the scrappy blocks, which are sewn in brightly colored, warm patchwork set on a dark brown background. Simply change the color scheme if you'd like to give the quilt a different appearance.

Monkey Wrench Baby Quilt Pattern

Make an Easy Holiday Ribbons Wallhanging

Free Quilt Patterns

Holiday Ribbons includes a pattern for a 30" square quilt, along with a coordinating table runner and placemats.

Holiday Ribbons Quilt Pattern & Accessories

Make a Harvest Stars Quilt

You'll see toasty brown fabrics, plus green, black and red in this 72" x 96" quilt made from two different quilt blocks. The blocks appear to be set on point, but they're actually sewn side by side in a straight setting.

Harvest Stars Quilt Pattern

Hearts 'n Rags Rag Quilt Pattern

Hearts 'n Rags is an easy rag quilt pattern, one that you can assemble pretty quickly. The quilt is made with a combination of block types: squares with raggy heart applique, plain floral squares, blocks cut from a border print and another unit created by sewing two bars together.

My quilt is lightweight, with no batting, but I've provided yardage and cutting instructions for a middle layer if you choose to add it.

Hearts 'n Rags Rag Quilt Pattern

Stars Through the Windows

My Stars Through the Windows quilt pattern is assembled with two quilt blocks, Snowball, and a four patch variation. Both blocks are easy to sew and perfect for a first quilting project.

Use the open areas to create an I Spy quilt.

Stars Through the Windows Baby Quilt Pattern

Midnight Blues Quilt Pattern

Click through to see a large image of the Midnight Blues quilt (the thumbnail doesn't offer a good preview of the layout). I like this quilt, because when it's put together the quilt blocks, sashing, and cornerstones flow into each other, creating what I'll call sub-blocks.

Midnight Blues finishes at 59" x 79".

Midnight Blues Quilt Patten

Cathedral Windows Rag Quilt Pattern

It's easy to create your own size and layout for the Cathedral Windows rag quilt, but if this is your first rag quilt, be sure to read Rag Quilt General Instructions before you begin. 

I've seen this design referred to in other ways, including 'circle rag quilt.'

Cathedral Windows Rag Quilt Pattern

Under the Stars Quilt Pattern

Under the Stars is a quilt made with 35 of the same quilt blocks but in two color variations.

Under the Stars Quilt Pattern

Jewel Box Quilt Pattern

I've added a few options to the popular Jewel Box quilt pattern — instructions for one-at-a-time blocks, plus extra directions at the end for enough blocks to make an entire (scrappy, but quick pieced) quilt.

Jewel Box Quilt Pattern

Summer Dragon Quilt Pattern

This version of the Summer Dragon quilt finishes at 69" x 90". Adjust its size by changing the width of borders, adding more borders than shown or by eliminating borders altogether.

Summer Dragon Bed Quilt Pattern

Oriental Courtyards Quilt Pattern

Oriental Courtyards finishes at about 65" x 85". The quilt is made with two blocks, Snowball and a block I named Courtyard.

Oriental Courtyards Quilt Pattern

Springtime Ribbons Quilt Pattern

Springtime Ribbons was designed for breast cancer awareness fabrics, but feel free to change its theme to suit your needs.

Springtime Ribbons Quilt Pattern

Framed Nine Patch Quilt

The Framed Nine Patch finishes at 45-1/2" x 60-1/2", so it's larger than most baby quilts, but works perfectly as baby becomes a toddler.

New: Framed Nine Patch Baby Quilt Pattern

Grandma's Favorite Quilt and Quilt Block Pattern

Grandma's Favorite quilt blocks finish at 10" square, and the pattern includes instructions and yardages for a 50" x 50" quilt.

Grandma's Favorite Quilt Pattern

Card Trick Quilt Pattern

Card Trick quilt blocks go together easily. The 9" blocks in this Card Trick quilt are separated by sashing and cornerstones and surrounded by a wide border.

The quilt finishes at 63-1/2" x 84-1/2".

Card Trick Quilt Pattern

Starry Night Quilt Pattern

Starry Nights is a strippy set quilt pattern sewn with Pinwheel and Snowball quilt blocks that finish at 8-inches square. The quilt measures about 72" x 104".

Starry Nights Strippy Set Quilt Pattern

Snowballing Economy Quilt Pattern

This easy quilt finishes at about 54" x 70", and is made by combining two traditional patchwork quilt blocks: Snowball and Economy.

Snowballing Economy Quilt Pattern

Christmas Orchard Quilt Pattern

Christmas Orchard is made from Snowball and Practical Orchard quilt blocks.

Christmas Orchard Quilt Pattern

Rocky Glen Quilt Pattern

Rocky Glen is a quilt pattern that will give you lots of practice making half square triangle units -- the only patchwork used in the quilt.

Rocky Glen Quilt Pattern

Double Stars Quilt Pattern

The Double Star Quilt is made from 20 quilt blocks that are separated by sashing and cornerstones.

Double Stars Quilt Pattern

Holiday Harvest Quilt Pattern

Holiday Harvest is a quilt that combines 10" Grape Basket blocks with applique Oak Leaf and Acorn blocks. Two options are included for the applique, one a bit more simple than the other.

Holiday Harvest Quilt Pattern

Eight Hands Around Quilt Pattern

Eight Hands Around is a quilt that finishes at about 68" x 80", with blocks measuring 12" square. It's easy to change the theme -- just choose different fabrics.

Eight Hands Around Quilt Pattern

Pineapple Quilt Pattern

My pineapple quilt pattern is assembled with thirty-five 9" pineapple quilt blocks. Two color layouts are used in this illustration, but you can sew identical blocks for a more traditional layout.

Pineapple Quilt Pattern

Got Blues? - One Color Quilt Pattern

We did a poll awhile back that asked, Which Color Stacks Are Tallest at Your House?. Guess what the overwhelming answer was -- yep, you got it -- blue. So here's a monochromatic blue quilt to help you use up your stash.

The blocks in this quilt pattern are 10" square and the quilt finishes at about 55" x 69". Change the look if you'd like. Use bright juvenile prints for a child's quilt or go a little softer for a baby quilt. How about batiks? Or maybe white and black prints with a touch of red.

Got Blues? Quilt Pattern

Patriotic Quilt Pattern That's Perfect for Picnics

Here's a quilt that measures about 66" square, a perfect size to take along on picnics or July 4th celebrations. Use flannel for the batting to get by with minimal quilting stitches since good old flannel stays intact in the wash. T

T​he fabrics illustrated work with a U.S. patriotic theme, but the pattern itself is generic -- try juvenile prints, florals, batiks, reproductions -- anything goes.

Waving the Flag - Free Quilt Pattern

Missouri Puzzle Quilt Pattern

I'm from Missouri, so I thought it was about time I came up with a quilt pattern that shows off one of the blocks named to commemorate the state. This one's the Missouri Puzzle, a square quilt with sashing and cornerstones between blocks.

The quilt blocks finish at 11-1/4" square and the quilt itself measures about 66" x 66".

Missouri Puzzle Quilt Pattern

Spring Pinwheels Quilt Pattern

The Springtime Pinwheels quilt is made from a combination of two quilt blocks:

• Pinwheel in a Square and Mosaic Pinwheels.

Quilt blocks are alternated from row to row to create a secondary design when blocks are joined. The layout makes it look like blocks are placed on-point, but they're actually sewn together horizontally.

Quilt blocks finish at 8-inches square and the quilt measures about 53" x 69".

Springtime Pinwheels Quilt Pattern

Friendship Star Quilt Pattern - 6" Quilt Blocks

Friendship quilts have been popular forever, but they don't all have signature panels like the centers of these 6" patchwork star blocks. The blocks are easy to make and the dark star tips and center bars don't require much fabric at all -- it's an excellent pattern to help you use up your scraps.

If you'd rather make the quilt all by yourself, use the signature panels to honor family members, or sew a darker strip in that slot if you'd prefer to do away with signatures.

Little Friendship Stars Quilt Pattern

Marina Blues Quilt Pattern

Free Quilt Patterns

Marina Blues is a 68-inch square quilt made with two different quilt blocks. It was inspired by a model home I toured many, many years ago -- all teals and blues and sea-greens, with a crystal clear blue-lined pool outside the back door -- a perfect match for the Florida beach town it sat in. 

Marina Blues Quilt Pattern

Snail's Trail Quilt Pattern

I like the neutral theme of this Snail's Trail quilt, but the pattern will look good sewn with any contrasting fabrics you choose.

The 9-inch quilt blocks are constructed with two different fabrics, one a light neutral and one dark. The quilt measures about 70" x 77".

Snail's Trail Quilt Pattern

Vintage Chains Quilt Pattern

I rarely sew with solids, but this is a pattern I might consider for an Amish style quilt, combining deep navy or black with brighter colors. To make the quilt, you'll sew batches of two different blocks, and then place them on point and add a couple of borders.

The quilt finishes at about 84" x 98".

Vintage Chains Quilt Pattern

Sunbonnet Sue and Overalls Sam Quilt Pattern

The Here's My Heart quilt pattern explains how to make a 64" x 84" quilt that's a combination of patchwork and appliqué.

Sunbonnet Sue Quilt Pattern

Floral Rag Quilt Pattern

This easy 2-block rag quilt pattern is perfect for floral fabrics. Its border is pieced from scraps of all fabrics used.

Floral Rag Quilt Pattern (2 sizes)

Easy Four Patch Rag Quilt Pattern

Rag quilts are super soft and cuddly -- and one of the easiest types of quilts you'll ever make once you get accustomed to putting wrong sides together when you sew. Change the theme of this easy rag quilt to make it suit your needs.

Free Rag Quilt Pattern

2007 Anniversary Sampler Quilt

The Anniversary Sampler Quilt is a scrap quilt with some orderly components that help bring its design elements together.

The quilt is suitable for quilters of any skill level.

Anniversary Sampler Quilt Index

Make a Denim Quilt

You don't need a special quilt pattern to sew a denim quilt, but denim's heavy weight means that some quilting patterns are easier to assemble than others.

How to Make a Denim Quilt

King's Crown Quilt Pattern

The King's Crown quilt block used in this quilt pattern finishes at 8-inches square.

The pattern includes instructions for single blocks, plus yardages and the extra details you need to construct a small quilt with King's Crown blocks on-point.

King's Crown Quilt Pattern

Scrappy Hearts Quilt Pattern

You'll find instructions for this scrappy hearts quilt on the last page of the pattern for the 6" heart block.

Scrappy Hearts Quilt Pattern

Grandmother's Choice Quilt

This quilt uses a variation of the Grandmother's Choice quilt block, each sewn with four pinwheel units separated by sashing.

Grandmother's Choice Quilt Pattern

Ocean Waves Quilt Pattern

Ocean Waves is a quilt pattern that's packed with half square triangle units. The quilt isn't difficult to make, but it does have lots and lots of pieces.

The Ocean Waves quilt pattern is perfect for scrap quilts, but looks great sewn in an orderly fashion, too. If the number of patches the quilt requires seems like more than you want to take on, just assemble a small batch of the units each time you sit down to sew. Accumulate them in a box, keeping track of how many you add each time.

For a true scrap quilt, sew the units with random fabrics from each day's sewing tasks. The end result is definitely worth the effort.

Ocean Waves Quilt Pattern

Clownin' Around Quilt Pattern

Clownin' Around is made with the traditional patchwork Clown quilt block. I used vibrant colors in this example, for a circus-like theme, but included a monochromatic version with vertical sashing as an example for those of you who like to designs that are a bit more toned-down.

Clownin' Around Quilt Pattern

Learn How to String Piece

String piecing is one type of foundation piecing. Fabrics are sewn onto a backing material -- the foundation. The technique gets its name from the long strips of fabric that are used -- the strings, which are sewn randomly to a permanent foundation that's typically cut from muslin.

Learn to String Piece

Make a Yo-Yo Quilt

Yo-Yos are little rosettes made by gathering circles of fabric. Yo-yos are typically sewn side by side into rows, but they also make nice little rosettes that can be used as dimensional applique and other types of embellishment.

Yo Yo Quilt Instructions

Christmas Star Wallhanging Pattern

Christmas Star is an easy wallhanging made from a 20" square quilt block. It doesn't take long to put the quilt together, and its looks can be changed dramatically by altering color and color value.

Christmas Star Quilt Pattern

Kate's Oriental Lanterns Quilt

Kate North, a former Quilting Forum Hostess, designed these pretty Oriental Lanterns for a block swap. The swap has ended, but you can use the pattern to make a quilt of your very own.

Make the Oriental Lanterns Quilt

Lilacs and Roses Quilt Pattern

Two different blocks are sewn in horizontal rows to make a quilt with lots of movement across its surface. Sew it with florals or choose another ty[e of fabrics to change the quilt's character.

Lilacs & Roses Free Quilt Pattern

Two Ways to Make Prairie Points

Prairie points are folded triangles that are most often sewn around the quilt's outer edges, but can be placed anywhere you'd like a little extra decor.

Make Prairie Points