Showing posts with label Alex Anderson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alex Anderson. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Free Pattern Day! Flower Quilts (1)

It's time for more free patterns, hand selected for our readers! Over the next few weeks we'll be featuring patterns for pieced and/or appliqued FLOWER quilts. Be sure to download your favorites today!  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" in the title above the quilt. For Part 2 of this series, CLICK HERE; for Part 3, CLICK HERE.

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Rosalie quilt, free pattern at RJR Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download


Putting Down Roots Quilt & Pillow
, free pattern at Tilda’s World (CLICK for pillow PDF) + (CLICK for quilt PDF)


The Happy Tree quilt, free pattern by Kim Schaefer for Andover Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Spring Collage Quilt, free wall quilt tutorial at We All Sew (CLICK for tutorial)

Siren Song Hibiscus quilt, free pattern by Marinda Stewart for Michael Miller Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download

Souvenir Quilt, free pattern at Hoffman California Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download

Mulberry quilt, free pattern by Rowan Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download


Of Gardens and Wreaths, free pattern at Michael Miller Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download

Poseys Aplenty quilt, free pattern at Michael Miller Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download


Paradise Blooms quilt, free pattern at Hoffman California Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download

Peppy Petals quilt, free pattern at Michael Miller Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download

Petal Pinwheels quilt, free pattern at Michael Miller Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download

Petal Sparks quilt, free pattern at Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download

Pink Petals quilt, free pattern at Windham Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download

Posey Patch quilt, free pattern by Carolyn Hughey & Alex Anderson for P&B Textiles (CLICK for PDF download) + (CLICK for template)

Primrose Garden quilt, free pattern at Riley Blake Designs (CLICK for PDF download

Rethink Pink quilt, free pattern at Marcus Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download

Rose Garden quilt, free pattern at Robert Kaufman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download


Rosemary’s Heart quilt, free pattern at Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download

Scandi Dandy quilt, free pattern at Moda Fabrics  (CLICK for PDF download

 Spinning Blooms mini quilt, free pattern at Anna Maria Horner (CLICK for PDF download

Kashmir Blooms quilt, free pattern at Michael Miller Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Spoken Without a Word quilt, free pattern by Elly Sienkiewicz for Robert Kaufman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download


Spring Sherbet quilt, free pattern at Hoffman California Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download


 Summer Trellis quilt, free pattern at RJR Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download


Tea Party Terrace quilt, warm & cool versions, free pattern at Robert Kaufman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download


  Wrens & Friends quilt, free pattern at Moda Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download


NOTE:   If you love floral quilts, you may also be interested in our Free Pattern Days for Big Print Quilts: CLICK: part 1, part 2, part 3




Image credits: This post was UPDATED on April 7, 2025. Individual 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 within the patterns provided in the links. The photo montages shown on this page is a derivative work that is the property of Quilt Inspiration. If any links are broken, we'd love to know so we can fix it. Please email us at QuiltInspiration {at} gmail {dot} com.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Back to School

This time of year, the school bells ring again for so many of us and our children.  A house on a quilt is a symbol of our community and our lives together in society. It's no wonder that house quilts remind us of comfort and the togetherness of family, friends, and neighbors. They really appeal to us, maybe because "home is where the heart is."

Welcome Home, 64 x 64", by Alex Anderson 


Here's a delightful neighborhood of cheerful houses done in russet and gold. Internationally-famous designer Alex Anderson has brightened the traditional fall quilt by adding contemporary colors of aqua blue and rose pink, which make the maple leaves and houses sparkle against the dark background.

Little Houses, 48 x 60", by Ruth Powers


Ruth writes, "Much of my work is inspired by nature;  my daily walks fill my senses with color and design possibilities." Ruth has done an excellent job of selecting different blues and greens for the sky and earth, which complement the bright orange and orange-red of the homes. Ruth notes that this is a great pattern for using up fat quarters and scraps.

Little Old One Room Schoolhouse,  23 x 27", by Ruth Powers


The traditional schoolhouse of the frontier, complete with a bell tower, beckons us back to learning, as leaves swirl in the early autumn breeze.  Ruth Powers offers this charming scene as a pattern, along with many other creative designs.

Firelight and Chimney Smoke, 62 x 50, by Martha Milne at MachineQuilter (UK)


Martha Milne constructed this beautiful Amish-style schoolhouse quilt out of jewel-tone remnants. The light and bright windows in this quilt give the inviting illusion of a warm, glowing hearth within, which beckons us inside. A free pattern can be downloaded at Popular Patchwork and Quilting. Martha is renowned for her machine quilting; for her DVDs and tutorials, please visit the machinequilter website.

Little Amsterdam by Marilyn Wood


Marilyn Wood notes, "This pattern is from the [ North Sea Quilters of ] the Netherlands. The flowered fabrics in the houses and border are antique Dutch reproduction fabrics from Amsterdam, my husband's favorite city."  Marilyn's striped border adds to the lively, upbeat personality of this quilt, which was shown at the 2013 Arizona Quilters' Guild show.

Pedestrian Friendly, 60 x 60", by Pat Dicker


Pat Dicker used high-energy colors to create a lively town adapted from Sue Garman's block-of-the-month quilt,  All Around the Town.  Pat tells us, "I named the quilt 'Pedestrian Friendly' because the original design has cars on it, and I chose to leave them out, so that the 'residents' would just walk from house to house." 

Schoolhouse Block, 19 x 22, from "There's No Place Like Home" by Sonya Chinn at Sonya's Snippets


Quilter and teacher Sonya Chinn, creator of the Sonya's Snippets blog, sewed this charming scene for a block-of-the-month quilt which she calls 'There's No Place Like Home'. Sonya has added an individualized touch by placing the initials of her children's school on the quaint schoolhouse.  Sonya's complete quilt was based on the "Home Is Where the Heart Is"  pattern, shown below, by The Stitch Connection.

Home is Where the Heart Is by The Stitch Connection

Image credits:  Little Amsterdam was photographed by Quilt Inspiration. The quilts by Pat Dicker, Sonya Chinn, Ruth Powers, Alex Anderson and Martha Milne are shown with permission of the artists and were originally featured in 2010 at Quilt Inspiration.

Monday, May 12, 2014

Free pattern day! Patriotic and flag quilts

Memorial Day, Flag Day, and Independence Day are just around the corner!  Here are 50 free patterns for red, white and blue quilts, wall hangings, flags, pillows and table toppers. NOTE:  This post has been UPDATED.  For the latest patterns, please visit our Free Pattern Day for Patriotic & Flag quilts (CLICK HERE!)

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Image credits:  This post was updated on May 22, 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.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Q.I. classics: Free Pattern Day ! Patriotic Quilts

'Tis the season for red, white and blue ! Memorial Day, Flag Day, and America's Independence Day are just around the corner.  This post was recently updated... please link over to our latest Free Pattern Day for Patriotic Quilts !


































Image credits:  All images are copyrighted by their owners. Please see the latest Free Pattern Day post for links to the original websites for these images.
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