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Showing posts with label Jennifer Heynen. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Free Pattern Day! Easter & Spring Quilts

Here 30 free patterns for Easter quilts. It might be time to whip up an Easter bunny, egg, carrot or tulip to celebrate the season! 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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Easter Egg Table Runner, free tutorial at We All Sew (CLICK for tutorial) 

Happy Spring wall hanging, free pattern by Marie Duncan for Make It Coats (CLICK for PDF download)


Bonita Bunny
mug rug or mini quilt, 6" to 10", free pattern by Rose Johnston at Threadbare Creations (CLICK for PDF download)

Patchwork Peter Rabbit wall hanging, 18 x 20", tutorial and pattern by The Crafty Quilter (click for PDF download

Bunny Crunch mini quilt, free pattern by Sandra Dennison at Gray Barn Designs (CLICK for free PDF download)

Quilted Carrot Runner, free pattern at American Patchwork and Quilting (CLICK for PDF download)


Easter Egg Table Runner, free pattern at Make It Coats (CLICK for PDF download)

Easter Egg placemats, free pattern at Make It Coats (CLICK for PDF download)

Baby Bunnies Wall Hanging, free pattern by Cheryl Fall (CLICK for PDF download)


Rabbit mini quilt or mug rug, 10" square, free pattern at Art Gallery Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)


Petal Pusher Spring Table Runner, free pattern at All People Quilt (CLICK for PDF download)


Bunny Quartet mini quilt, free pattern by Kristina Brinkerhoff for Moda Bakeshop (CLICK for PDF download)


Bunny Applique mini quilt, 12 x 14", free pattern by Jennifer Heynen (CLICK for tutorial


Bunny wall hanging, free pattern by Wendy Gratz at Shiny Happy World (click for PDF download


Scrappy Carrots mini quilt, free paper pieced pattern by Leila Gardunia for Diary of a Quilter (CLICK for PDF download)


Bunny Hop mini quilt, 17 x 17", free pattern at Quilters Newsletter (CLICK for PDF download)


Rabbit Dance quilt, free pattern and tutorial by Terry White for Havel's Sewing (click for PDF download)


Hoppy Easter mini quilt, free pattern at Attic Window Quilt Shop (CLICK for tutorial) + (CLICK for templates)


Spring Jubilee Easter Quilt, 45" square, free pattern by Denise Russell for Blank Quilting (click for PDF download)


Bunny Patch quilt, 38 x 46", free pattern by Vicki Bellino and Anne Sutton for All People Quilt (CLICK for PDF download)


Tulip Time wall quilt,  free tutorial at Inspired by Fabric (click for tutorial)


Bunny Peeps paper pieced block, free pattern by Jennifer Ofenstein at Sew Hooked (CLICK for PDF download)


Barn Babies Quilt, 50 x 56", free pattern by Heidi Pridemore for Robert Kaufman Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)


Dainty Darling quilt, 74 x 74", free pattern at Riley Blake Designs (CLICK for PDF download)


Tulip Paths quilt, 81 x 93", free pattern at RJR Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)


Amsterdam quilt, 38 x 52", free pattern at Cloud 9 Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)


Flora quilt, ~60 x 74", free pattern by Stacey Day for P&B Textiles (CLICK for PDF download)


Bunnies and Baskets quilt, 69 x 83", free pattern at Riley Blake Designs (CLICK for PDF download)


Spring Fling quilt, ~47 x 57”, free pattern by Darlene Christopherson for Pellon Projects (CLICK for PDF download)


Tulips quilt, ~72 x 84", free pattern by Wendy Sheppard for Windham Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)


Oh So Bright quilt, 42 x 54", free pattern by Jina Barney for Riley Blake Designs (CLICK for PDF download)


Tulip Wreath quilt, free pattern at Riley Blake Designs (CLICK for PDF download


Carrot Patch quilt, 52 x 63", by Stacey Day for Windham Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)

Dancing Eggs quilt, ~50 x 62", free pattern by Heidi Pridemore for Andover Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)  

Woven Fabric Easter Basket, free pattern at Make It Coats (CLICK for PDF download)


Simple Spring table runner or placemats, free pattern by Natalia Bonner for Moda Bakeshop (CLICK for PDF download)

Crosses quilt, 46 x 66", free pattern by Stephanie Sheridan for Windham Fabrics (click for PDF download)

At The Cross quilt, 57 x 67", free pattern by Stephanie Sheridan for Windham Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download


Faith Crosses quilt, 36 x 28”, free pattern at Windham Fabrics (CLICK for PDF download)


Image credits:  Note: This post was updated on March 26, 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 at the designers' websites provided in the links. The images shown on this page are derivative works that are the property of Quilt Inspiration; please do not copy them without permission. If any links are broken, we'd love to know; email us at Quilt Inspiration.

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Another dimension in quilting: 3D Quilts !

Who says a quilt has to be two-dimensional?  We love quilts with 3D shapes.  With the advent of fusible webbing and spray products, many quilters are  making bouquets, landscapes, birds, houses, and other fiber art creations, as you'll see here.  And at the end of this post, you'll find some free tutorials for 3D flowers and leaves!

Nantucket Window Box by Suzanne Ashmead


In this wonderful quilt, all the elements were 3 dimensional: the shingles, flowers, and colorful bird.   Suzanne says, "I enjoy the brightness of a planted window box, and was intrigued by Joan Shay’s method of adding a 3-dimensional quality to flowers and leaves. Not having found the right fabric for the shingles, I dyed one to the color I wanted – fun!"


The colorful impatiens flowers make a pretty impression in this window box.  This pattern and many other 3d patterns are available at Joan Shay's Petal Play.

On Oyster Pond by Helene Blanchet (Nova Scotia, Canada)


Helene Blanchet says, "I am a folk artist from Nova Scotia. When our children left home I wanted to make a commemorative piece of the place where we raised them in the small village of Oyster Pond – complete with all of our gardens, favorite activities and all the birds that used to come to our feeders (but you have to peek under the leaves to find them!)"


The leaves have finished edges, and each leaf was quilted with veins, then appliqued to the background.

In the Potting Shed by Georgia Thorne (Threadplayers Fiber Art Group)


This delightful spring quilt won a blue ribbon for 1st place in the Art/Innovative category at the 2014 Arizona Quilters Guild show. Georgia Thorne says, "In the winter, the empty flower pots inspired me to “Plant” them with color. I tried new products: Stiffy, Terial Magic, Glass Bead Gel, and Jacquard pearl paint."


The Philip Jacobs purple fabric was perfect for the lattice work background, and the flower pots, leaves and flowers were so realistic they almost jumped right off the quilt. 

On a Cloudy Day, 43 x 49”, by Jeannine Smetana


We spotted this cheerful origami-style sunflower at the 2015 World Quilt Show in Florida. The sunflower is both hand and machine appliqued with detail of stitching on petals and leaves. The on-point blocks are edge-stitched with green thread in a non-traditional form. The pattern is an original design by Jeannine Smetana.


Saturday Market Bags, 57 x 67”, by Tina McCann (Depoe Bay, Oregon)


We were intrigued by Saturday Market Bags, which was exhibited at the 2014 AQS Quilt Week in Phoenix. Tina McCann says that piles of newly dyed wool fiber and silk, followed by a trip to the Saturday Market with piles of fruits and vegetables, inspired the quilt.  Here is a closeup of the felted bag, with grape leaf decor.


3D Fabric Tutorials: You can find a whole collection of books and videos on 3D quilt art by Diane Savona, Jane LaFazio and other authors at the Interweave Store.  Or, checkout these fun and free tutorials we've collected from around the web !


Row 1: 3D leaf tutorial by Eva Paige Quilt Designs;  Fabric 3-D applique shapes tutorial at QuiltScapesRow 2: Shabby Chic pillow tutorial by Jennifer Heynen for Thermoweb; Flowers by Barb Forrister, tutorial at Quilting DailyRow 3: Love is in the Air wall hanging project by Jackie White for Pellon Projects;  3D Foliage using Misty Fuse, tutorial by Barb Forrister.
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