Riley Blake Oh, Colourful Trees! - Downloadable PDF | LoveCrafts
Tuesday, 30 June 2026
Monday, 29 June 2026
Charmed Nine Patch - Free Quilt Pattern
This quilt comes from a blog by Cindy Carter called Carter Quilter. It uses a nine patch block with another nine patch in place of the centre square.
Love is in the air - free pattern
Riley Blake Love is in the Air - Downloadable PDF | LoveCrafts
Sunday, 28 June 2026
Windmills - Free Quilt Pattern
This quilt from Riley Blake looks more complicated than it is because the blocks have been set on-point - if you can make a square in a square subunit and a nine patch you can make this block.
Saturday, 27 June 2026
Cute Camper - Free Quilt Pattern
As someone who owns a camper van this quilt from Missouri Star is one that resonated with me when I saw it first on YouTube.
Here are the written instructions for this applique quilt that you can use scraps for - not just 10 inch squares.
Cute+Camper_final.pdf and here is the video
Friday, 26 June 2026
Jolly Bar Jig - free quilt pattern
Jelly roll strips made into a piano key row
Jolly Bar Jig Shortcut Quilt Pattern | Free PDF Fat Quarter Shop Exclusive | Fat Quarter Shop
You Tube video
Thursday, 25 June 2026
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
On the Road - Free quilt Pattern
If you love the Bear Paw block then you will love this pattern which combines the Bear Paw with a cheeky appliqued camper.
Arrival of WInter - Mat and Runner Free Pattern
Pattern from Riley Blake which uses three cute snowflakes and large half square triangles.
Geese Take Flight- Free Pattern
The tram lines of flying geese give this a traditional stripe quilt look
Riley Blake Geese Take Flight - Downloadable PDF | LoveCrafts
In the Forest - Free Pattern
Panels and nested sawtooth stars make this 64x64 inch quilt. Of course you could swap the panels out for your own.
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
Around the Block/Colours of Kindness - Free Quilt Patterns
A couple of quilt patterns which show alternate colourways of the same quilt pattern by Riley Blake.
This one is based on the log cabin block
BlackTieAroundTheBlockFreePattern.pdf
AllAboutPlaidsAroundTheBlockFreePattern.pdf
Monday, 22 June 2026
Sunflower Dresden Pillow - free pattern
This is a single dresden used for a pillow but could easily be adapted to make a quilt.
Sunflower Dresden Pillow Pattern | Free PDF Fat Quarter Shop Exclusive | Fat Quarter Shop
Sunday, 21 June 2026
Saturday, 20 June 2026
Friday, 19 June 2026
Jeep Trails - free pattern
Border prints and flying geese make up this pattern which could be adapted to suit other fabrics too
Riley Blake Jeep Trails - Downloadable PDF | LoveCrafts
Thursday, 18 June 2026
Wednesday, 17 June 2026
Tuesday, 16 June 2026
Blink- Free Pattern
Foundation paper piecing makes this quilt using Tula Pink fabrics but it would work for others as well.
Rolling Hills- Free Pattern
Simple rectangles but stunning colour management are what makes this stunning quilt.
Robert Kaufman Rolling Hills - Downloadable PDF | LoveCrafts
Tiptoe Through the Tulips- Free Pattern
Ready for a Baltimore Album style tulip block? Here is a whole quilt full.
Riley Blake Tiptoe Through The Tulips - Downloadable PDF | LoveCrafts
Time Gone By - Free Pattern
Combine quarter square triangles with alternate plain blocks and this is what you get.
Doily - Free Pattern
Dresden Plates on a four patch background make up this quilt.
Riley Blake Doily - Downloadable PDF | LoveCrafts
Flutterby - Free Pattern
Pieced blocks set on point with alternate blocks made from appliqued butterflies. All of this with contrasting sashing and cornerstones to make it all pop. The simple border in a bold print finishes this one off.
Riley Blake Flutterby - Downloadable PDF | LoveCrafts
Scrapbuster Idea
This one is an effective quilt that even a beginner can do. All you need is to be able to sew a consistent seam. This idea can be used for whole or part jelly rolls and even works for those scraps you have left over from making the potato chip block....
Monday, 15 June 2026
Rose and Violet Panel Quilt -free pattern
Small panels alternate with double sawtooth stars in this quilt.
Riley Blake Rose & Violet's Panel Quilt - Downloadable PDF | LoveCrafts
Sunday, 14 June 2026
Friday, 12 June 2026
Four Patch Stars- Free Pattern
This two block pattern from Mary Quilts uses the double four patch and a variation on the sawtooth star.
Nordic Heart Quilt Block
Another woven heart block- this time with appliqued half circles to make the top of the heart and a sixteen patch for the point.
Thursday, 11 June 2026
Susannah Block
Susannah is a traditional block which is based on a 4x4 grid. There is some speculation if it was named after the popular folk song from 1848 "Oh Susannah" as it is from around the same era and the block sometimes appears under that name. Of course it could have been named after it's maker or given a biblical name as was popular (Susanna appears in the Gospel of Luke as a follower of Jesus).
Another thing to note is that this block is handed so just like the Friendship star it can spin to the left of the right. Both are equally valid - you can even get some interesting effects if you mix them in the same project.
Susannah Quilt Block: 4", 6", 8" and 12" finished- Generations Quilt
Block Crazy.com has a template for tracing onto the fabric if you want to hand sew your blocks
Here are just three of the You Tube videos that I found - the first is using Accuquilt.
Patchwork Square includes the block and some sample quilt layouts.Susannah - Free Quilt Block Pattern,
Scissortail Quilting has a graphic of a more traditional layout alongside block instructions - Oh Susannah Quilt Block | Scissortail Quilting
This block is based on a 4x4 grid - other 4x4 blocks here.
Goose Tracks/Cross and Crown/Duck Foot in the Wind/Signal Block
This block is one that looks like a more complicated version of the Shoo Fly block.
It is based on a 5x5 grid with units that use HST and quarter square triangles. It can also be made with large HST's in the middle that have the straight sides as long as two of the squares in the grid. This is the more common variation although it is harder to see the "grid".
The corner sections can also be made with four diamonds, two triangles and a square, although this can involve Y seams.
Incidentally the different versions of the names come from this blog post on the 90 Years Ago blog which looks at vintage quilts and quilt blocks.
Goose Tracks Quilt Block Tutorial - 5", 6-1/4" and 7-1/2" blocks - Generations Quilt
This version from Poppy patchwork includes an extra stripe along the large triangle
Lisa Capen also made the block as part of a "live" video
Bloomerie Fabrics uses it as part of a Farmhouse Sampler and includes photos in their tutorial -Farmhouse Sampler - Block 4 (Goose Tracks)– Bloomerie Fabrics
Erin Underwood uses diamonds to make her block here -Flying Geese 9 BOM with geese border
This You Tube tutorial uses EPP
This video from Sunrise Quilt Studio looks at vintage blocks which have more unconventional colourways
Then there are the videos etc that call this Cross and Crown even though they are the same block
It is also worth mentioning that Accuquilt also make a goose track die that also constructs the block from diamonds.
Although it is a 5x5 block it can also be classed as an uneven nine patch since the corner units are constructed first and then it is finally constructed as a nine patch.
More nine patch blocks
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
Jelly Roll Twirl- free pattern
Beginner friendly quilt from fat quarter shop that is a variation on the classic rail fence block.
Jelly Roll Twirl Shortcut Quilt Pattern | Free PDF Fat Quarter Shop Exclusive | Fat Quarter Shop
There is also this video tutorial from the Fat Quarter Shop to match
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Scrappy Geese - Free Quilt Pattern
A perfect quilt for using up scraps from MaryQuilts.com Scrappy Geese – MaryQuilts.com
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( See page on how to make your chosen quilt block any size you like .) This block is based upon a nine patch and is closely related to the...
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If, like me, you find cutting with a rotary cutter something that can cause you pain if you do it for too extended a period then some kind... -
Friendship Stars have to be my favourite pattern as it was the first machine sewn patchwork quilt I made for me and my family. It is a...
