25 Beautiful & FREE Quilt Patterns: Sew Squares for Stunning Results!
If you’re looking for an easy quilting pattern it doesn’t get any better than squares and rectangles. They’re easy to cut, and easy to sew. This guide is packed with quilt designs for square blocks – proving that you can stitch a gorgeous quilt using simple pieces.
A basic square can be pieced into complex-looking quilt blocks like the Double Diamond, Spool, or Irish Chain, and more. This collection is your absolute beginner’s dream, maximizing the fun and minimizing the fuss. Pick a free quilt pattern, grab your fabric, and let’s turn simple fabric geometry into a stunning, finished quilt top today.
Basic Four Patch Quilt Block
Learn to sew the easy 4 patch quilt block! The four-patch unit is a basic building block in patchwork quilts. Many more complicated quilt blocks build on the simple design of the four patch. You can master quilt designs for square blocks by using an easy four patch.
Use this free and simple quilt pattern to make an easy quilt using the 4 patch quit block. Finished quilt dimensions will be 48’’ square.
Super Simple Quilt Pattern
Sew an easy and beautiful quilt using the free Super Simple Squares pattern from Missouri Star Quilt Co. Jenny shows you everything you need to know in the video tutorial about piecing this easy quilt. Grab three Charm Packs and go nuts!
Easy Patchwork Quilt
Learn to sew this simple patchwork quilt with easy-to-cut squares. This easy quilt pattern for beginners or expert quilters alike is the perfect way to use up extra fabric scraps like I did. Another option is to make a beautifully coordinated quilt with pre-cut 2 1/2’’ square fabric pieces that come in precut mini-charm packs. There’s no wrong way with this free quilt pattern.
Easy Double Diamond 12″ Quilt Block
I really enjoy using the Double Diamond when I have a cute repeatable fabric design. I can fussy cut around the medallion or picture, and then it fits right into the block like it was meant to be there! Here is my tutorial for the Double Diamond quit block. I show you how to hack your ruler for fussy cutting, and then we make the other cuts and sew it all together.
Once you have the quilt blocks, you can sew it into a simple quilt design using just the quilt blocks, or by using strips between the blocks (called sashing).
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Diamond in a Square Quilt Block
This quilt finishes at 50″ x 58″. It’s similar to the Double Diamond block, but in this case you sew rows of diamonds in a square together instead of a block of four diamonds at a time. I love this arrangement of diamonds and contrasting prints. Here is my free quilt pattern for sewing a cozy lap quilt.
Free Fat Quarter Friendly Granny Square Quilt Pattern
Sew a beautiful Granny Square Quilt reminiscent of earlier days using fresh new fabric! This free and fat quarter friendly quilt pattern uses 11 fat quarters (pre-cut 18” x 21” pieces of fabric) and 3 3/4 yards of background fabric to make a generous 71” x 71” throw quilt.
Scrappy Granny Squares
Play with colors and bust your stash with the free Scrappy Granny Squares quilt pattern from Quilty Love. Rejoice in straight cuts, straight seams, straight lines, and a beautiful easy quilt.
Easy Quilting Pattern
The Huddle Quilt is a fast and easy quilt pattern. This quilt design for square blocks is a medallion pattern that’s perfect for large prints because it makes the squares into the focal point. Plus there is plenty of negative space to let the eye enjoy your favorite fabrics even more. Enjoy this fat quarter friendly free quilt pattern.
Mosaic Tiles
The Mosaic Tiles Quilt Pattern is a 44” x 54” lap quilt pattern that teaches you how to make the classic Mosaic Number 2 quilt block. Sew your squares into the next perfect quilt!
Square Scramble
If you are looking for a smaller project, use this free pattern from AllPeopleQuilt.com. The squares combine to make a truly interesting geometric pattern, and the link includes instructions for matching placemats.
Of course, you could also sew more blocks and put them together to make a quilt. That’s one thing that is so great about quilting; you can just keep adding blocks to make anything you want!
- Used with permission from American Patchwork & Quilting® magazine.
Easiest Cross Quilt
Sew the easiest plus quilt pattern designed for square blocks, and use up scraps at the same time. You will love how fast and easily this free queen sized quilt pattern comes together, especially with all the tips I will share for cutting and sewing the patchwork blocks.
Simple Squares Easy Quilt
Sew a sweet baby quilt using the free pattern from Bonjour Quilts. There are lots of ways to piece these squares together, but you will love the simplicity of them all.
Liberty Rainbow Quilt
Here’s a simple quilt pattern for a bargello style quilt that you can customize in a million different ways. Sewn up in gorgeous rainbow floral fabrics from Liberty, I don’t think anything could be lovelier
Admittedly you won’t cut a single square for this quilt; it’s all strip pieced. The finished product, however, is a perfect set of squares!
Nine Patch Chain Quilt Block
You are welcome to cut tiny squares and sew them together, but in the tutorial for this particular block I will show you how to do strip piecing so the process is a little faster. Check out the free sewing tutorial on SewCanShe.com.
Nine Patch Irish Chain Quilt Pattern
Sew a throw quilt with a homespun look using my free 9 Patch Irish Chain Quilt Pattern! Can you believe such a beautiful quilt design is made with just one quilt block?
Floating Squares Quilt
Using the Economy Block (Square in a Square) you will sew this Floating Squares Quilt from Carried Away Quilting. It’s fat quarter friendly and so much fun!
Dot Dot Dash
We all love those tiny bundles of 2 1/2” fabric squares that they sell near the cash register at our favorite quilt shop. But after you buy this adorable bundle, what can you do with it? That was what I was thinking when I designed Dot Dot Dash – an adorable throw quilt that you can sew with 7 mini charm packs or 2 1/2” fabric squares that you can cut from scraps. The quilt dimensions are approximately 68” x 68”.
Charm Pack Cherry
Enjoy this free pattern for Charm Pack Cherry from Fat Quarter Shop. There is also a video tutorial from April’s Craft Room if you would like to see it come together. A charm pack is a fabric bundle of precut squares – does it get any better?
Pop Rox Double Diamond 12.5″ Block
This is a different take on the Double Diamond block. There is actually a 6.5″ Four Patch Block turned on point that makes up the larger 12.5″ block. Enjoy my free sewing tutorial, and tag me so I can see what you created with it.
Charm Square Blossoms
This free sewing pattern is for a 43″ x 44″ finished quilt. It’s the perfect size for a crib, and it sews up quickly; especially if you use a charm back fabric bundle to eliminate most of your cutting.
Easy Mini Quilt Pattern
This is an adorable mini quilt designed by Melissa Mortenson of Polkadot Chair. You’re going to love how easy it is – just stitch up 4 quarter triangle units using 4 fabric squares… add a border, and then the piecing is done!
Variable Star Quilt Block
Squares and flying geese form the Variable Star. It’s an easy quilt block that has been around for over 100 years. It has also been called the Sawtooth Star and the Evening Star. Since the center is a square, you can fill that square with patchwork, fussy cut fabric, or more stars (like I did)!
Easy Ombre Checked Quilt
Looking for a fast and easy modern quilt pattern? This buffalo check style patchwork quilt tutorial is the best! Using just 5’’ squares, you’ll be able to piece together this simple yet stunning quilt in just a few hours.
Easy Spools
This fast and easy pattern is perfect for beginner quilters, or someone like me (ahem!) who picked up a darling charm square bundle at the quilt shop and needs to make something with it!
3 Yard Chandelier Quilt
Sew a beautiful Chandelier Quilt Pattern with just 3 yards of fabric! This free quilt pattern makes a throw quilt that is approximately 48” x 59” with 8” Chandelier quilt blocks and plenty of squares.
Grandma’s Lattice Quilt
You don’t have to cut each individual square, but the outcome is a beautiful patchy square look. Sew up a beautiful lattice quilt with patchwork squares – just like grandma would make! This free pattern is for a generous 77’’ x 77’’ size throw quilt.
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