Sew Modern: 16 Free Quilt Patterns With a Contemporary Twist
I LOVE modern quilts! Sew them, quilt them, gift them, keep them… there will never be enough! Here are some of my very favorite modern quilt patterns that are all free.
Modern quilts offer new perspectives on traditional quilting. Sometimes, they incorporate contemporary design principles while using traditional block patterns. Other times, they show us fresh new block patterns that weren’t used by quilters in the past.
One characteristic of all of these free modern quilt patterns is that they are easy to sew. So pull out your favorite fabrics and let’s make a modern quilt!
Quarter Log Cabin Quilt Pattern
This three-yard quilt shows you a new perspective on the classic log cabin block: it uses quarter log cabins! Making it with just 3 different fabrics, keeps the look fresh and interesting.
Easy Signature Quilt Pattern
This throw sized signature cross quilt pattern is fast and easy to make. It’s the perfect quilt project for a beginner or anyone who wants a fun weekend quilting project. By using optional modern cutting tools, it’s even faster to cut and sew!
Superstar Quilt Pattern
Make any room more beautiful with spectacular sawtooth stars. My new Superstar Quilt pattern will make you a quilting superstar. The blocks are big, which makes it fast; and the shapes are basic, which makes it easy!
Modern Log Cabin Quilt
Go for bold with my free Modern Log Cabin Quilt Pattern. The unusual placement of 9 log cabin blocks gives a unique look to these traditional blocks. This is the perfect quilt to sew for a guy. Or take a peek at the pattern and see how pretty it can be in light colors.
Ninja Stars Quilt Pattern
Here’s the bold and modern star quilt pattern you’ve been looking for! The Ninja Stars Quilt Pattern is perfect for that hard-to-sew-for person on your list. This free pattern comes with a huge Full or Twin XL size (for someone going off to college) and a fun throw size that’s perfect for watching TV on cool nights.
Star Cakes Free Quilt Pattern
Star Cakes is a modern and scrappy quilt made from 10″ squares – with a video tutorial too. You can also make it by cutting lots coordinating ten inch square pieces of fabric.
Jolly Bar Chevron Quilt Pattern
The Jolly Bar Quilt Pattern wasn’t designed for Christmas fabrics, but I used them, and the result was so merry! Learn to make this easy chevron quilt pattern using your favorite prints.
Jumbo Hashtag Quilt Pattern
Remember when hashtags were called ‘pound signs’? Sew up my Jumbo Hashtag Quilt in a flash—it’s so easy and fun. Then you can show the young crowd that you have mastered the use of hashtags!
Fat Quarter Fancy
A single shape repeated many times in lots of different fabrics is what makes Fat Quarter Fancy another fast and easy modern quilt pattern.
Fat Quarter Fancy Star Quilt
Grab 16 fat quarters and make an easy queen size star quilt! This beginner friendly and fat quarter friendly free quilt pattern is what you’ve been looking for. It will brighten up your guest room, your family room, or any room in the house.
Merry Stars Quilt
Love star quilts? Here’s a modern new combo of medallion quilt + variable star… the Merry Stars Quilt.
Camera Applique Quilt
The Say Cheese Applique Quilt is put together with big (and fast) modern applique blocks. The pattern includes free templates too.
Fat Quarter Fizz
The super-easy Fat Quarter Fizz quilt pattern uses squares and rectangles in a nontraditional modern layout. The free tutorial also includes a video.
Sparkle Quilt Pattern
Sparkle is a gorgeous zig-zag quilt design with modern lines. It is pieced in vertical rows, so there are no Y-seams—yay!
Log Cabin Quilt with Low Volume Fabrics
Use low-volume fabrics and a fresh layout to make a Modern Log Cabin Quilt with this free pattern.
Enchanted Quilt Pattern
Sew a beautiful Moroccan inspired quilt using everyone’s favorite pre-cut cotton fabrics… fat quarters! The Enchanted quilt pattern is free and fat-quarter friendly. I used 9 fat quarters plus 3 yards of background fabric to sew a generous 68’’ x 68’’ square throw quilt.
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