Learn to sew your first quilt or your hundredth quilt with free quilt patterns from SewCanShe!
All of my free quilt patterns include step by step instructions (and sometimes video tutorials) so you can start sewing a beautiful quilt top. This list includes lots of easy quilt patterns, Â baby quilts, Christmas and holiday quilts, throw quilts, fat quarter quilts, jelly roll quilts, half square triangle quilts, applique quilts, free quilt block patterns, table runners, and more!
Whether you are a beginner quilter or your skill level is way up there, let me provide some inspiration for using those fabrics you have stashed away! All of my patterns and tutorials have detailed instructions with step by step photos. Use your own fabrics, rotary cutter, ruler, and mat and away you’ll go!
All of the quilt patterns and quilt block patterns in this category are free, the templates (if needed) are free too. The downloads are indicated in bold text so you won’t miss them.
What inspires you first… Â fabric collections or the quilt design? I must admit that I’m drawn to bright colors of fabric in precuts like jelly roll strips, fat quarter bundles, charm packs, and layer cake stacks. You’ll notice that many of my new quilt patterns are designed for precut fabrics, scraps, and fabric squares.
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If you are a beginning quilter, don’t miss my Simple Patchwork Quilt!
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Sew a darling quilt with antique cameras and quilts using easy applique! Before this, I shared my Say Cheese camera appliqué design and how to make 9 quilt blocks with it. Now you get the rest of the instructions to make this adorable Say Cheese Quilt!
Sew up this beautiful quilt faster than you think! It uses a super-quick log cabin piecing technique plus 2 1/2’’ strips so its jelly roll friendly too.
Sew a darling baby quilt (or lap sized quilt) with my Dresden quilt block pattern that looks like gently whirling badminton birdies! Whether you see the quarter Dresden flowers on this quilt that way or not, it’s still a beautiful…
Are you ready to sew up the cutest gnome mini quilt ever? Here’s the free pattern for my gnome block – sew two to make a Gnome Forest Quilt.
It’s not too late to have a gorgeous handmade table runner for the holidays! This easy quilted table runner is made with my favorite little quilt block – the half square triangle. If you happen to have a bunch of extra HST’s in your stash, here’s a great way to use them!
Merry Christmas in July… This is my present to you (because I love my readers so much!) – a complete pattern for the Merry Stars Quilt! I designed this quilt a couple years ago and made a smaller version for my family. At the time, Christmas was fast approaching so I was forced to just give you a brief ‘how I did it’ cliff notes version of the pattern. Inspired by these adorable Christmas fabrics from Ink & Arrow, I decided to make a bigger and better Merry Stars Quilt and finally write a real pattern!
Those charm square fabric bundles that they keep next to the cash register are so tempting! How many do you have in your stash? Here’s the perfect quilt pattern to use up a charm square bundle – it’s easy and fast and you’ll need just 1 1/4 yards of background fabric to finish it up.
Do you have 5 minutes to make a baby quilt? Okay, you’ll need more than 5 minutes, but this baby quilt can easily be sewn in an afternoon. How great is that when you need a baby shower gift for that same evening! Let me show you how to use soft and cozy Nantucket Patchwork Plaid fabric from Fabric Wholesale Direct and this will be your most wallet friendly quilt too.
Sew up a beautiful Irish Chain Quilt with a Christmas theme! This free pattern is for a generous 77’’ x 77’’ size throw quilt, but you could easily make it larger or smaller. There are two main blocks that I use in an alternating pattern – plus red and cream colored sashing.
Learn how to make a rag quilt – using any fabric you want. This is the ultimate guide.