Lovely Little Forest: FREE pattern!

To honor the Earth, plant a tree.  And to beautify your home, make a wall hanging! We'd like to revisit one of our favorite FREE tutorials from the past. Lovely Little Forest is made with tiny half-rectangle blocks. It couldn't be simpler!

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Lovely Little Forest quilt, ~15 x 27", free tutorial by Sharilyn Wright as seen at Purl Soho (CLICK for tutorial)

It's perfect for using green fabric scraps or bundles! 

About Purl Soho: From its beginning as a tiny shop in New York City’s Soho neighborhood, founder Joelle Hoverson wanted to create a place where all people and questions are welcome. Along with her sister and co-owner, Jennifer Hoverson Jahnke, Joelle and Jen have since transformed Purl Soho into a thriving online shop. Please visit their website for tons of knitting and sewing tutorials and materials. A big Thank You to Purl Soho for their great products and inspiration!

 

100 Days of Greenery

March is the month where trees and plants start to sprout leaves. It's no wonder that green is associated with growth and renewal. Here are three quilts we admire from the US, Spain, and Taiwan.  Also scroll down for a FREE monstera leaf pattern!

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100 Days of Greenery, made and quilted by Cassandra Beaver (Ohio, USA). 

Photographs of a wide variety of plant life at the local botanical garden inspired this hand needleturn applique quilt by Cassandra Beaver. Using AutoCAD, she translated the images into a template line drawing. She created the quilt over 100 days and completed the design with gridded quilting remniscent of observing the outdoor world through a window screen.  

Wind in the Leaves by Ekaterina Bessarabova (Valencia, Spain).  

A light wind plays beautifully in the leaves... thin branches bend gracefully and young foliage shines and shimmers with different shades in motion, obeying the flow of air. This gorgeous original design was made with hand applique, embellishment, and embroidery; and finished with machine quilting.  Photos of Wind in the Leaves were taken at the 2025 Houston International Quilt Festival.

Blooming Flower of Happiness by Liu-Chi Yung-Yun (New Taipei City, Taiwan)  

 

 

A gorgeous original quilt made with small pieces of fabric appliqued and quilted by machine, with the following message: "Happiness is just like the flowers in bloom.  A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it.  It just blooms".

  

 

Celebrate green with this easy Plantae place mat, 18" x 15", free pattern by Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download) 

 

Image credits: Photos of 100 Days of Greenery, Wind in the Leaves and Blooming Flower of Happiness were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2025 Houston International Quilt Festival. 

FREE patterns for Eclectic Elements!

Eclectic Elements by Tim Holtz is a cool fabric collection - especially in shades of blue, green, and teal! Available at Free Spirit Fabrics, these great projects are by Kerri Thomson. Download the FREE quilt patterns today!

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Dappled Pines quilt, free pattern at Free Spirit Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Ripples quilt, free pattern at Free Spirit Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Brush Strokes quilt, free pattern at Free Spirit Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

 Tiled in Indigo quilt, free pattern at Free Spirit Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

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Cabin by the Lake

Home is where the heart is! This fantastic sampler quilt features blue skies, purple mountains, green trees, running water and autumn leaves. A cozy cabin was built in the middle of this magical terrain.

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Cabin by the Lake, made and quilted by Luanne Wood.  

Luanne won a blue ribbon for this beautiful quilt. She enjoys making quilts with various block sizes, and this one kept her busy throughout the year! She quilted custom motifs in the open spaces; Can you see the canoe, ducks, and fish in the closeup photo below? 

The pattern source is Cabin by the Lake by Royal Quilt Designs. [As of this writing, the quilt pattern can still be found at various internet sites.]

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

12 Days of Christmas: Night at the Tree Lot

Merry Christmas to all our readers! To celebrate the season, we're posting 12 of our favorite Christmas quilts from recent shows.  We hope you enjoy the beautiful details expressed in these masterpieces! 

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Night at the Tree Lot by Hanne Lohde (California).  

This original design by Hanne Lohde features hand applique, embellishment, embroidery, and dyeing, and machine quilting. Red and white appliqued Scandinavian hearts decorate the border and are echoed in the quilting design.  

Hanne asks, "Have you ever stopped to think about what goes on at a Christmas tree lot after all the people go home at night?" This charming quilt tells the story about what happens when the snowmen come alive, and the gnomes and forest animals all come out to decorate the trees.  Each and every tree is unique!

 

Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt INspiration at the 2025 Houston International Quilt Festival.

12 Days of Christmas: True Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all our readers! To celebrate the season, we're posting 12 of our favorite Christmas quilts from recent shows.  We hope you enjoy the beautiful details expressed in these masterpieces!

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True Christmas by Carol Carpenter, quilted by Kris Neifeld 

Carol Carpenter says, "Christmas brings joy in so many different ways.  The sweet applique and pieced pattern caught my eye and shares my vision of a true Christmas image.  Joy to the World!"

This wonderful quilt is based on the Christmas Morning Delight pattern by Lisa Norton & Lora Zmak at Material Girlfriends.  Many colorful batik fabrics can be seen in various blocks. Kris Neifeld quilted spiky stars within the sawtooth stars in the borders:

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

O Holy Night

This beautifully made quilt is full of details.  Each tree has a unique miniature quilt block, and the sashing has hand-embroidered lettering.  The lyrics are from a Christmas carol composed in 1847 by the French composer Adolphe Adam:

O Holy Night, the Stars are Brightly Shining

It is the Night of our Dear Savior's Birth.

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O Holy Night, made and quilted by Charlene Nelson.

 Charlene Nelson says, "I found the 4.5 inch miniature blocks in books, mostly by Judy Hopkins.  I hand-embroidered the letters using two strands of different threads and added the 3-inch stars in the sashing.  Our 'Gone to Pieces' quilt group did this as a quilt-along starting this January.  They are all very different."

 

 

Machine-stitched snowflakes echo the snowflake designs in the background fabric.

Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2024 Springville (Utah) quilt show.
 

A Christmas Sampler

Is there anything more fun than a Christmas sampler quilt? Here are Santa hats, hearts, peppermints, packages, stars, trees, and stockings. We love the very cute Christmas fabrics.

Christmas Sampler by Kara Southwick, quilted by Charlene Nelson

Kara Southwick says, "I made this quilt for my newly married daughter.  I love Christmas and collecting Christmas fabrics and patterns.  The idea of a sampler was too tempting and I enjoyed making this.  My mother, Charlene Nelson, quilted it.  It turned out amazing."

The tree blocks are made with half-square triangles, as are the friendship stars!

 Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2024 Springville (Utah) quilt show.

The Joy of Christmas

Today's theme is the Joy of Christmas, which is the title of this gorgeous wall quilt. It features ornaments, a tree with angel, gingerbread house, Santa Claus, and many more holiday motifs. We admired the beautiful hand applique work in each of the blocks.

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The Joy of Christmas by Kay Walen, quilted by Whisper Stitch Studio.

This quilt is a combination of hand applique and machine piecing. Kay Walen says, "I chose this pattern as a challenge for my needle turn applique, machine piecing skills and visual appeal."  We took several closeup photos of Kay's beautiful blocks starting with Santa's sleigh, below, which is embellished with embroidery thread and beading.

We also loved the adorable gingerbread couple with their peppermint buttons and rick rack trim in the (see the photo below).

T The red and green plaid fabric makes a wonderful sashing to tie all the blocks together.  The truck hauling the Christmas tree (below) is even made from truck-themed fabric. We also enjoyed the lovely quilting by Whisper Stitch Studio.

NOTE:  The Joy of Christmas pattern is by Shabby Fabrics. Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2024 Tucson (Arizona) quilt show.

Free pattern day! Christmas Table Runners

In today's post we're featuring 50 free patterns for table runners, table toppers and place mats.  And don't miss our Free Pattern Days for Christmas Quilts (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3), quilted Christmas Stockings and Christmas Tree Skirts.   
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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Gather Round table runner and placemats, free pattern at McCall’s Quilting (CLICK for PDF download)

  Silent Night Table Topper, free pattern by Debbie Field (CLICK for PDF download)

Candy Cane Placemat, free pattern by Cindy Kratzer at Gray Barn Designs (CLICK for PDF download)

Boxes and Bows table runner, free pattern by Jen Daly for Moda Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Bright Christmas table runner & quilt, free pattern by Janet Houts for Andover Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Peppermint Forest table runner, free pattern and tutorial by Amanda Niederhauser at Jedi Craft Girl (CLICK for PDF download)

Winter Waltz Table Runner, free pattern at Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Tree runner, free pattern at Robert Kaufman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Winter Essentials placemat, free pattern at Studio E Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Starry Ornament table runner, free pattern at Flamingo Toes (CLICK for tutorial and pattern)

Modern Trees Table Runner, 14 x 84",tutorial by Michelle Hart for Janome (CLICK for PDF download)

North table runner, free pattern at Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Christmas Blossom Table Topper, free pattern at Jordan Fabrics (CLICK for video tutorial) + (CLICK for PDF download)

 

Gingerbread Season Runner, free pattern at Lewis & Irene (CLICK for PDF download)

 

Merry and Berry Tree Top Runner, 54 x 26”, free pattern by Wendy Sheppard for RJR Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download) 

Gifts Galore runner, free pattern by Mari Martin for Connecting Threads (CLICK for PDF download)

 

 

 

 

 

Improv Trees table runner, design by Kaylee Rose, instructions by Jean Wells (CLICK for PDF download)

 

For Little Lucy, free pattern at Marcus Fabrics (CLICK for free pattern)

 

Renewed Traditions, free pattern at Marcus Fabrics (CLICK for free pattern)

 

Happy Holiday table runner, free pattern by Kona Bay Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Christmas Ribbons table runner, 17 x  51", free pattern at Maywood Studio (CLICK for PDF download)

Frosty Feathers table runner, ~19 x 50", free pattern by Linda Ambrosini for Hoffman California Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Merry and Bright table topper, 50 x 50", free pattern at Carol Moellers Designs (CLICK for PDF download)

Merry and Bright Placemats, free pattern at Carol Moeller Designs (CLICK for PDF download)

Jingle All The Way table runner, 17 x 38”, free pattern by Debbie Beaves for Maywood Studio (CLICK for PDF download)

Pomegranate and Berry Table Topper, free pattern at Buzzin Bumble (CLICK for tutorial and templates) 

Christmas Spin Table Runner tutorial by Sharon Burgess at Bernina (CLICK for tutorial) 

 

T'was The Night table runner, free pattern by Heidi Pridemore (CLICK for PDF download)

Winter Table Runner, 20 x 40, free pattern by Jean Ann Wright (CLICK for PDF download)

Christmas in July table runner tutorial by Kelly Nagel at Sulky blog (CLICK for tutorial) 

Christmas Splendor Table Runner, free pattern at Quilting Treasures (CLICK for PDF download)

Peppermint Table Runner and quilt, free pattern by Grace Wilson for Maywood Studio (CLICK for PDF download)

Table Tinsel runner, free pattern by Fons and Porter (CLICK for PDF download) 

Pop of Poinsettia table runner, 20 x 47", tutorial at All People Quilt (CLICK for PDF download)  

Picture Perfect Poinsettias, 14 x 38”, by Joli Hines Sayasane for Quilters Newsletter (CLICK for PDF download) 

Scandi table runner, 12 x 48", by Hilary Gooding at Andover Fabrics (CLICK for Scandi Snowflake PDF)  

Snowflakes runner, ~ 6" x 30", by Karen Montgomery at All People Quilt (CLICK for PDF download) 

 

In From The Cold projects by Kate Spain for Moda Fabrics; free PDF patterns: (CLICK for placemat pattern) + (CLICK for Table Runner pattern) + (CLICK for Quilt pattern) (see photos below)

In From The Cold quilt, 50 x 62", free pattern by Kate Spain for Moda (CLICK for PDF download)

S'mittens Table Runner, 21 x 47", free pattern by Erin Russek at McCalls Quilting (CLICK for PDF download)

Christmas Splendor table runner & and placemats, free pattern at Henry Glass Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Desert Bloom Table Set, free pattern at Blank Quilting (CLICK for PDF download)

Holly Jolly table runner, 34 x 70", free pattern at Studio E Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Snowville placemat and table runner, free pattern by George and Linda Wheeler at Windham Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

 

Bountiful Harvest table runner, ~25 x 55", free pattern by Julie Weaver for Quilters World (CLICK for PDF download)

Scandi runner, free pattern at Makower UK (CLICK for PDF download)

Noel table runner, free pattern by Sally Ablett for Lewis & Irene (CLICK for PDF download)

Peppermint table runner by Mari Martin, free pattern at Connecting Threads (CLICK for PDF download) 

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