School Days

This time of year, the school bells ring again for so many of us and our children.  A house on a quilt is a symbol of our community and our lives together in society. It's no wonder that house quilts remind us of comfort and the togetherness of family, friends, and neighbors. They really appeal to us, maybe because "home is where the heart is." 

Little Old One Room Schoolhouse,  23 x 27", by Ruth Powers, at Ruth Powers Art Quilts

The traditional schoolhouse of the frontier, complete with a bell tower, beckons us back to learning, as leaves swirl in the early autumn breeze.  Quilt designer Ruth Powers offers this charming scene as a pattern, along with so many other beautiful designs.

Little Houses, 48 x 60", by Ruth Powers, at Ruth Powers Art Quilts

Ruth writes, "Much of my work is inspired by nature;  my daily walks fill my senses with color and design possibilities." In creating Little Houses, Ruth has done an excellent job of selecting different blues and greens for the sky and earth, while selecting the complementary colors of bright orange and orange-red for the homes. Ruth notes that this is a great pattern for using up fat quarters and scraps.

Welcome Home, 64 x 64", by Alex Anderson,at Alex Anderson Quilts

Here's a delightful neighborhood of cheerful houses done in russet and gold. Internationally-famous designer Alex Anderson has brightened the traditional fall quilt by adding contemporary colors of aqua blue and rose pink which make the maple leaves and houses sparkle against the dark background. Easily pieced using half square triangles, "Welcome Home" has become a classic best-seller from JWD Publishing. You can view all of Alex Anderson's books and patterns at Alex Anderson Quilts.

Schoolhouse Block, 19 x 22", from "There's No Place Like Home" by Sonya Chinn, at Sonya's Snippets

Long-arm quilter Sonya, creator of the Sonya's Snippets blog, sewed this charming applique scene as one of the blocks for a block-of-the-month quilt which she calls 'There's No Place Like Home'. This quilt was based on "Home Is Where the Heart Is", a block-of-the-month from The Stitch Connection.

Image credits:  Images are shown with the generous permission of the artists.  These quilts appeared in a series of articles on house quilts, including Our Town and Our Town Part 2.

Free Pattern Day: Halloween

Here are more than 50 free patterns for Halloween quilts, table runners and pillows ! 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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Fall Y'all mini quilt, 26" square, free pattern by Sandy Gervais at Pieces From My Heart (CLICK for PDF pattern) + (CLICK for pieced bird pattern)

Candy Corn Wall hanging, free pattern by Pat Sloan (CLICK for tutorial)+(CLICK for PDF download)

Pumpkin Patch quilt, 50 x 62", free pattern by Rachel Hauer for Free Spirit Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Celebrate with Hershey quilt, 48 x 56", free pattern at Riley Blake Designs (CLICK for PDF download)

Spooky table runner, 48" x 14", free pattern at Riley Blake Designs (CLICK for PDF download)

Full Moon Rising quilt, 68" square, free pattern by Renee Nanneman for Andover Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Broomy Wall Art, 11 x 28", free pattern at Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Halloween quilt, made from fat quarters, 48 x 56", free pattern at Fabric Editions (CLICK for PDF download)

Charmed Again quilt, 63 x 70", free pattern at Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

  Charmed quilt, 63 x 70", free pattern at Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Colorful strip pumpkin quilt, 61 x 68", free tutorial at Flamingo Toes (CLICK for PDF template)

Scary Moon banner, 30 x 64", free pattern by Janet Houts for Andover Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)  

Tarrytown quilt, 58 x 70", free pattern by Janet Houts for Andover Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Whirlwind quilt, 40 x 49", free pattern at Maywood Studio (CLICK for PDF download)

Halloween mini quilt, ~18" square, free pattern at Fabric Editions (CLICK for PDF download)

Bats and Black Cats table runner or wall hanging, 22 x 44", free pattern at Michael Miller Fabrics
(CLICK for PDF download)

Me and My Ghoul Friends, 61 x 61", free pattern at Studio E Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Haunting quilt, 51 x 69", free pattern by Renee Nanneman for Andover Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Love Never Dies mini quilt, 20" square, free pattern at Riley Blake Designs (CLICK for PDF download)

Jack o' Lantern mini quilt, free pattern by Rose Johnston at Threadbare Creations (CLICK for tutorial)

Spider Web quilt along at Scrapatches (CLICK for tutorial)

Boo-ghostly block, 12" square (shown as 24" mini quilt or pillow), free pattern by Marjory Peck at Peck's Pieces (CLICK for tutorial) (CLICK for PDF download)

Spooky wall hanging, 24 x 52", free pattern by Heidi Pridemore for Windham Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Eat, Drink and Be Scary Quilt, 41 x 51", free pattern by Heidi Pridemore for Windham Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Four Pumpkins wall quilt, 29"square, free pattern by Cheryl Haynes for Benartex (CLICK for PDF download)

Halloween mini quilt tutorial and free pattern at Fort Worth Fabric Studio (CLICK for tutorial)

The Great Pumpkin quilt, ~47 x 57", free pattern by Renee Nanneman for Andover Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Pumpkin wall quilt, free pattern by Dodi Lee Paulson for Landauer (CLICK for PDF download)

Look Into My Eye, 43 x 43", free quilt pattern by Stacey Day for Windham Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Spooky Spider mini quilt, free applique pattern at Seasoned Homemaker (CLICK for tutorial)

All Hallow's Eve wall quilt, 42" square, free pattern by Jedi Craft Girl (CLICK for PDF download)

Reversible whole cloth spiderweb quilt tutorial by Polly Carlson for Fairfield World

Spooky mini quilt tutorial by Jedi Craft Girl (CLICK for tutorial)

Witches Celebrate quilt, 60 x 60”, free pattern at Riley Blake Designs (CLICK for pattern; CLICK for TEMPLATES) (check out the finished quilt at Fabric Seeds)

Witches Celebrate quilt: witch block detail at Fabric Seeds

Witches Celebrate quilt: pumpkin block detail at Fabric Seeds

Coffee Time Halloween quilt, ~18 x 18”, by Carried Away Quilting, based on the free Coffee Time mini quilt tutorial (CLICK for tutorial)

Endless Creaking Stairs quilt, 36 x 44", free pattern by Grace Wilson for Maywood Studios (CLICK for PDF download)

Wicked Eve quilt, 70 x 89”, free pattern by Osie Lebowitz for Timeless Treasures (CLICK for PDF download)

Barn Bats mini quilt block, 18 x 18", tutorial by Elizabeth Hartman at Oh Fransson (CLICK for tutorial)

That Cat quilt,  Halloween version, 29 x 32", free pattern by Pamela Lincoln for McCall's Quilting
(CLICK for PDF download)

Stairway to Cat Heaven, 52 x 52", quilt by Marty Mason at Marty's Fiber Musings, based on the free Golden Quilts pattern at McCall's Quilting (CLICK for instructions)(CLICK for templates)

Boo-tacular applique wall hanging, 25 x 27", free pattern by Sandi Colwell for McCall's Quilting (CLICK for PDF download)

Which Witch is Which wall hanging, 30 x 17", free pattern by Sue Marsh for RJR Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

By the Light of the Moon Quilt with candy corn border, free pattern by Elizabeth Cecchettini for Babylock (CLICK for PDF download)

Haunted House (Scribble Monsters) quilt,32 x 36", including house, bat and moon template, at Clothworks (CLICK for PDF download)

Haunted House quilt, ~37 x 40", by Liz Aneloski; free pattern for RJR Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download) (this quilt has 3-D folded windows and doors)

Simply Spooky quilt, free pattern by Pearl P. Pereira (CLICK for PDF download)

Creepy Crawlies at Midnight quilt, 29 x 43", free pattern by Dana Jones for Quilters Newsletter  (CLICK for PDF download)

Spooky Spun Sugar Little Quilt tutorial by Vickie E. at Spun Sugar Quilts (CLICK for tutorial)

Itsy Bitsy Spiders Wall Hanging, 19 x 26", tutorial at AJ's Bowtique (CLICK for tutorial)

Halloween Applique Scene by Christina Sherrod at Crafts and Fabric Links (CLICK for tutorial)

Jack Patchwork wall hanging, 36 x 36", free pattern by Sue Thornton-Gray for Janome (CLICK for PDF download)

Scrappy Pumpkin Table Runner, ~15 x 36", free pattern by Angela Tackett (CLICK for PDF download)

Fall Pumpkin table runner tutorial by The Cloth Parcel (CLICK for tutorial)

Pumpkin Patch block table topper tutorial by Lindsey Weight at Fort Worth Fabric Studio
(CLICK for tutorial)

Endless Creaking Stairs table runner, 12 x 25", free pattern by Grace Wilson for Maywood Studios (CLICK for PDF download)

Bargello style Halloween table runner, tutorial by So Sew Easy at GYCT Designs (CLICK for tutorial)

Oh Pumpkin table runner, free pattern by Jennifer Morgan and Linda Ambrosini for Hoffman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Floating Pumpkins table runner by Debbie Beaves, free pattern at RJR Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Pumpkin block tutorial by Chrissy at Sew Lux Fabrics (CLICK for tutorial)

Monster Munchies table runner (French Braid), 14 x 48", free pattern by Jean Ann Sharrai and Gayle Noyes for McCall's Quilting (CLICK for PDF download)

Trick or Treat Table Runner by Rebecca Woods for Riley Blake Designs (CLICK for PDF download)

Pumpkin Crazy Quilt mug rug tutorial at Pellon Projects (CLICK for PDF download)

Scrappy Pumpkin Table Runner tutorial by A Bright Corner as seen at Thermoweb (CLICK for tutorial)

Ribbon Table Runner tutorial at 7 layer studio (CLICK for tutorial)

Ghouls Night Out table runner by Grace Wilson for Maywood Studios (CLICK for PDF download)

The House that Jack Built centerpiece mat tutorial by Katie Hennagir for Andover Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Boo to You! table topper, 40 x 40", free pattern at Wilmington Prints (CLICK for PDF download)

 

Strippy Table Runner tutorial by Rachel Griffith at PS I Quilt for Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for tutorial)

Spooktacular Spiderweb table runner, free pattern at Blend Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Pumpkin Table Runner tutorial by Judi Madsen at Green Fairy Quilts (CLICK for tutorial)

Halloween Table Runner free pattern at Jo's Country Junction (CLICK for tutorial)

Pumpkin Placemat, free pattern by Phyllis Dobbs (CLICK for PDF download)

Improvisational Pumpkin Block tutorial at Pieced Goods (CLICK for tutorial)

Spiderweb mini quilt, 24 x 24", tutorial by Jackie Reeve at The Orange Room (CLICK for tutorial)

Spiderweb free-motion quilting, free video tutorial by Leah Day at The Free Motion Quilting Project (CLICK for tutorial)

"Boo" wall hanging tutorial by A Bright Corner as seen at Fabric Mill (CLICK for tutorial)
 

Witch Shoe Treat Bag or Silverware Holder at Sharon Sews (CLICK for tutorial)

Jack-o-Lantern, free applique pattern by Kimara and Michelle at Wee Folk Art (CLICK for PDF template)

Black Cat applique, free block pattern by Kimara at Wee Folk Art (CLICK for PDF template)

Spooky, 10” square, free black cat applique pattern by Wendi Gratz at Shiny Happy World (CLICK for PDF templates) 

Ghost applique block, free pattern at Wee Folk Art (CLICK for tutorial)

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Haunted House on the Hill, free pattern by Elizabeth Hill at Purple Kitty Yarns (CLICK for tutorial)

Halloween Treat mini quilt, free pattern by Sandra E. Andersen at A Legacy of Stitches (CLICK for tutorial)

Midnight Hallow's Eve quilt block, free pattern at Thimblemouse and Spouse (CLICK for tutorial)

Coffin block by Jeni Baker, free pattern at In Color Order (CLICK for tutorial) (use 9 blocks to make a Halloween pillow)

Jack-o-Lantern block, 8 x 10", free paper pieced pattern by Sonja Callaghan at Artisania (CLICK for PDF template)

Pumpkin in three sizes, free paper pieced pattern by Jennifer Ofenstein at Sew Hooked (CLICK for PDF template)
 

Witch, free paper piecing pattern by Sonja Callaghan at Artisania (CLICK for PDF template)

Haunted House, free 10" paper piecing pattern by Cyrille Zellweger at Bubblestitch Quilts (CLICK for tutorial)
 

Granny's Bats, free 10" paper piecing pattern by Amy Gay of Butterfly Angels Quilting (CLICK for tutorial)

Bats paper pieced block, free pattern by Jennifer Ofenstein at Fandom in Stitches (CLICK for PDF download template)

Trick or Treat Sue, free paper pieced Sunbonnet Sue pattern by Jennifer Ofenstein at Sew Hooked (CLICK for PDF download)

 Batty About Halloween, free paper pieced quilt block pattern at Ruthie Quilts (CLICK for tutorial)

My Little Monster, free paper pieced quilt block pattern at Orchid Owl Quilts (CLICK for tutorial)

Candy Corn face, free paper pieced pattern and tutorial at Sonya's Snippets (CLICK for PDF template)

Double Sided Jack-o-Lantern pillows, 21" square, free pattern at Robert Kaufman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

 

 

Black Cat pillow, free pattern and tutorial by Jedi Craft Girl (CLICK for tutorial)
 

Halloween Cat pillow, free pattern by Oh Oh blog as seen at U Create Crafts (CLICK for tutorial)

Fall Pumpkin quilted pillow tutorial at The Cloth Parcel (CLICK for tutorial)

Spider Web Quilted Pillows tutorial by Polly Carlson for Fairfield World  (CLICK for tutorial)

Spooky Halloween cat pillow, free pattern and tutorial by Amanda - Jedi Craft Girl (CLICK for tutorial)

Scrappy Pumpkin Pillows, free pattern by Jean Etheridge and Shannon Miller at Sew Beautiful Magazine (CLICK for PDF download)

Spooky Halloween Wreath quilt, 40" square, free pattern by Jason Yenter at In The Beginning Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Pumpkins and Patches quilt, 49 x 49”, free pattern by Denise Russell for Hoffman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download) for the ivory version click here)
 

Pumpkins and Patches quilt, 49 x 49”, free pattern by Denise Russell for Hoffman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Pumpkin Patches quilt, 70 x 92”, free pattern by Renee Nanneman for Andover Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Spooky Windows quilt, 37 x 49", free pattern by Osie Lebowitz for Timeless Treasures (CLICK for PDF download)

Halloween Cats quilt, 70 x 78”, free pattern by Mickey Beebe for American Quilter (CLICK for PDF download) 

Happy Haunting quilt, 74 x 88", free pattern at Riley Blake Designs (CLICK for PDF download) -or- (CLICK for mini quilt version)

Cats, Bats and Vats quilt, 58 x 66", free pattern by Gayle Noyes and Jean Anne Sharrai for Clothworks (CLICK for PDF download)

Block Party Halloween Quilt, free pattern by Kathy Mack  (CLICK for PDF download)

Ready Set Glow Halloween quilt, 42 x 42”, free pattern at Blank Quilting (PDF download) 

Halloween Chevron Quilt tutorial at The Little Fabric Shop

Jazzy Jacks quilt, 48 x 51”, free appliqued and pieced pattern by AE Nathan (PDF download)

Stuffed Pumpkins, free pattern at JoAnn Fabrics (PDF download)

Fall Fabric Pumpkins tutorial at Pink Suede Shoe

Funky Pumpkin Pincushion Tutorial and free pattern by Marjory Peck at Peck's Pieces

Fabric Pumpkins tutorial by Martha Stewart

 

Image credits:  This post was updated on January 30, 2023. 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 quiltinspiration {at} gmail {dot} com.