Hot Summer Quilts

Heat up your summer quilting with tropical prints, citrus colors, and beach-worthy designs. From throws to table toppers, you’ll find all the patterns you need to turn your home into an oasis.

Floating Boxes Quilt

For a striking, fresh take on modern quiltmaking, piece together blocks of bright fabric and frame them in a stylish sashing of pieced rectangles.

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Paisley Pop

Bright solids and a plethora of paisleys pack a punch in a summer quilt.

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Summer Chevrons

Purposefully arranged triangle-squares produce a chevron pattern in a summer-theme wall hanging. Pops of color in the beach-theme border echo the bright prints and batiks in the quilt center.

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Perfect Picnic Table Setting

Lots of triangles create the wow factor in this colorful tabletop trio.

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Beachy T-Shirt Throw

Life’s a beach with this sand castle-inspired T-shirt throw. A muted background of tone-on-tone tans and ocean blues lets the summer-theme shirts shine in the sun.

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Tropical Twist

Cut bright batik fabrics in strips to form vibrant geometric blocks. Vivid blue sashing frames the eye-popping blocks.

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Under-the-Sea Pillow

Combine light blue and pink prints for an updated take on nautical style. An embroidered underwater scene adds whimsy to this pillow.

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Nautical Baby Quilt

Make a splash with a nautical-theme crib quilt. Stitched in pink prints and rose polka dots, this baby quilt will make a great gift for any baby girl.

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Watermelon Table Topper

Use the flip-and-sew method to make this watermelon table runner.

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Sailing Ships

Lost Ship blocks rotated 180° form bright orange and orange-and-pink vessels swimming in a cream sea. A green print inner border provides an unexpected pop of cool color.

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Mango Tango Throw

Each block of this sizzling, south-of-the-border 54-1/2-square throw uses nine assorted stripe, plaid, and solid fabrics.

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Sea and Sand Quilt

Combine batik and tone-on-tone fabrics in an easy-to-piece quilt that conquers images of the ocean.

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Tropical Crossing Wall Hanging

Bright batik fabrics pop off a light, scrappy background in this wall hanging.

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Pineapple Twist Wall Quilt

A square and cross pattern takes center stage on this wall hanging, which contains four Pineapple blocks.

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Tiny Treasures

An X marks the spot on this table topper, where Four-Patch blocks and X blocks form a large overall X. Sea blues and sandy tans contrast perfectly with pops of red and orange.

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Citrus Patch Throw

Citrus prints combine beautifully in a sunny throw.

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Blue Jeans Quilt

Recycle your old blue jeans into an easy, pieced throw perfect for a summer picnic.

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Nautical Pinwheels Quilt

Make pinwheels pop by using a navy blue print and a crisp, solid white for the large triangle-squares.

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Citrus Stars

A playful palette of citrus colors—orange, green, and yellow—brings a summery look to this wall hanging. Careful placement of triangle-squares produces pairs of star blocks.

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Two-Block Citrus Quilt

Use setting rectangles grouped by color families to create diagonal patterns across a quilt top.

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Here Comes the Sun

You’ll have sunshine on a cloudy day with this cheery throw that features yellow bursting through black and gray. Geometric prints lend a modern feel to a traditional block and color combination.

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Two-Block Kid’s Quilt

Set a circus scene on a crib quilt with animal-theme novelty prints.

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Sherbet Rail Fence

Make a cheerful summer throw of cleverly arranged Rail Fence blocks. Cheerful sherbet-tone prints liven up this traditional, easy-to-piece pattern.

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Floating Boxes Quilt

For a striking, fresh take on modern quiltmaking, piece together blocks of bright fabric and frame them in a stylish sashing of pieced rectangles.

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Salute to Summer

Greens and grays bring a modern feel to this otherwise red, white, and blue table runner that can be used long after summer ends. Carefully combining triangle-squares results in the fun banner shapes.

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Applique Fan Quilt

Appliqued fans in sky blue and sunny yellow are perfect for a day spent outdoors.

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Hot and Cold Wall Hanging

Mix hot and cool colors in a large wall hanging. A fiery border offsets the calming sea of blues in the center.

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Blue Ocean Waves

Serene aquas and cool blues rule in a tranquil wall hanging. Soft prints and large floral fabrics result in Ocean Waves blocks with less defined edges, adding to the relaxed feel of the piece.

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Tropical Blooms Wall Hanging

The black tone-on-tone background provides subtle movement in this wall hanging, yet doesn’t compete with the appliqué flowers.

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Tropical Medallion Wall Hanging

Tropical fabrics give this wall hanging an island vibe. Fussy-cut tropical birds and dragonflies appear in the Square-in-a-Square blocks in the middle border.

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Tropical Patches Wall Quilt

A bevy of batiks results in a tropical-look wall hanging. Punches of orange and pops of teal interspersed throughout the patchwork draw the eye around the quilt and add sparkle.

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