Free pattern day! Attic Windows quilts

"Attic Windows" is a classic optical illusion in quilting! The blocks are constructed either with mitered corners, or the easy way with half-square triangles at the corners. Download your favorite patterns 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" (or the hyperlinked website name) in the title above the quilt.

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Up, Up and Away quilt, free pattern by Sue Penn for Free Spirit Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Curio Cabinet quilt, 64 x 72", free pattern at Maywood Studio (CLICK for PDF download)

Canyon View quilt, 64 x 71", free pattern at eQuilter (CLICK for PDF download)

Imperial Garden Windowpanes quilt, 62" square, free pattern by Lisa Swenson Ruble for Paintbrush Studios (CLICK for PDF download)

Fish Fest quilt, 65 x 78", free pattern by Cyndi Hershey for P&B Textiles (CLICK for PDF download)

Tranquil Views quilt, ~56 x 62", free pattern by Elise Lea for Robert Kaufman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Flora Fantasia quilt, 48 x 54", free pattern by Cyndi Hershey for P&B Textiles (CLICK for PDF download)

Positano quilt, 48 x 56", free pattern at Hoffman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Window Display quilt, 36 x 41", free pattern at Robert Kaufman (CLICK for PDF download)

Overlooking the Rose Arbor, 42 x 54", free pattern by Marinda Stewart for Michael Miller Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Star Blossoms quilt, 53 x 65”, free pattern by Kate Colleran for P&B Textiles (CLICK for PDF download)

Wicked Eve quilt, 70 x 89", free pattern by Osie Lebowitz for Timeless Treasures (CLICK for PDF download)

Gulf Breeze quilt, ~42 x 52", free pattern by Nan Baker for Timeless Treasures Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Spa Therapy quilt, 66 x 66", free pattern by Ellen Maxwell for Michael Miller (CLICK for PDF download)

Shadow Box quilt, 50 x 66", free pattern by Stitched Together Studios for Benartex (CLICK for PDF download)

Verity, free quilt pattern by Marinda Stewart at Michael Miller Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Lovey Buggy quilt, 48 x 57”, free pattern by Wendy Sheppard at Ivory Spring (CLICK for PDF download)

Snowman in the window quilt, 50 x 50", free pattern by Marinda Stewart for Michael Miller (CLICK for PDF download) 

Olive Rose, free quilt pattern by Valori Wells for Free Spirit Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Christmas Windows, 61 x 61”, free pattern by Diane Nagle for Benartex (CLICK for PDF download) 

Nature’s Windows quilt, 40" square, free pattern at Benartex (CLICK for PDF download)

Earth's Windows quilt, 60 x 60", free pattern by Diane Nagle for P&B Textiles (CLICK for PDF download)

Shadows quilt, 56 x 64", free pattern by Anne Sommerlad for Leutenegger (CLICK for PDF download)

Attic Windows quilt, free pattern in 6 sizes (crib to king) at Pellon Projects (CLICK for PDF download)

Playful Pistachio quilt, 45" square, free pattern by Nan Baker for Timeless Treasures Fabric (CLICK for PDF download)

For MORE optical illusions, please check out our Free Pattern Day for Optical Illusion Quilts (CLICK HERE) and our Free Pattern Day for Tumbling Blocks Quilts (CLICK HERE).

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Free Pattern Day! Thousand Pyramids quilts

Here are some wonderful FREE patterns for Triangle and Diamond quilts, also known as Thousand Pyramids. Use them to design your own "pyramid scheme"!  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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Carnival quilt, 60 x 70", free pattern by Ashley Newcomb for Windham Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

 Ambience quilt, 79 x 87", free pattern by Matthew Boudreaux for Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Bias Tiles quilt, 43 x 57", free pattern by Marinda Stewart for Michael Miller Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download) 

Jewel Tones quilt, 60" square, free pattern by Makower UK (CLICK for PDF download)

Equilateral Quilt, ~64 x 70", free pattern by Tula Pink for Free Spirit Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download) 

Heart Beats quilt, 68 x 72", free pattern by Tula Pink for Free Spirit Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Mountains Quilt, 36 x 50", free pattern at Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Argyle Style, ~41 x 60", free pattern by Kathy Doughty for Free Spirit Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Tri Love Quilt, 88 x 90", free pattern by Melissa Lunden for Birch Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Peppered Cottons quilt, 66 x 74", free pattern by Pepper Cory at Studio E Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Confetti quilt, 64 x 76", free pattern at Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Prisms quilt, ~57 x 72", free pattern by Heidi Pridemore for Timeless Treasures (CLICK for PDF download)

Triangles quilt, ~66 x 80", free Kaffe Fassett pattern at Free Spirit Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Perfect Harmony quilt, 57 x 72", free pattern by Heidi Pridemore for Benartex (CLICK for PDF download)

Karakoram quilt, free pattern at Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Three Times Around quilt, 57 x 66", free pattern by Valori Wells for Robert Kaufman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download) 

Modern Lace Stars at Midnight, ~46 x 68", free pattern by Amanda Murphy for Blend Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download) 

Prismatic quilt, 40 x 60", free pattern at Cloud 9 Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Patchwork Prism Quilt, 70 x 76", free pattern by Anna Maria Horner (CLICK for PDF download)

Soundscape quilt, 80 x 95”, free pattern at Robert Kaufman (CLICK for PDF download) 

Crystalia quilt, 65 x 73”, free pattern by Denise Russart for Hoffman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Prism quilt, 40 x 60”, free pattern by Marinda Stewart for Michael Miller (CLICK for PDF download)

Meadow Quilt, 54 x 58", free pattern by Beth Studley for Makower (CLICK for PDF download) 

Park Slope Triangles Quilt, 49 x 61", free pattern by Michael Miller Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download) 

Alfresco, 80 x 96", free pattern by Jean Ann Wright for Marcus Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Note: This post originally was inspired by the 2014 Winter Olympics, which took place in Sochi, Russia.  The theme was based on the patchwork quilt! The designs resemble Thousand Pyramids quilts.

Image credits and links: This post was updated on March 7, 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.