FREE CHICKEN (Quilt Patterns!)

LOL.. you had us at FREE CHICKEN!  Here are the 12 BEST free chicken quilt patterns. Use them to make a cute mug rug, pillow, table topper, or wall hanging.  Download your favorites TODAY!  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" in the title above the quilt.

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Happy Hen mini quilt or pillow, 16" square, free pattern by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs (CLICK for PDF download). 

Henhouse pillows, 10.5 x 15.5", free pattern at Tilda's World (CLICK for PDF download)

Henhouse quilt, 68 x 83", free pattern at Tilda's World (CLICK for PDF download)

Chicken Placemat, free pattern by Renate Bieber for Sulky International (CLICK for PDF download)(written in German but you can use an AI assistant to translate!)

Henrietta Chicken, Block 1 of the Hen Party BOM by Jacquelynne Steves (CLICK for pattern page) + (CLICK for PDF download)

Cat's Rooster, free paper pieced pattern by Jennifer Ofenstein at Sew Hooked (CLICK for pattern)

Sitting Hen, free paper pieced pattern by Jennifer Ofenstein at Sew Hooked (CLICK for pattern) 

Pieced chicken block, free tutorial at The Objects of Design (CLICK for tutorial)

 Hen Peck wall hanging, free pattern at Hoffman California Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Jaunty Rooster, 36 x 45", free pattern by Benartex (CLICK for PDF download) 

No time to make your own?  Check out this beautiful FINISHED wall hanging [for sale as of this writing] by Quilts With Style at Etsy: 

Chicken pillow, free Farm Babies pattern by Casey York for Windham Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Just Us Chickens quilt, 32" quilt, free pattern by Swirly Girl for Michael Miller Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Folk Art chicken, 10" x 11", free pattern by Annie Lippincott for All People Quilt (CLICK for description) + (CLICK for PDF download; the chicken project starts on page 4)

 Kitschy Chicky Table Set or Wall Quilt, free patterns by Marinda Stewart for Michael Miller Fabrics (CLICK for PDF - quilt) + (CLICK for PDF - table set) - includes templates for the chicken & rooster, tableware, and hearts

 

Chicken Coop quilt, 48 x 64", free pattern at Moda Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

 Flock Party, 58 x 70", free pattern by Denise Russell for Dear Stella Design (CLICK for PDF download)

 

 

Image credits:  Individual 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 so we can fix it. Please email us at QuiltInspiration {at} gmail {dot} com.

Garden Party: Applique and Hand Quilting

Hand quilting is such an amazing art form, it always stops us in our tracks.  Here's a beautiful album quilt by Melanie Harris. Scroll down for close-up photos of the colorful batik flowers, expert hand applique, and precise hand quilting.

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Garden Party, made and quilted by Melanie Harris 

Garden Party is a quilt in the Baltimore Album tradition.  we can see  a wreath, bird, tulips, and an amazing leafy vine that encircles the border. Winner of a blue ribbon in the One-Person Applique/Hand Quilted category, Melanie Harris based this gorgeous quilt on a pattern by Lori Holt. Melanie says, "This is my first hand applique quilt, it was a joy to work on in the evenings.  It took one year to complete the applique blocks and borders, followed by a few months to hand quilt."

This is among the best hand quilting we've ever seen, with perfect even stitches and spacing.

 Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2025 Tucson Quilters Guild show.

A Vintage Christmas Quilt

This glorious Vintage Christmas quilt has 30 pieced blocks!  There are so many adorable themes, including a church, snowman, Santa Claus, Rudolph, a puppy dog, and smiling girl.

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Vintage Christmas, made and quilted by Cindi Huff

Cindi Huff says, "This is the most joyful quilt I have ever made! Quilting it was so much fun. Look for the sun rays shining on baby Jesus and the train engineer."

 

 

Santa's beard is made with red & white printed fabric that spells out a recipe for gingerbread cookies. Several of the blocks have embroidery details, including the smiling girl, below.

Here is the gingerbread man, whose head is made from a snowball quilt block. The white rick rack trim and polka dot buttons are the perfect embellishments.

 Image credits: The Vintage Christmas quilt pattern is by Lori Holt.  Quilt photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2024 Tucson Quilters Guild show.

Free pattern day! Thanksgiving Quilts and Table Runners

We hope you enjoy these beautiful FREE Thanksgiving patterns! What better way to celebrate the holiday than to make a quilt or table topper for the family?  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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Turkey Mug Rug with a Twist, free pattern by Moose Stash Quilting for Thermoweb (CLICK for tutorial)

Cider Centerpiece Table Runner, 26" x 14", free pattern at Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Thomas the Farmer Turkey, 12" block, free pattern at Quilt in a Day (CLICK for PDF download)

Thankful quilt, 88" square, free pattern at Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)  

Dresden Turkey, free pattern and tutorial at Moosestash Quilting (CLICK for tutorial) 

Tom Turkey quilt block 12” square, free pattern by Lori Holt at Bee in My Bonnet (CLICK for block tutorial) (CLICK for placemat tutorial)

Turkey Trot table runner, free pattern by Country Junktion (CLICK for PDF download)

Bountiful Table Topper, 56 x 56", free pattern by Color Principle for Henry Glass (CLICK for PDF download)

Birds in the Forest wall quilt or table topper (with 3D flying geese), 42" square, free pattern by Bev Getschel for Quilters World (CLICK for PDF download)

Autumn Spice quilt, 69 x 87", free pattern at Henry Glass Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)  

Birds and Stars quilt, 64 x 76", free pattern by Wendy Sheppard for Windham Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Fall Harvest quilt, 42" square, free pattern by Anthology Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Give Thanks quilt, free pattern by Shelly Comiskey for Henry Glass Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Give Thanks table topper, ~21" square, free pattern at Quilting Treasures (CLICK for PDF download)

Harvest Blessing table set, free pattern by Janet Nesbitt for Henry Glass (CLICK for PDF download)

Give Thanks table runner set, free pattern by Shelly Comiskey for Henry Glass (CLICK for PDF download)

Turkey table runner, free pattern at Quilt In A Day (CLICK for PDF download)

Thankful Turkey mini quilt, 8" x 10", free pattern by Lyn Brown (CLICK for PDF download)

Pumpkin Patch wall quilt and table runner, free pattern by Lynette Jensen for Landauer/Fox Creek Publishing (CLICK for PDF download)

Pumpkin Brulee mini quilt, ~14" square, free pattern by Kim Diehl for Henry Glass Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)(then scroll down for this color option)

Bountiful Gift table runner, free pattern by Heidi Pridemore at The Whimsical Workshop (CLICK for PDF download)

 Autumn Elegance table runner, free pattern at Studio E Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Harvest Blessings table runner, 27.5" x 54.5“, free pattern at Fat Quarter Shop (CLICK for PDF download)

Give Thanks table runner, 25 x 54", free pattern by Denise Russell for Blank Quilting (CLICK for PDF download)

Fall table runner, ~18 x 40", free pattern at Cornbread and Beans Quilting (CLICK for PDF download)

Bountiful Harvest wall hanging, 31 x 29", free pattern at Quilters World (CLICK for PDF download)

Autumn Song Quilt, 80" square, free pattern by Heidi Pridemore for Janet Nesbitt / Henry Glass Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Autumn Melody quilt, ~58" square, free pattern by Janet Page Kessler for Benartex (CLICK for PDF download)

Flight Plan quilt, Harvest colorway, free quilt pattern by Marilyn Foreman for Timeless Treasures (CLICK for PDF download)

Pumpkin Pie quilt, 79 x 89", free pattern by The Buggy Barn for Henry Glass (CLICK for PDF download)

Gratitude quilt, 60" square, free pattern by Jo Morton for Moda Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Harvest House quilt, 88 x 100", free pattern by Sue Falkowski for Henry Glass (CLICK for PDF download)

Sienna quilt, 54 x 60", free pattern by Lisa DeBee Schiller for Windham Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Winterthur Toile quilt, ~73"square, free pattern by Gail Kessler for Kathy Hall / Andover Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Harvest Time paper pieced block, free pattern by Marie Minaudier for Country Woman Magazine (CLICK for PDF template)

  For more fall quilts, see our Free Pattern Day for Autumn Leaves (CLICK):

Image credits:  This post was updated on October 6, 2025.  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.