Hand quilting is such an amazing art form, it always stops us in our tracks. Here's a beautiful album quilt by Melanie Harris. Scroll down for close-up photos of the colorful batik flowers, expert hand applique, and precise hand quilting.
p.s. Check outour E-Bay shop for great bargains! For more free quilt patterns, please follow us on X (Twitter).
Garden Party, made and quilted by Melanie Harris
Garden Party is a quilt in the Baltimore Album tradition. we can see a wreath, bird, tulips, and an amazing leafy vine that encircles the border. Winner of a blue ribbon in the One-Person Applique/Hand Quilted category, Melanie
Harris based this gorgeous quilt on a pattern by Lori Holt. Melanie
says, "This is my first hand applique quilt, it was a joy to work on in
the evenings. It took one year to complete the applique blocks and
borders, followed by a few months to hand quilt."
This is among the best hand quilting we've ever seen, with perfect even stitches and spacing.
Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2025 Tucson Quilters Guild show.
It's nearly apple picking time! Apples remind us of back-to-school and crisp fall weather. Here are some FREE patterns for apple pillows, coasters, and more. The lunch bag pattern (#3 below) includes a paper pieced apple with tutorial. Enjoy!
p.s. Check outour E-Bay shop for great bargains! For more free quilt patterns, please follow us on X (Twitter).
Apple Coasters, free pattern by Sharon Holland for Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)
Apple of My Eye, free appliqué quilted hot pad pattern at McCall’s Quilting (CLICK for PDF download)
Image credits: Individual 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 websites provided in the links. The photo
montage shown on this page is a derivative work that is the property of
Quilt Inspiration. If any links are broken, we'd love to know so we can
fix it. Please email us at QuiltInspiration {at} gmail {dot} com.
Pixel quilting involves translating an image into a grid of fabric
squares, each representing a pixel. Here are 30 FREE patterns for pixel quilts! Be sure to download your favorites today. 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.
p.s. Check outour E-Bay shop for great bargains on craft jewelry, quilt supplies, and vintage clothing!
For more free quilt patterns, please follow us on X (Twitter).
Pixel Table Runner, free pattern by Heidi Pridemore for Timeless Treasures Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)
Image credits: Individual 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. The photo
montage shown on this page is a derivative work that is the property of
Quilt Inspiration. If any links are broken, we'd love to know so we can
fix it. Please email us at QuiltInspiration {at} gmail {dot} com.
Pixel quilting involves translating an image into a grid of fabric
squares, each representing a pixel. It's often used to turn a cherished photo of a favorite person or pet into a one-of-a-kind quilt. Today's featured quilt was inspired by singer and song-writer Pink, aka Alecia Beth Moore.
p.s. Check outour E-Bay shop for great bargains on craft jewelry, quilt supplies, and vintage clothing!
For continuous free quilt patterns, please visit us on X (Twitter).
The quilt was inspired by an iconic image of Alecia Beth with a pink bubble gum bubble. In discussing the inspiration for her quilt, Shelly Shoultes cites a quote by Pink: "True beauty is knowing who you are and what
you want and never apologizing for it."
Shelly says, "I love [Pink's] music, lyrics, style, and unfiltered thoughts. This quilt is a tribute to her as an amazing artist and to women everywhere. It represents friendship, strength, compassion, and nurturing."
We're fascinated to see how just a few pixels can represent facial features, such as the blue eye in this closeup photo. It takes considerable skill to choose fabrics with the right values to make a realistic image! It was longarm quilted by Natalia Bonner using "graffiti quilting", a technique developed by Karlee Porter that incorporates a wide variety of designs to create visually striking patterns.
Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2025 Quiltcon show in Phoenix, Arizona.
Cats and quilts go together! Today's featured quilt has six sweet kitties dressed in pajamas. The quilter, Betsy Verrico, created this tribute to the cats her family owned in the past. Read on for her story!
p.s. Check outour E-Bay shop for great bargains on craft jewelry, quilt supplies, and vintage clothing!
For continuous free quilt patterns, please visit us on X (Twitter).
Cats in Pajamas by Betsy Verrico, quilted by Marti Jones.
This quilt has whimsy, fitting the "Sew Whimsical" theme of the 2025
Quilt Arizona show. Betsy Verrico says, "I have owned a cat since I was
six years old. Now we have two rescue cats: Cody and Dallas. This
quilt represents cats we have had in the past: Mittens, Smokey, Tiffany,
Crystal, Dusty, Rosy and Shadow. It reminds us that pets will always
be in our lives." We love the overall "row" quilting done by Marti Jones.
Betsy Verrico's Cats in Pajamas was based on a published design by Elizabeth Hartman. This is a patchwork-pieced pattern; the blocks are made entirely of
rotary-cut squares and rectangles, and everything is sewn together using
conventional patchwork techniques (there are no templates or paper piecing). We love the single-block pillow, shown below on the pattern cover.
