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This quilting pattern is all about Gnomes, this is listed as a Christmas pattern, but gnomes have expanded out of their seasonal box and can now be celebrated ALL year around. You can purchase this pattern here.  

Get 2 quilts for the price of 1 with this funky quilt. Make a quilt with gnomes and mushrooms to snuggle with year-round, then switch it out for gnomes and Christmas trees around the holidays! Finished size: 60″ x 72″. Design from Cotton Street Commons.

Red Robins are very popular, especially at Christmas time and this quilt is all about the robin.

You will need their fabric to complete this design as it is based on pre-printed themed fabrics. You can learn more and see download the free pdf for this quilt pattern via BearCreekQuiltingCompany. 

Looking for more red robin themed quilt patterns? Check these out on Etsy.

The Red Robin celebrates spring with a mellow song it also symbolizes renewal and hope. The Red Robin bird is also a symbol of pleasure, joy, contentment, satisfaction, clarity, rejuvenation, bright future and happiness

I love this concept of a Christmas wreath that is all quilting. Such a fun project and perfect for little scraps and pieces too. You can grab the free Christmas tutorial here. 

This would make a nice handmade gift that can be made over a few sessions, not fast, but certainly faster than a quilt, making it perfect for gifting to loved ones.

Celebrate Earth Month with this mini quilt pattern and tutorial , Seasons Change. Use scraps to make this 18? x 18? wall quilt.

This mini quilt is perfect for using up scraps and trialling the use of contrasting fabrics.  Especially if it is something you are not used to doing. Sometimes contrasting fabrics can be really hard to accept into your creative brain. Especially if you have always matched your quilting fabrics before.

Fun and fresh, this free quilt pattern entitled “Frenzy” comes from Me and My Sister Designs.  It is a basic chevron pattern, made bright and cheery by the designers’ fabric line called Giggles.

Beginning as a quilt store, Me and My Sister Designs now creates fabric lines for Moda fabrics.  To showcase their beautiful designs, they come up with free quilt patterns.  This is one of those patterns.

Ideal for charm packs, the quilt measures 44 1/2″ x 44 1/2″ when finished.  It is an easy pattern made up of half square triangles.  The simple design lends itself ...

Is it too late to get into the Halloween spirit for crafting? I came across this Halloween quilting pattern and it really caught my eye.  If you are keen to take on a last-minute Halloween project then check out this quilting tutorial here. 

We are only a few months out from Christmas so this Frosty Quilt is the perfect way to get into the Holiday state of mind. Which is going to be a big task this year for many people around the world. Frosty is the long-forgotten hero of Christmas and we think he should make a comeback before global warming melts him.   You can download this quilting pattern here.

Use up your scraps and create  2.5″ scrap fabric squares for this Disco ring quilt. This quilt is created by making 16 patch squares.

Table runners are one of those easy makes that usually comes together quickly.  They are the ideal way to spruce up your home.  Haven’t you ever noticed how the look of a room can change when you change a table runner?  They also make lovely housewarming gifts, and I find that most people appreciate getting handmade items for their homes.

As someone who likes to change up her table runners all the time, I am always looking for new runner designs.  This fall one from The Stitching Scientist immediately caught my eye.

Measuring about 12″ x 45″, it is ...

I have moment when I am so over the whole red and green theme for Christmas. Some years I am all about traditions and then other years I rebel and try decorating the house with randomly odd non-Christmas themes.  This year is one of those years. I came across this polarbear fabric in pinks and purples, the perfect color theme for a little girls christmas gift. You can grab this fabric via TheFatquartershop.

This modern quilt is perfect for Halloween – These spooky yet fun spirited bats use traditional, simple piecing techniques to make these fun blocks. Only 12 large 15″ blocks are needed. Finished size: 54″ x 69″. Designed by Allison Harris. You can purchase this Halloween inspired quilt pattern here.

This free quilting pattern is all about sand, waves and the seaside. The perfect abstract nautical quilt design project.

You will need their fabric to complete this design as it is based on pre-printed themed fabrics. You can learn more and see download the free pdf for this quilt pattern via BearCreekQuiltingCompany.

If you are looking for scrap fabric Christmas ornament designs, then you really don’t have to look much further than these 25 beautiful ideas.  I don’t know about you, but I am always looking for some fabric stash busting ideas and combining that with the holidays makes lots of sense.

So take a look at these festive projects and start raiding all those scraps you’ve saved up.  My only problem is that I can’t figure out which one I want to do first!

1. Mini Christmas Tree Quilt Tutorial from Diary of a Quilter
2. Russian Vintage Ball ...

Finished Size: 26″ x 26″

Looking for more scottie dog quilting patterns? Check these designs and patterns our on Etsy.

Breast Cancer Awareness month is an important month in our household. My mother battled, fought and survived Breast cancer around 15 years ago now. It was her routine checkup that discovered a very large growth and some other heart conditions before surgery. If they hadn’t found one thing they wouldn’t have found the other.

You will need their fabric to complete this design as it is based on pre-printed themed fabrics. You can learn more and see download the free pdf for this quilt pattern via BearCreekQuiltingCompany. 

Looking for more breast cancer themed quilt patterns? Check these out ...

This adorable quilt is perfect for beginners who need to throw something together really quickly. This Quilt pattern is free and great for teaching kids to sew also. The use of straight lines makes it easy for anyone starting out at quilting and sewing. You can see the full tutorial here. 

A Quilter’s Christmas Village Free Quilt Pattern courtesy of Benartex.

You will need their fabric to complete this design as it is based on pre-printed themed fabrics. You can learn more and see download the free pdf for this quilt pattern via BearCreekQuiltingCompany. 

Looking for more Christmas village -themed quilt patterns? Check these out on Etsy.

The small and the large steamboat pattern, the sailboat and the little happy boat pattern. These boat patterns are perfect for the older child or even an elderly gentleman who loved the sea or had a love of fishing.

These patterns include one colored and one blank overview for you to color yourself.
As well as a numbered overview and of course all the numbered sections that you need for sewing this pattern.
It also includes a short sewing and assemly instruction.

Instructions are in English and in German.

You should be familiar with foundation paper piecing. You can purchase ...

This Riley Blake design quilt is called Story Book, it is filled with the Goose tales and such a fun vintage styled quilt. Perfect for Halloween season and home decor. You can download the PDF for this Halloween quilting pattern here. 

This free pattern is all about the blocks, bricks and kitty cat. I love the straight lines and the use of a cat for this fun, modern design.  It almost has a geometric feel to it.

All Pdf files include the instructions and illustrations that you need to be successful, starting with your very first quilt. You’ll find lots of easy quilt patterns that are designed especially for beginners, along with projects that are more challenging. With a wide variety of free quilt patterns to choose from. The patterns are created with their own line of fabric in mind ...