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Check out the free patterns below for original designs of quilts and quilted items! Most of these have been featured in quilting magazines and are offered here on my website free once the magazine’s exclusive rights to the design are finished.
As a quilt designer, the challenge is to create original patterns to mesh with a magazine’s call for content for a specific theme. A spectrum of colors, shapes, techniques or special events sought by the magazine guide what my design evolves into.
Please view my current designs and articles, along with ordering information, by visiting my Quilt Magazine Designs page.
Free Pattern: Fluttering Floral Fantasy, featured in and on the cover of We Like Quilting, April 2025
Welcome the spring season with butterflies fluttering around a ring of beautiful flowers! The flowers and butterflies are first attached using fusible webbing then stitched in place using raw-edge applique. Rhinestones can be added for extra sparkle! Free-motion quilting fills the background. This wall-hanging is sure to brighten up a home as winter fades and spring blossoms with beauty!
Click here for the printable templates for the flowers and butterflies.
Click here for the pattern directions, with step-by-step photos. This pattern is best viewed on a computer or tablet.
Free Pattern: Valentine’s Day Apron with Quilted Bib and Heart Pockets, featured in We Like Quilting, January 2025
With the high cost of eating out, many couples are electing to stay home on Valentine’s Day. Stitch up a whimsical accessory - an apron in a Valentine fabric with heart-shaped pockets and intricate quilting on the bib! Make one for yourself and as gifts for family and friends!
Click here for the printable pattern pieces.
Click here to view the pattern with step-by-step photos. This pattern is best viewed on a computer or tablet.
Free Pattern: Table Runner and Placemats
Create placemats and a matching table runner with a main fabric theme of your choice, with three accent colors on each side (shown here: Southwest colors theme).
These easy decor items are not quilted and are finished by stitching the tops to the linings and turning them inside out. This saves time instead of applying binding.
They can be made in a wide variety of fabrics, from whimsical to formal, licensed characters to favorite color schemes!
Click here to view the pattern directions, with step-by-step photos. This document is best viewed on a computer or tablet.
Free Pattern: Autumn Table Runner
Create a festive table runner for autumn celebrations, dancing with machine appliqued leaves and filled with quilting motifs of your choice!
This is a great way to use autumn color scraps of fabrics in the leaves. You can experiment with a machine buttonhole and other stitches to applique the leaves in place.
Click here to print the leaf applique pattern pieces.
Click here to view the pattern directions, with step-by-step photos. This document is best viewed on a computer or tablet.
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Free Pattern for Saguaro at Sunrise!
Get a free digital download of the pattern and directions for making the mini quilt shown below, Saguaro at Sunrise. This small quilt measures 12 inches on each side and has a hanging sleeve on the back to display it easily on a wall or table easel.
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