Transparency Quilts: 5 FREE patterns!

 Here are 5 of our favorite FREE patterns for transparency quilts! The fabric selection gives the illusion of seeing through a sheer curtain to the design beyond.  Download your favorite patterns today!

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De Novo quilt, 60 x 75", free pattern by Stephanie Sheridan for Benartex (CLICK for PDF download)

Color Wash Transparency quilt, 40 x 60", free pattern by Modern Quilt Studio for Benartex (CLICK for PDF download)

 

 Waves quilt, 56 x 68", free pattern at Robert Kaufman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

 

Woven Radiance quilt, 77 x 95", free pattern at Free Spirit Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download) 

Transparency Crossing quilt, 50" square, free pattern at Robert Kaufman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download) 

 

Mosaic Quilts: FREE patterns!

Could there be anything simpler than a quilt made with fabric squares, like a mosaic? Here are free mosaic or "pixel" patterns that would be perfect for using up a stash! Just scatter colors against a black background; or graduate colors from one hue to another; or arrange them in diagonals... there are so many options!

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 Pixelated Patchwork quilt, ~40" square, free pattern by Pippa Armbrester for Moda Bakeshop (CLICK for tutorial) + (CLICK for PDF download)

Vine quilt, 54 x 81", free pattern by Weeks Ringle & Bill Kerr for Benartex (CLICK for PDF download)

Freedom Flair quilt, ~60 x 72", free pattern at Riley Blake Designs (CLICK for PDF download)

Fading Fat Quarters quilt, ~54 x 68", free pattern by Elise Lea for Robert Kaufman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)   

 

Transparency Quilt Challenge: Light Me Up!

Transparency is a hot trend in quilting! The challenge is to choose opaque fabrics to create the illusion of transparency. The American Patchwork and Quilting Transparency Challenge produced some incredible quilts... We hope you enjoy our photos from this year's QuiltCon show!

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Light Me Up, made and quilted by Lindsey Berres (Woodinville, Washington) @peaceandpatchwork.  

Light Me Up won 1st Place in the American Patchwork and Quilting Transparency Challenge.

Lindsey Berres says that this quilt explores the concept of additive light through the interplay of color and transparency.  "I designed this quilt using varying values of overlapping red, green, and blue (the primary colors of light) to create the spectrum of colors that converge to form the white center. I wanted to create the effect of additive light with fabric, which is a medium that gets its color through pigment, not light."

Note: For a fun and FREE transparency quilt pattern, check out the Color Wash quilt pattern by Modern Quilt Studio for Benartex (CLICK for PDF download!)

 

 

Image credits: Photos of Light Me Up were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2025 QuiltCon show in Phoenix, Arizona.

 

Secret Agent Quilt Along

Have you heard of the Secret Agent Quiltalong by Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr at Modern Quilt Studio? Participants on six continents joined this fabulous mystery quilt project. While the “Mystery” part has concluded, quilters around the world are still making their own Secret Agent quilts.We spotted one of the finished quilts at a 2025 quilt show.  

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Secret Agent Quilt, made by Meg Silvern, quilted by Linda Powell   

Meg Silvern made this quilt during a sew-a-long with Modern Quilt Studio online, using theirpattern and designed the fabric.  Modern Quilt Studio is famous for their contemporary designs and transparency effects.  There are many more Secret Agent quilts to admire! For more inspiration, check out the virtual exhibit on the Modern Quilt Studio website.  

 

Quilt by candyshomepatch2 as seen at Modern Quilt Studio

Quilt by Violet Sewregard/Teresa Locknane as seen at Modern Quilt Studio

 

Image credits: Photos of the quilt by Meg Silvern were taken at the 2025 Tucson Quilters Guild show.

Free pattern day: Christmas quilts (1): Trees!

Here are free patterns for Christmas Tree quilts and wall hangings!  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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Noel quilt, 76 x 96", free pattern at Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Festive Forest quilt, 41 x 56”, free pattern by Patty Sloniger at Michael Miller Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

 Christmas Baubles mini quilt, 18 x 24”, by Jen Daly for Moda Bakeshop (CLICK for PDF download) 

Warm Wishes mini quilt, free pattern by Sherri Noel at Rebecca Mae Designs (CLICK for PDF download)

Holiday Forest quilt, 66 x 82", free pattern by Wendy Sheppard for Michael Miller Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Christmas Tree Wall Hangings, free pattern at Makower UK (CLICK for PDF download)

Cool Yule quilt, 54 x 79", free pattern by Modern Quilt Studio for Benartex (CLICK for PDF download)

Holiday Row quilt, 38 x 44", free pattern at Michael Miller Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Wintergreen Tree Farm quilt, 78 x 89", free pattern by Wendy Sheppard for Windham Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Christmas in the Woods quilt, 64 x 74", free pattern at Riley Blake Designs (CLICK for PDF download)

Twinkle Lights quilt, 67 x 81", free pattern by Natalie Crabtree for Windham Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Forest Fables quilt, 52" square, free pattern by Lisa Swenson Ruble for Paintbrush Studios (CLICK for PDF download)

Twinkle Twinkle Little Tree, ~39 x 46", free pattern by Linda Ambrosini for Hoffman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Mistletoe quilt, 52 x 67", free pattern by Nancy Rink for Andover Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Oh Christmas Tree quilt, 68 x 93", free pattern by Wendy Sheppard for Hoffman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Christmas Tree Farm quilt, 68 x 91", free pattern by Wendy Sheppard for Windham Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Winter Wishes quilt, 48 x 60", free pattern at Windham Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Janey Christmas Tree quilt, ~44 x 56", free pattern by Tanya Whelan for Clothworks (CLICK for PDF download)

Joyeux quilt, 49 x 61", free pattern by Lynne Goldsworthy for Andover Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

To Grandmother's House, 81 x 90", free pattern at Windham Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Santa Hat mini quilt, free pattern at Pretty By Hand (CLICK for PDF download)

Bright Christmas quilt, 54 x 66”, free pattern at Hoffman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download) 

 

Tole Christmas quilt, 56 x 64”, free pattern by Oda May for Moda Bakeshop (CLICK for PDF download) 

Treats from a Holiday Tree, 51 x 71”, by Debora Exum for Moda Bakeshop (CLICK for PDF download) 

Christmas Tree Farm wall hanging, 18 x 44”, free pattern by Jean Smith & Sue Pickering for Windham Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Yuletide Christmas wall hanging, free pattern by Hilary Gooding for Makower UK (CLICK for PDF download)

Alchemy Tree quilt, 56 x 76", free pattern at Hoffman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)
  

O Tannenbaum mini quilt, 20 x 23", free pattern by Brenda Groelz for McCalls Quilting (CLICK for PDF download)

My Christmas Tree, 16 x 18”, free pattern by Sharon Pederson for Aurifil (click for PDF download); use a die cut machine or cut the shapes by hand

Tomten Christmas quilt, free pattern at Lewis & Irene (CLICK for PDF download)

Winter Games - Ski Slopes, 59 x 62”, free pattern by The Buggy Barn for Henry Glass (CLICK for PDF download)

Oh Colorful Trees quilt, 60 x 60", free pattern by Jina Barney for Riley Blake Designs (CLICK for PDF download)

Hip Holidays quilt, 57 x 70", free pattern by Barbara Jones at Quilt Soup (CLICK for PDF download)

Christmas Ornaments Seasonal Sampler quilt, 38 x 38", free pattern by Ellen Maxwell (CLICK for PDF download)

Have a Haut-E Holiday, free pattern by Grace Wilson for Maywood Studio (CLICK for PDF download)

 

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.