Free Fat Quarter-Friendly Quilt Patterns

June 14, 2013

Fat quarters are fun to collect and even more fun to use! Browse our free quilt patterns for one that will make it easy for you to put your fat quarters to good use.

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Flower Show

Florals and solids combine for a stunning but easy-to-sew bed quilt. You can change the theme of the large rectangles-think plaids or reproduction prints-to customize for any room.

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Thousand Pyramids

This century-old quilt is a scrap-lovers dream.

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Mini Barn Quilt

Use solid fabrics and vertical line quilting to add modern flair to a mini that mimics a barn quilt.

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Sunny All Around

A simple Pinwheel block is quite a star when it's surrounded by multiple borders-pieced and plain.

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Red, White, and Blue Bricks

Make a quick-to-assemble patriotic picnic throw or cozy cottage twin-size bed quilt from your favorite scrappy assortment of red, white, and blue fat quarters.

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Neutral Appeal

A small throw can add a dash of color to a room that has a neutral color palette.

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Blueberries and Cream

Alternate light and dark prints for a throw that takes it one step at a time.

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Orchard Lane

Time-saving strip piecing and fat quarters makes it easy to complete a Four-Patch quilt.

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Playing Tag

Add fun and fuction to a stroller-size quilt by sewing ribbon and rickrack loops into the blocks.

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Home for the Harvest

To get the scrappy look of this quilt in a speedy way, invite your friends over for a house-block quilting party.

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Side Dish

Serve up a delightful asymmetrical quilt by wrapping a helping of Broken Dishes blocks with appliquéd and pieced borders on just two sides.

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Ring Toss Quilt

Combine a variety of pastel fat quarters in Floating Star units to make a sweet lap-size quilt.

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Roaring Waves

A range of blues and grays, gradating from light to dark, produce the look of waves on a stormy night. Pairing blue with gray instead of white puts a twist on the classic two-color combination.

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On the Bow

Making Necktie blocks is much easier than you may think, especially with this fool-the-eye trick for easy piecing.

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Summer Days Table Topper

Bright print squares alternate with Four-Patch blocks in a cheerful table runner.

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Shift Change

Create subtle shifts in color with ombré fabric. The large pieces allow you to utilize the gradient effect and to see the shade changes in each fabric strip.

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Painter's Palette

Build your color confidence by mixing fat quarters in a variety of hues. Include a few lighter and brighter fabrics to add sparkle and keeps the eye moving around the quilt.

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Eye Catcher

Use the same cream print in alternating squares to balance a variety of florals and dark prints. While the finished wall hanging offers plenty to look at, it isn't overwhelming.

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Broken Dishes Table Runner

For a traditional look, use only two prints for each Broken Dishes block.

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Floral Wall Hanging

Simple squares and curved appliqués in bright fat-quarter prints pop off a coordinating solid to create a dynamic wall hanging.

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Luminous Lanterns

Colorful batik lanterns shine bright against a dark blue batik sky in this beautiful wall hanging.

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Simple Rectangles and Sashing

Make a scrappy yet orderly quilt using aqua, lime, and cocoa print fat quarters. Aqua tone-on-tone sashing and binding tie together the fabrics.

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Country Windmills

Use more than 30 fat quarters when you stitch this cozy throw and coordinating pillows.

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Simple Strips

This time-saving quilt involves just five rows of multicolored rectangles finished by long sashing strips and a border from a single novelty print.

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Big & Bold Pincushion

Don't spend time searching for your pincushion. Make a jumbo, tufted cushion in bright, lively prints and finding it will be a cinch!

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Fat Quarter Twin Bed Quilt

Cut rectangles from floral fat quarters and join them with solid watermelon pink strips to create pieced rows.

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Red-and-White Table Mat

Whip up a two-color table mat using six fat quarters.

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Rickrack Pillow

Embellish pieces of bright fat quarters with rickrack for a square patchwork pillow.

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Fresh Four-Patch Table Topper

Four-Patch blocks and setting squares team up for a fabulous square table topper.

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Fabric Gift Bag

Whip up a reusable gift bag with just two fat quarters. Make bags for holidays, birthdays, or any time of year!

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Building Blocks Throw

Use a restful aqua check to complement the strong contemporary colors-blue, green, and chocolate-in this easy quilted throw using fat quarter pieces.

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Matching Scarf Set

Use fat quarters to make two matching scarves in stylish colors.

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Pumpkins and Table Runner

Stitch a fall theme table runner and trio of stuffed pumpkins for easy fall decor.

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Old-World Snowballs

Large-scale prints in an old-world color scheme are a perfect fit for Snowball blocks.

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Scrappy Rectangles

Cranberry reds, sage greens, and rose petal pinks combine with a range of neutrals to create an appealing pattern in this simple bed quilt.

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