Free patterns for Christmas quilts

With Christmas on the horizon, it's a good time to remind everyone of our FREE Pattern Archive, which provides thousands of patterns to the global quilting community. Scroll down to see our Free Pattern Days for Christmas quilts, stockings, table runners, tree skirts, and fabric ornaments. To go to the original posts, click on the links that say "CLICK for patterns".

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Free pattern day: Christmas quilts (CLICK for patterns)

Free pattern day: Christmas quilts (CLICK for patterns)

Free pattern day: Christmas quilts (CLICK for patterns)

Free pattern day: Christmas ornaments (CLICK for patterns)

Free pattern day: Christmas stockings (CLICK for patterns)

Free pattern day: Christmas tree skirts (CLICK for patterns)

Free pattern day: Christmas table runners (CLICK for patterns)

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Free pattern day! Tumbling Blocks quilts

Tumbling blocks are quilts of illusion! The traditional tumbling blocks pattern lends the appearance of three dimensions. Here are some FREE patterns for you to enjoy. To go to a pattern: Scroll down the page until you see the quilt you like, then click on the words "CLICK for PDF download" (or the hyperlinked website name) in the title above the quilt.  

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Prismatic Quilt, 40” x 60”, free pattern at Cloud 9 Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Cubism quilt, 48 x 60”, free pattern at Cloud Nine Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Tumbling Blocks quilt, ~45 x 54”, free pattern by Marcia Evans Moore for Michael Miller Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Casting Shade quilt, 72 x 96”, free pattern by Emily Cross for American Quilters Society (CLICK for PDF download)

Central Park quilt, 52 x 59”, free pattern by Kate Spain for Moda Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

City Blocks quilt, ~56 x 53”, free pattern by Jennifer Parks for P&B Textiles (CLICK for PDF download)

City Nights quilt, 37 x 56”, free pattern by Sally Ablett for Lewis & Irene (CLICK for PDF download)

Crosswinds quilt, 76 x 85”, free pattern by Natalie Crabtree for Anthology Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Geometrix quilt, 52 x 58”, free pattern by Sally Ablett for Lewis & Irene (CLICK for PDF download)

Hole in the Barn Door x3, free pattern by Joe Arnold for AQS (CLICK for PDF download) + (CLICK for templates)

Into The Blue quilt, 59 x 72”, free pattern by Larene Smith for Hoffman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Striped Boxes quilt, 81 x 88”, free pattern for Kaffe Fassett Collective at Free Spirit Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Cool Blocks Quilt for Kaffe Fassett Collective, ~73 x 82”, free pattern at Free Spirit Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Time for Bed quilt, ~47 x 59”, free pattern by Stacey Day for Dear Stella Design (CLICK for PDF download)

Lord of the Manor quilt, 36 x 50”, free pattern by Paper Pieces for Andover Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Magic Squares quilt, 48 x 70”, free pattern by GillyMac Designs (CLICK for PDF download)

Rise Up quilt - Nara, 60” square, free pattern by Pink Hippo Quilts for Andover Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Rise Up quilt - Orbit, free pattern at Andover Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Steppin Up quilt, 70 x 88”, free pattern by Wendy Sheppard for Anthology Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Stepping Up the Volume, 70 x 88”, free pattern by Wendy Sheppard for Windham Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Brick and Mortar wall quilt, 22 x 28”, free pattern by Whistler Studio for Windham Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Terrarium quilt, 52.5 x 60”, free pattern by Bonnie Christine and Maxie Makes for Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Third Dimension quilt, ~42 x 45”, free pattern by Jinny Beyer (CLICK for PDF download)

Catwalk quilt in two sizes (53 x 59” or queen), free pattern by Jinny Beyer (CLICK for PDF download)

Scrappy Blocks quilt, free pattern by Jinny Beyer (CLICK for PDF download)

Boxes block in 3 sizes (6-12"), free pattern by Jinny Beyer (CLICK for PDF download)

Cubist Illusion pillow, 20 x 14”, free pattern at Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Cubic Square Pillow, 18 x 22”, free pattern at Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Cubist Illusion pillow, 22 x 14”, free pattern at Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Interlink (woven) Pillow, 12” square, free pattern at Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

 

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Mythical Creatures

The Pacific International Quilt Festival is held annually in Santa Clara, California. This year's show included over 400 quilts. We're featuring some of our favorite works of art from the show.

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Midsummer Night Dream Dancers, 42 x 42.5", by Lynne S Dallmeyer-Hartman (Florida), quilted by Julia Quiltoff

This wonderful quilt includes a unicorn, dragons, and other fantastical beasts. Lynne Dallmeyer-Hartman says, "Have you ever wondered what it would be like to dance among mythical creatures? As I was creating this quilt, I envisioned these creatures frolicking across meadows in a summer moonlit night. The magnificent blues along with the exquisite quilting make these mystical creatures come to life."  

The quilt center was based on a design [Fantasy Meets at Midnight] by Michele Hill at William Morris in Quilting.

 Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2022 Pacific International Quilt Festival.

Terraced

The Pacific International Quilt Festival is held annually in Santa Clara, California. This year's show included over 400 quilts. We're featuring some of our favorite works of art from the show!

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Terraced, 61.5 x 46.25", by Thom Atkins (California)

Here is an extremely artistic depiction of rice gatherers in South Vietnam. Exhibited in the Innovative category, Terraced began as a 3.5" x 3.5" photo that originally appeared in a magazine.  Thom Atkins says, "I took the image and stretched it in Photoshop and changed the color from yellow/green to  yellow/red shades."  This striking original design was machine appliqued and machine quilted.

 Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2022 Pacific International Quilt Festival.

Masquerade

The Pacific International Quilt Festival is held annually in Santa Clara, California. This year's show included over 400 quilts. We're featuring some of our favorite works of art from the show.

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The Year of the Masks, 86 x 86.6", by Rhonda Montgomery (Utah), quilted by Charlene Nelson

Winner of 1st Place in the Innovative Quilt category, Rhonda Montgomery says: "This quilt adventure began in 1990 at a Superbowl in New Orleans. I fell in love with the masquerade masks I saw and knew one day I would make a quilt with masks."  We empathize with the message on the quilt: "Masquerading as normal is exhausting."

Rhonda continues, "I also love making wearable art but am too afraid to wear it.  I thought about the masks we hide behind and decided to make a quilt combining the two ideas.  I wish I could always be the girl in the mirror." 

The Year of the Masks was machine pieced, hand appliqued, and longarm machine quilted by Charlene Nelson.

Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2022 Pacific International Quilt Festival.

Golden Days

The Pacific International Quilt Festival is held annually in Santa Clara, California. This year's show included over 400 quilts. We're featuring some of our favorite works of art from the show.

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Golden, Golden Days, 88 x 88", by Ann Zemke

Golden, Golden Days was featured in a special exhibit titled Ann Zemke: One-Woman Hand Piecing & Hand Applique Renaissance for All About Color Quilting.  Based on a pattern by Jen Kingwell, the applique blocks and circle borders were created using the freezer paper prepared applique method.

The pieced blocks and diamond borders were created using a plastic template, tracing the back of the fabric piece, cutting a 1/4" seam allowance and then hand piecing into a block.  The four patches and blocks were machine pieced together. The finished creation was custom quilted with a wool batt over a cotton batt with ruler work, free motion and digitized designs.

Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2022 Pacific International Quilt Festival.