A selection of easy, free patchwork quilt patterns designed for beginners. More free quilt patterns are added regularly so keep coming back to check. You’ll find several free quilt patterns for specific pre cuts of fabric such as jelly rolls, charm packs and fat quarters. Other quilting patterns show you traditional designs such as log cabin or simple square in square quilts.
Take a look at my easy star quilt patterns.
I have moved some of my older quilt patterns to quilt patterns for beginners.
There’s a further selection for you to browse at free beginner quilt patterns
You can find more quilt patterns at lap quilt patterns
Whirligig cross quilt pattern
Michigan Beauty quilt pattern
Interlocking squares quilt pattern
Flying geese quilt pattern
Attic windows quilt pattern
Pinwheel diamond quilt pattern
Bluebirds flying quilt pattern
Curved log cabin quilt pattern
Budapest quilt pattern
New waterwheel quilt pattern
Orange peel quilt pattern
Church tile quilt pattern
Anvil steps quilt pattern
Wonky log cabin quilt pattern
Windblown square quilt pattern
London Underground quilt pattern
Roman pavements quilt pattern
Oslo Norwegian quilt pattern
Quarter log cabin quilt pattern
Disappearing 5 patch quilt pattern
Flamingo quilt pattern
Monkey Wrench Star quilt pattern
Batwing quilt pattern
Old Indian trail quilt pattern
Tippecanoe quilt pattern
Plaid quilt pattern
Trip around the world quilt pattern
Aunt Sukeys Choice quilt pattern
Tulip tile medallion quilt pattern
Log cabin cross quilt pattern
Havana Cathedral quilt pattern
Bright jewel quilt pattern
Silver lanes quilt pattern
Ornamental quilt pattern
Friendship quilt pattern
Oh Susannah quilt pattern
Easter Cross quilt pattern
Tea basket quilt pattern
Owen Jones quilt pattern
V&A floor tile quilt pattern
Cactus pot quilt pattern
Pub floor tile quilt pattern
Jacobs ladder diamond quilt pattern
Red hat quilt pattern
Mountain meadow quilt pattern
Good friends quilt pattern
Symmetry in motion quilt pattern
Maine Woods quilt pattern
Fair and square quilt pattern
Hemingway quilt pattern
Mrs Tafts Choice quilt pattern
Geometric quilt pattern
Square chevrons quilt pattern
Tulip quilt pattern
Ships at sea quilt pattern
Straight Furrow quilt pattern
Vegetable patch quilt pattern
Pinwheel ring quilt pattern
Garden square quilt pattern
Patchwork cat quilt pattern
White House steps quilt pattern
Alicante quilt pattern
Chain and knot quilt pattern
Marys block quilt pattern
Rosemary quilt pattern
Nancys fancy quilt pattern
Cedars of Lebanon quilt pattern
Pinwheel quilt pattern
French braid quilted curtain
State of Oregon quilt pattern
Carpenters wheel quilt pattern
Mountain homespun quilt pattern
Lightning strike quilt pattern
Sunshine and shadow quilt pattern
Snakes and ladders quilt pattern
Sock pattern quilt
Jack and six quilt pattern
Good enough quilt pattern
Springtime floral quilt pattern
Texas cactus quilt pattern
Birmingham library quilt pattern
Owl and pussycat applique quilt
Autumn fruits applique quilt pattern
Blockade quilt pattern
Road to Jerusalem quilt pattern
Bright futures quilt pattern
State fair quilt pattern
Anvil quilt pattern
Wind chimes quilt pattern
Summery breezes quilt pattern
Nine patch star quilt pattern
Magic carpet bed runner quilt pattern
Diamond ring quilt pattern
Birds in square quilt pattern
Northern lights quilt pattern
Alpine cross quilt pattern
Basket quilt pattern
Spinning tops quilt pattern
Big dipper quilt pattern
Box quilt pattern
Crazy Ann quilt pattern
Sisters choice quilt pattern
Muscat floor tile quilt pattern
Road to California quilt pattern
King Richard quilt pattern
Florence floor tile quilt pattern 2
Hays corner quilt pattern
Clays choice quilt pattern
Pisa cathedral quilt pattern
Florence floor tile quilt pattern one
Globetrotter quilt pattern
Log cabin tunnels quilt pattern
Medallion quilt as you go pattern
Lucky clover quilt pattern
Retro road trip quilt pattern
Sunflowers quilt pattern
Four five star quilt pattern
Fools puzzle quilt pattern
Peacock quilt pattern
Jigsaw puzzle quilt pattern
Easy four patch quilt pattern
Sudoku quilt pattern
eccentric star quilt pattern
Railroad crossing quilt pattern
Renaissance diamond quilt pattern
Renaissance attic windows quilt pattern
Crazy house quilt
Pinwheel squares quilt pattern
Batik stained glass quilt pattern
Grandmother Percys puzzle quilt pattern
Scrap quilt pattern
Sunny lanes quilt pattern
Half log cabin quilt pattern
Butterfly chevron quilt pattern
Propeller quilt pattern
Broken plate quilt pattern
Blossom quilt panel
Barn dance quilt pattern
Arts and crafts quilt pattern
Pinwheel check quilt pattern
Peace garden quilt pattern
Tranquility quilt pattern
millers daughter quilt pattern
Faberge egg style quilt pattern
Bluebell quilt pattern
Fussy cut applique quilt
Steps to the altar quilt pattern
Miniature quilt patterns
Chinese lantern quilt pattern
Sixteen patch quilt pattern
Tunnels quilt pattern
Royal quilt pattern
Summer dream quilt pattern
Quarterfoil quilt pattern
Strippy fat quarter quilt pattern
Quillow pattern free
Drunkards path quilt pattern
Frame scrap quilt pattern
Deck of cards quilt pattern
Four winds quilt pattern
Summer breeze steps quilt pattern
Clear cut dark quilt pattern
Daisy yo yo quilt pattern
Clear cut nine patch quilt pattern
Bear paw quilt pattern
Geometric illusion quilt pattern
Amethyst chain quilt pattern
Grandmothers spool quilt pattern
tumbling blocks quilt pattern
Diamond nine patch quilt pattern
Lightning jelly roll quilt pattern
Goblet and tumbler quilt pattern
Square dance quilt pattern
Daisy chain strip pieced quilt
Four seasons quilt pattern
T shirt quilt pattern
Ocean waves medallion quilt
Tic tac toe quilt
Layer cake quilt
Hereford quilt pattern
Raised box quilt pattern
Ticker tape quilt pattern
Indian puzzle quilt pattern
Rainbow trip around the world
Cross and crown quilt
Prairie flower quilt
Interlocking chevron quilt
Nine patch pinwheel quilt
Bow tie quilt pattern
Rail fence quilt
Cathedral windows quilts machine sewn
Cathedral windows hand sewin
Square in square quilt
Jewel box quilt
Moda jelly roll quilt
Quilt as you go star
Jelly roll quilt
I just wanted to say thank you for being so generous in the free patterns, I will try your raised box pattern. I could listen to you all day, my grandma was born in Kent, in 1887 oh, how is miss her! Have a blessed day
Hi Kate. Thanks for your kind comments. Raised box is a lovely pattern.
I have seen two batik stained glass quilts, but ca only find one of your patterns. The one I want has more pieces in each block.
sorry, Jan. You must have seen it on a different website. I only have the one stained glass batik quilt pattern.
Is it possible to print off a pattern which is available on video please? I prefer to work from ‘black and white’ rather than a moving image!
Hi luv2soe. Yes, all the video descriptions link to the pattern page for that particular quilt. Towards the bottom of each pattern page you’ll see a small green box labelled ‘Print’. Alternatively you could highlight the pattern you want and then copy and paste it to a Word document for printing.
Just made my first quilt. The design was churn dash in green and white. The quilt is looking very puffy. Perhaps the wadding was.nt suitable. I like quilts that are flat. Can you advise me as to what wadding to use and is it best to use spray adhesive. Thank you. I come to Ludlow occasionally as I live in Kidderminster. Lesley.
Hi Lesley. I don’t live in Ludlow any more – I moved to Birmingham about a year ago – just the other side of Kidderminster! I think that it’s unlikely to have been the wadding that caused the puffiness. Waddings do vary in loft (thickness), but as it’s your first quilt I’d be inclined to suggest that it’s more likely to be the layering. You need to spend some time making sure that your quilt top is very flat and that you pin the layers together with lots of pins, smoothing from the middle all the time. You also need to smooth the top as you’re quilting – again from the centre outwards. Hope that helps.
Thank you. I did use maybe 200 pins. It looks ok. But it was so big for my first quilt. Might use spray adhesive next time. Smoothing all the time. Rail fence soon just got to finish binding.
Hi Lesley. You certainly did well to make a queen size quilt for your first quilt – you seem to have well and truly caught the quilting bug!
It’s been my dream for years. I bought a go big machine earlier this year because I found cutting out very tedious. Money well spent.
Hi Lesley. Nowadays there are so many things available to help us with our quilting – as well as all the gorgeous fabrics in the shops!
Just found your site. What a delight. I make quilts for Project Linus UK and they are going to get some new ideas! Thank you.
Hi Cathrine. Glad you like my quilt patterns. Isn’t Linus a wonderful organisation!
I love making hexagons! I use most of my scraps, create hexagons then use them for other projects… great to take along anywhere.
Hi Jennifer. Great idea. Something that I should think of doing.
Sorry if this info is noted already and I’ve missed it but when you quote fabric amounts how wide is the fabric please.
Hi Joyce. Good question. Most quilting fabric is 42″ wide, and that’s what I assume in my yardage. Hope that helps.
Hi there
I have just done the easy four patch quilt and it is lovely thank you for this site I will soon be doing another of yours
Sue
Thanks for your comments, Sue. I’m glad you find the quilt patterns helpful.
Hi Rose,
I am quite keen to make the Square in a Square quilt, I have quite a large piece of the darker fabric but only a piece of the lighter measuring 68″ in length by 44″ in width. Am I correct in assuming this would allow me to make the quilt you demonstrate, i.e including the border?
As I would like to enlarge the quilt to 6ft x 6ft, how much fabric would I require in the lighter colour?
Your advice would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks.
June.
Hi June. I am so sorry that this reply has taken me so long. I wanted to be able to sit down and think about this and haven’t managed that till now. First of all, yes the light fabric you have would certainly be enough for the quilt. If you wanted to increase the size of the quilt, you would really need to make six rows of six blocks (rather than the four by four that I have used), so you would need to use an additional twenty blocks. I would think that you need to buy an additional 50″ or so of the light fabric in order to have enough. I hope that helps. Best wishes, Rose
Hi Rose thank you so much for all your trouble I shall really look forward to receiving your Newsletter. I have been following your site but it will be great to have the Newsletter delivered to my in box.
Kind regards Ursula
Sorry it took so long!
Hi Rose, Thank you for your trouble I have added your e-mail to my contacts and look forward to hearing from you tomorrow.
Hi Ursula. My apologies for the length of time this has taken, but I have now managed to subscribe you. I have emailed you, but thought that I had better contact you here as well just to be sure. Best wishes, Rose
Hi Thank you for your e-mail unfortunately I have checked my junk and spam mail and there is no e-mail to confirm link. I can’t think where else to look.
Ursula
Hi Ursula. The system isn’t allowing me to cancel your subscription yet. By tomorrow I should be able to cancel it and then I’ll try and find a way to subscribe you manually. Could you add rose@ludlowquiltandsew.co.uk to your contacts list please and I’ll let you know tomorrow when I’ve added you to the list so that you can look out for the confirmation. I’m so sorry it hasn’t been a straightforward exercise for you.
I have tried several times to join your weekly newsletter but I never receive the link to confirm. Please help, thank you. Ursula
Hi Ursula. I’ve checked the system and you are right – it says it’s awaiting confirmation. All I can think is that the confirmation email must be going into your junk folder. Would you mind checking there for the email? The trouble is that I cannot add you to the list manually because you will still need to confirm. It’s all to do with anti-spam guidelines. Thanks for your interest.
Dear Rose
I love your website, do you have a pattern for a quilted cover for a
Mixmaster?
Hi Beverley. I don’t have a mixmaster cover pattern, but you may be able to adapt the patchwork toaster cover pattern: https://ludlowquiltandsew.co.uk/free-quilt-and-sew-patterns/free-patterns-quilt-sew/patchwork-toaster-cover/
I am making a crazy quilt as I had loads of odd pieces of material. This is first one and taking so much energy trying to work everything out. I could find work for a guardian angel. It started out as a cushion cover and is now king size.
Used to live near Ludlow and often went there shopping. Nice place.
Hi Jenny. That’s quite a change in size – from a cushion cover to a king size quilt! Well done. You must be really proud of it.
This is the only place I can fine to respond to your email asking me to confirm my email address. rdjoss@yahoo.com
I am so sorry you’ve had problems confirming. I have checked and you are definitely on the list now. Thanks for your interest.
Hi Rose, have watched some of your tutorials on u tube and found your teaching easy, Thanks. Are you in Port Ludlow? Used to go there as a kid.
Thanks also for the site
Thanks, Cheryl. Glad the videos help. I live in Ludlow in the UK. rose
wow just wanted to say i love your web site unfortunately i still work full time and dont have as much time as i would like doing quilting but you give me such great ideas so i have more than one on the go
thankyou for all the inspiration you give me
sandra
Thanks, Sandra. It’s such a pity when work gets in the way of quilting, isn’t it! I’m glad you like the website. rose