Free Pattern Day: Halloween

We have a huge stash of free patterns in our Free Quilt Inspiration Archive and we are excited about sharing them with you. Here are more than 50 free patterns for Halloween. Note: new patterns were added on August 4, 2012.

Above, Row 1: Endless Creaking Stairs by Grace Wilson for Maywood Studios;  Ghouls Night Out table runner by Grace Wilson for Maywood Studios.  Row 2: Witch’s feet, Halloween block tutorial and templates, at Attic Window Quilt Shop; Witch Shoe Treat Bags or Silverware Holders at Sharon Sews. 

  Above, Row 1:  By the Light of the Moon Quilt, with candy corn border, design by Elizabeth Cecchettini for Babylock; Creepy Crawlies at Midnight by Dana Jones for Quilters Newsletter. Row 2: Trick or Treat Table Runner by Rebecca Woods at Charley, Dee and Me, as seen at Riley Blake Designs.  Row 3:  Halloween House Quilt at Occasional Piece ; Scribble Monsters quilt design by Stephanie Sims, including house, bat and moon template, at Clothworks.

Spooky Hallows, 2012 free pattern giveaway by Marjory Peck at Peck's Pieces

Above, Row 1: Hippy Witch Fabric Postcard, free pattern at Sewing 365;  Witch by Sonja Callaghan at Artisania. Row 2: Scarecrow by Lyn Brown, monthly mini pattern pack at Lyn Brown; Pumpkin patch quilt by Deb Mosa at Classic Cottons, free pattern download here.

Spooky Halloween Wreath by Jason Yenter at In The Beginning Fabrics

Above, Row 1: Scrappy Pumpkin Pillows by Jean Etheridge and Shannon Miller at Sew Beautiful Magazine;  Easy to Make Halloween Fabric Pumpkin, a Tutorial at Patty Trends.  Row 2: Funky Pumpkin Pincushion Tutorial and pattern by Marjory Peck at Peck's Pieces; BOO Banner by Debbie Mumm.

More Pumpkins and Jack-o'-Lanterns

Above, Row 1, L-R: Autumn Whimsy wall hanging as seen at Fabric Mom, free pattern by Debbie Mumm; Happy Pumpkin Table Runner at Sew Fun with the Secret Closet. Row 2: Halloween Wall Hanging by Carol R. Zentgraf at James Thompson & Co;  Jack-o-Lantern by Sonja Callaghan at Artisania; Jack Patchwork wall hanging by Sue Thornton-Gray for Janome.  Row 3: Applique Jack-o-Lantern by Kimara and Michelle at Wee Folk Art; Pumpkin Placemat by Phyllis Dobbs; Li'l Pumpkin table topper, free pattern by Tammy German and Brenda Bailey, at Pie Plate Patterns. Row 4: Country Pumpkin Patch, free pattern, at The Learning Channel; Oh pumpkin, My pumpkin, free pattern, by Jennifer Morgan and Linda Ambrosini for Hoffman Fabrics – Bali Batiks, free pattern download here.

Black cats, ghosts, haunted houses

Above, Row 1: Gone Haunting by Bonnie Mitchell for Clothworks ; Haunted House by Liz Aneloski for RJR Fabrics; see the original quilt at the C&T Publishing Blog; this quilt has 3-D folded windows and doors. Row 2: Simply Spooky 2 by Pearl P. Pereira as seen at Red Rooster Quilts; Halloween Applique Scene by Christina Sherrod at Crafts and Fabric Links. Row 3: Ghoulies and Ghosties by Kelly Corbridge for McCalls Quilting; Simply Spooky by Pearl P. Pereira as seen at Red Rooster Quilts.

Spiders and spider web quilts

Above, Row 1: Itsy Bitsy Spiders Wall Hanging Tutorial at AJ's Bowtique; Spiders and Webs quilt by Heidi Grohs for Moda Bakeshop. Row 2: Spooky Spun Sugar Little Quilt Tutorial by Vickie E. at Spun Sugar Quilts; Spiderweb Quilt Tutorial by Jackie Reeve at The Orange Room; Ribbon Table Runner tutorial at 7 layer studio. Row 3: Spiders in My Attic at QuiltBug (a kit is also available under Quilt Bug's Quilt Kits) ;  Spiderweb free-motion quilting, free video tutorial, by Leah Day at The Free Motion Quilting Project.

Applique quilts and motifs

Above, Row 1:  “Say Boo” wall hanging tutorial and pattern, by AnneMarie at GenXQuilters. "Haunted House on the Hill", free pattern by Elizabeth Hill, at Purple Kitty Yarns. Row 2: “Halloween Treat” mini quilt, free pattern, by Sandra E. Andersen at A Legacy of Stitches.

Vampires and Harry Potter

Above, Row 1: "Vampire Fangs", by Jennifer Ofenstein at Fandom In Stitches and “Bats”from the Free Patterns Page at Sewhooked. Row 2: “Hedwig” (Week 11 block)  and “Cauldron with Felix Felicis” (Week 29 block) for the 2011 Harry Potter Project of Doom block-of-the-week project. Row 3: True Blood, free block patterns by Lilja Björk Sigurdórsdóttir at Lilijabs and Catherine Magraith at Fandom In Stitches. The designers of these free paper-pieced patterns are members of Fandom in Stitches, a design collective started by Jennifer Ofenstein of Sewhooked, to pay tribute to book characters like Harry Potter.

Image credits:  All images are copyrighted by their owners.  Please respect their generosity in sharing their free patterns, and the restrictions they have placed on the use of these designs. Complete information can be found at the designers' websites provided in the links.  If any links are broken, we'd love to know; email us at Quilt Inspiration.