BIRD quilts: 12 FREE patterns!

Here are the 12 best FREE patterns for bird quilts (and pillows!) We've got doves, cardinals, peacocks,  parrots, and songbirds. Download your favorite patterns TODAY! To go to a pattern: Scroll down the page until you see the pattern you like, then click on the words "CLICK for quilt" (or CLICK for PDF download) in the title above the quilt. (And for Bird HOUSE quilts, CLICK HERE!)

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Fan Bird quilt and pillow, free pattern at Tilda's World (CLICK for quilt) + (CLICK for pillow)

 

 

Not Like All the Others, 54 x 64", free pattern by Felicia Brenoe for Michael Miller Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Cardinals quilt, 40" square, free pattern by Marie Duncan for Yarnspirations (CLICK for PDF download) 

Heads or Tails wall quilt, 32" x 21", free pattern by Denise Russart at Just Quiltin' (CLICK for PDF download)

Pretty as a Peacock quilt, 41" square, free pattern by RJR Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Flora Flamingo quilt, free pattern by flaurie & finch for RJR Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Two Bluebirds quilt, 41 x 61", free pattern by Marinda Stewart for Michael Miller Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Birds in the Woods, 59 x 63", free pattern by Windham Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Bohemian Bird, 50" square, free pattern by Marinda Stewart for Michael Miller Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Mango Garden quilt, ~66 x 84", free pattern at Tilda's World (CLICK for quilt pattern)

 

Mosaic Birds quilt, ~60 x 80", free pattern at Tilda's World (CLICK for quilt pattern) + (CLICK for pillow pattern)

 

Paperbird quilt, free pattern at Tilda's World (CLICK for PDF download-quilt) + (CLICK for PDF download - pillows)

Polly Want a Cracker, 54" square, free pattern at Windham Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Dove's Flight quilt, 78" square, free pattern by Natalie Crabtree for Anthology 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.  If any links are broken, we'd love to know so we can fix it. Please email us at QuiltInspiration {at} gmail {dot} com.

 

Quilting in the Garden 2016

On a sunny autumn day last week, we took a trip to the Alden Lane Nursery in Livermore, California, to see the annual Quilting in the Garden Outdoor Show. Quilts are hung on lines strung between giant oak trees on the nursery grounds.
Because most of these quilt hang high overhead, there are no description cards, which would be difficult to read. We hope you enjoy the quilts in this lovely outdoor scene!

Thankful by Karen Lewis

Close-up, Thankful by Karen Lewis

Idaho Square Dance by Bonnie K. Hunter 

From the book Addicted to Scraps

Bear Family by Martina deMann

Pattern by The Stitch Connection

Close-up, Bear Family by Martina deMann

Close-up, Bear Family by Martina deMann

My Cozy Village by Felicia Brenoe

 Close-up, My Cozy Village by Felicia Brenoe

 Ombre Star by Lora Zmak

 Close-up, Ombre Star by Lora Zmak

Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration,

Happy (quilted) Holidays! The Best of Christmas 2014 (part 3)

There's something about the December holidays and the art of quilting that goes together perfectly. Maybe it's the opportunity to share our creative talents and ideas with others in the spirit of the season. In that spirit, we're showing a very festive collection of quilts each week until Christmas. Here is Part 3 !

Spirit of Christmas, 61 x 54", by Cathleen Anderson (California), 2014 PIQF

Cathleen Anderson says, "I used The Whole Nine Yards in various techniques of embellishing... I put my own twist to this pattern and had great fun with the quilting." This quilt is based on a pattern by Melinda Bula in the book Candy Cane Lane: Quilts and More to Sweeten the Holidays (That Patchwork Place).

Close up, Spirit of Christmas by Cathleen Anderson

Cathleen Anderson made this fantastic quilt with hand and machine applique, paper piecing, chenille, couching, yo-yos, hand beading, fixed crystals, 3D application and machine embroidery.  We loved the MERRY CHRISTMAS greeting spelled out in fabric tags.

The Royal Firs, approx 22 x 37", made by Marilyn McGinnis,  quilted by Rose Flannigan, 2014 AZQG

Marilyn McGinnis says, "These stately firs reflect the beauty of batik fabrics.  What a great way to use my scraps and attempt beading for the first time!" The beading, which is not visible in this photo, was done along the edges of several of the miniature trees.  The quilt was inspired by the Jeweled Forest pattern by Renee Peterson.

Will It Be A White Christmas? 26 x 34", by Kellie Willey, 2014 RCQG

This quilt really puts us in the Christmas spirit! Kellie Willey won a blue ribbon in the Pieced-Medium category for her adaptation of the First Snow quilt pattern by Tina Curran.   Kellie says "I reduced the pattern to 65% and rearranged the blocks.  It was fun picking through my Christmas stash and adding decorations to the trees."

Close up, Will It Be A White Christmas by Kellie Willey

We loved seeing all the cute beads and fussy cut blocks in the tiny houses.  In the red house above you can see gingerbread men in the windows and on the rooftop. The green house has a candy cane roof with rick rack trim; a snowman, mouse and cat are peering out of the windows.

 Angels Among Us, made by Felicia Brenoe, quilted by Lisa Sipes, 2014 AZQG

Felicia Brenoe says, "I love the idea of loving and protective angels all around us. [This quilt is] hand appliqued and embroidered, and longarm quilted."  Peace, Joy, Hope, and Love are appliqued on the quilt.

close up, Angels Among Us by Felicia Brenoe

In this block an angel places a golden star atop the Christmas tree as children, holding hands, look on. Felicia Brenoe's lovely feather quilting can be seen throughout the design.  For some close up photos of the angels, see Felicia's website at Felicia's World.

Baltimore Christmas by Sue Maitre, quilted by Linda Hrcka, 2014 AZQG

This stunning quilt won First Place in the Applique-Large category, and Exemplary Machine Quilting - Track Mounted, at the 2014 Arizona Quilters Guild show.  Sue Maitre says, "Being a Santa collector, I knew Baltimore Christmas had to be a part of my collection."  The Baltimore Christmas pattern is, of course, by Pearl P. Pereira at P3 Designs.

Close up, Baltimore Christmas by Sue Maitre, 2014 AZQG

We enjoyed the outstanding applique and quilting by Sue Maitre and quilting by Linda Hrcka, respectively.  Check out the feather quilting coming out of Santa's pipe: it is done in charcoal thread to represent smoke. And what would Christmas be, without a Partridge in a Pear Tree?

Image credits:  Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration.