Dream On, Kitty

Here is a fun panel quilt celebrating Halloween. A sleek black cat sits among decorative pumpkins in the window, gazing out on a moonlit sky.  Halloween is on its way! 

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Dream on Kitty by Linda Begega, quilted by Jean Firestine.  

 

 

This quilt was based on the 2021 Black Cat Capers collection by Northcott Fabrics.  Check out the Northcott Fabrics website to see their many seasonal offerings, including Twilight (coming in 2027!)

 Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2026 Tucson (Arizona) Quilters Guild show.

Alone No More

This abstract quilt reminds us of a Picasso portrait! The asymmetric face evolved from leftover, improvisationally-pieced blocks. Heidi Massingill says, "I call them orphan blocks, but don't like them to be orphaned for too long. It was a fun personal challenge to create something from such a simple start."

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Alone No More by Heidi Massingill (Avon, Ohio) @sewbot 

Alone No More was improvisationally pieced, machine appliqued, and machine quilted on a frame (longarm) and without a frame (domestic).  Heidi says that this fun portrait "evolved several times, staring at me in my studio wanting to be complete, until I added the final swirl in her pink hair." 

 Image credits: Heidi Massingill is a member of the North East Ohio Modern Quilt Guild. Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2025 QuiltCon show in Phoenix, Arizona. 

Triangle Man

"Triangle man, Triangle man, Doing the things a triangle can."  This is the theme of a small quilt by Cordelia Nance, a member of the Seattle Modern Quilt Guild. Machine piecing was used to create 800 tiny half-square triangle blocks.

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Triangle Man, made and quilted by Cordelia Nance (Seattle, Washington) @NotMadeByRobots

Cordelia Nance made this small quilt as an explorationof triangles. The design creates an optical illusion, as if the triangles are overlaid on concentric light or dark rectangles. Viewed another way, you can also see flying geese patterns. 

 

Grasses

Grasses is the perfect name for this modern quilt... we can almost see the long grasses blowing in the wind! Pip Porter explains that this quilt was improvisationally pieced with cotton and linen fabrics. Grasses was quilted on a longarm with organic lines using variegated and plain cotton threads.

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Grasses, made and quilted by Pip Porter (Aberfoyle Park, Australia) @mizrini

 

 

A member of the Melbourne (Australia) Modern Quilt Guild, Pip Porter says: "I lost my motivation a while back so committed to 15 minutes of improv piecing each day. A couple of weeks later I had a pile of improv strips and started piecing them together until they were used up and I had regained my motivation."  See the closeup photo below showing the interesting modern prints and hand-quilted details. 

 

 

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Gameplay

Great colors and design stand out in this modern quilt by Sophie Zaugg. She is a former computer programmer turned full-time quilter, living in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Gameplay is machine pieced, hand appliqued, hand quilted, and machine quilted on a domestic machine. 

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Gameplay, made and quilted by Sophie Zaugg (Le Sentier, Switzerland) @lunalovequilts

 

 

Sophie used a log cabin-style construction to surround and showcase hand-appliqued circles. The design reminded Sophie of the board and pieces in strategy board games, thus she named it Gameplay. To view more of Sophie's work, please visit her website at Luna Loves Quilts. 

 Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2025 QuiltCon show in Phoenix, Arizona.

Perfectly Imperfect!

This improvisational quilt explores the Drunkard's Path block in a modern way. Lisa Hofmann-Maurer says that it started out as a practice for curves, and turned into some "perfectly imperfect" curves!  The end result is stunning.

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Perfectly Imperfect by Lisa Hofmann-Maurer (Zurich, Switzerland) @sewwhatyoulove 

"Perfectly imperfect" was improvisationally pieced by machine, and machine quilted on a longarm machine. Lisa says, "I had fun playing with value and improv stripes from my scrap bin.  The quilt is quilted with matchstick quilting in different colors of thread." 

  Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2025 QuiltCon show in Phoenix, Arizona.

Red & White in Australia

Red, white and modern! This improvisationally pieced quilt exemplifies the use of negative space. A swath of white forms a crisp contrast with the angular red blocks. Pip Porter says, "Who knew there were so many reds and whites in my stash?" Scroll down for a closeup of Pip's machine and hand quilting.

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Red & White Study #1, made and quilted by Pip Porter @mizrini (Aberfoyle Park, South Australia, Australia)

A member of the Melbourne (Australia) Modern Quilt Guild, Pip Porter explains that this quilt was made for part of an intended series of red and white quilts, which happened to coincide with a guild Red and White challenge. It was machine pieced, improvisationally pieced, and machine quilted on a frame (longarm).  Lots of little details invite a closer look, including the hand quilting shown below.

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Midnight Reflections

Here is a modern New York Beauty quilt that really stands out! Doreen Toby says: "The fabrics and colors mimic life, sometimes a bit chaotic, but it always works out the way it was meant to be!"  

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Midnight Reflections by Doreen Toby, quilted by Sharon Elsberry

This quilt was made in an online class taught by Dee Christopher, based on a published design: New York Beauty - Choose Your Own Adventure. Each participant was encouraged to use colors and layout to make it their own. The music and text print fabrics add so much interest to the quilt!

Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2026 Quilt Arizona show.

Quilts and Nice Stuff

We found a fun site on Etsy: Quilts and Nice Stuff by Alexandra from Munich, Germany.  With more than 800 quilt block patterns, there's something for everyone! Check out the Scorpion block (for your favorite Scorpio birthday) and the Christmas quilt 25-block bundle, below!

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Scorpio block pattern at Quilts and Nice Stuff (CLICK!)

 

Christmas quilt 25-pattern bundle at Quilts and Nice Stuff (CLICK!)

FREE patterns: Village Life quilt!

Brand new... Here is the Village Life quilt and pillow from Tilda's World! The warm autumnal shades look great against the charcoal background. Some tree and kiosk blocks between the houses provide interest to the design. There's an adorable wall hanging version too.  Download the FREE patterns today!

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Village Life quilt & pillow, free patterns at Tilda's World (CLICK for quilt pattern) + (CLICK for pillow pattern) + (CLICK for wall hanging pattern)

 

 

Sugar Kitty

Sugar skulls are colorful and sweet symbols of Día de los Muertos (the Day of the Dead). The holiday honors those who have passed, whose souls are thought to come back to be with their loved ones. Here is Sugar Kitty, an original art quilt by Liane Futch! Scroll down for FREE Day of the Dead quilt patterns!

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Sugar Kitty, made and quilted by Liane Futch  

 

 

We love the cheerful solid colors and flower-shaped eyes of Sugar Kitty! In the tradition of Dia de los Muertos, this kitty reminds us to celebrate those who have passed, and to live our lies in a joyful way that others will continue to celebrate us after we're gone. 

 

 For FREE Day of the Dead quilt patterns, CLICK HERE!

 

Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2026 Tucson (Arizona) Quilters Guild show.

 

Victory Garden

Winner of Best of Show at a 2023 Tucson (Arizona) Quilt Fiesta, this 10-year project began as a block-of-the-month with Bella Quiltworks in 2013. It is based on a pattern by Susan Powell called Victory Garden. Janet Rupp completed the blocks in 2014. The quilt was finished in 2021 and 2022.  

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Autumn, made and quilted by Janet Rupp 

Winner of Best of Show and 1st Place (One Person Applique - Machine Quilted) at the 2023 Quilt Fiesta in Tucson, Arizona. Each block has a different vegetable: a pumpkin, chard, peas, carrots, turnip and more. The elaborate borders have yellow sunflowers and purple grape clusters.

 Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2026 Tucson (Arizona) Quilt Fiesta.

String Frenzy!

After saving scraps from 10 years of quilting, Christine Mahon created this bright, cheerful quilt. Based on a Bonnie Hunter pattern, the placement of foundation-pieced scraps on a yellow backdrop creates a secondary star pattern.  

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All The Quilts I've Made by Christine Mahon, quilted by Jessica Dickinson.  

This is a great scrap buster pattern.  Christine Mahon says there were lots of points and bias edges to work with, and she still has a mountain of scraps! This quilt was awarded a red ribbon (Second Place) in the Scrap-Duet category at the 2026 Quilt Arizona show.

This is the pattern shown on the cover of String Frenzy: Strips, Strings & Scrappy Things by Bonnie K. Hunter (available at Amazon). 

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Snowballs quilt (FREE pattern!)

A free and easy-peasy, snowy fat quarter quilt! The snowball pattern is one of the best-known of all Amish quilt blocks. This pattern uses 12 fat quarters and is a small throw size. Also scroll down for more FREE snowball quilt patterns!

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Snowballs quilt, 50″ x 55″, free pattern at the Fat Quarter Shop (CLICK for PDF download)

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Artisan Blanket (FREE pattern!)

This colorful, southwestern style Artisan Blanket looks so cozy! It is made with 24 colors of Cottage Cloth by Renee Nanneman for Andover Fabrics. (As of this writing, kits are still available at some sites, including Etsy.)  Download the FREE pattern below!

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Artisan Blanket, 60 x 80", free pattern by Renee Nanneman for Andover Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download) 

 For more FREE Southwestern quilt patterns, CLICK HERE!

 

 

Bits and Pieces

This quilt rocks! Bits and pieces of leftovers known as "trimmings" were used to make this contemporary wool collage. Scroll down to see the machine applique around the shapes.

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Bits and Pieces, made and quilted by Janet Rupp.  

 

 Detail, Bits and Pieces

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Snake Charmer

Beautifully made, this Denyse Schmidt quilt recently caught our eye.  It's a variation of a traditional "Rattlesnake" design, done here in modern solids. She calls it Snake Charmer, and offers it as a custom-made quilt in several colors and sizes. Check out more photos on her website at DSQuilts!

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Snake Charmer by Denyse Schmidt

 

Denyse Schmidt says: "My rendition of a traditional "snake-in-the-grass" or "drunkard’s path" pattern looks great on the bed. Subtle shifts of color in the snakes impart an organic-modernist feel. An idea long on the drawing board, this pattern initially took shape when developed for my first how-to book, Denyse Schmidt Quilts (Chronicle Books)."   

Free ORANGE quilt patterns!

It's the season for ORANGE. Here are 5 FREE quilt patterns to enjoy! All were made in Kona cottons from Robert Kaufman Fabrics. Download your favorite patterns today!

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Sundown quilt, free pattern at Robert Kaufman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Clementine quilt, free pattern at Robert Kaufman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Illuminate quilt, free pattern at Robert Kaufman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Strips and Stars quilt, free pattern at Robert Kaufman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Terrace quilt, free pattern at Robert Kaufman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

For free patterns for RAINBOW quilts, CLICK HERE! 

For free patterns for YELLOW quilts, CLICK HERE! 

For free patterns for PURPLE quilts, CLICK HERE! 

For free patterns for GREEN quilts, CLICK HERE! 

For free patterns for TAUPE quilts, CLICK HERE! 

For free patterns for PINK quilts, CLICK HERE! 

For free patterns for BLUE quilts, CLICK HERE! 

For free patterns for RED quilts, CLICK HERE! 

For free patterns for BLACK & WHITE quilts, CLICK HERE! 

City Leaves

Here is a contemporary wall quilt featuring a stunning combination of red, white and black leaves.  It's a departure from the traditional autumn colors.  It would look great in a modern town home or loft!

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City Leaves, made and quilted by Rhonda Borders   

Rhonda Borders says this use of red, white and black caught her eye in a quilting magazine some years back. Her choice of contrasting prints, and the expert applique work, really makes this quilt pop.   

NOTE: We recognize this as the City Leaves design from City Walks: 10 Contemporary Quilt Designs by Nancy Rink (2012). Rhonda quilted each of the blocks with a leafy design.

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Scrap Happy Scrappy

Made entirely from scraps, this award-winning quilt was hand pieced, needle-turn appliqued, and embroidered by Susan Parker. The kaleidoscope of colors and prints makes a truly happy quilt.

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Scrap Happy Scrappy, made and quilted by Susan Parker

 

 

Susan Parker used a huge variety of prints and batiks to make these fun blocks. She followed a Block-of-the-Month program at The Quilt Show, based on the Pick-a-Petal design by Jen Kingwell. 

 

Jen says: "I'm known as a scrap quilter and so I knew I wanted this design to reflect this. The color palette is bright and fun mixing a range of prints." 

Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2026 Quilt Arizona show. Scrap Happy Scrappy won First Place in the Scrap - Solo category.