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Your Favorite Patterns from 2016

American Patchwork & Quilting Editors December 16, 2015
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Top Summer Pattern: Red, White, and Blue Bricks
Every year we add more outstanding (and free!) patterns to our collection, including quilts, home decor, gifts, and more. These greatest hits are the best of the best -- our top-liked, top-pinned, and top-visited patterns of the year. If you haven't already sewed these patterns, put them on your to-do list for the new year!
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Top Bed Quilt: Red, White, and Blue Bricks

Top Summer Pattern: 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 prints.

Get the free quilt pattern here.

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Top Baby Quilt: Around the Block

Around the Block

Show off polka dots of all colors and sizes in a super-size Log Cabin block.

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Top Quilt Throw: Big Block Style

35+ Free Quilt Patterns for Beginners

For a throw with maximum impact made in a minimum amount of time, try this quilt made of simple squares.

Get the free quilt pattern here.

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Top Wall Quilt: Paisley Squares & Bars

Top Wall Quilt: Paisley Squares & Bars

Here's a two-block treat that's great for beginners. A mix of squares and rectangles, this geometric beauty proves that sometimes simple is best.

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Top Table Topper: Pop of Poinsettia

Top Table Topper: Pop of Poinsettia

Set a more neutral holiday table with a runner sporting a background of cream and black. A poinsettia adds a pop of red, creating a festive focal point.

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Top Bag Pattern: Pick-a-Pocket Purse

Top Bag Pattern: Pick-a-Pocket Purse

A simple bag cleverly incorporates six outer pockets for everyday necessities. The sew-simple trick is that the pockets are formed when the straps are sewn on the bag pieces.

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Top Pillow Pattern: Another Angle Pillow

Another Angle Pillow

Solids and bright prints are a fresh way to showcase 90° triangles in this contemporary pillow.

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Top Pincushion Pattern: Petal Pincushion Stacks

Pretty Pincushion Stack

These quick-to-make pincushions are cute enough to give individually or as a towering set of three.

Get the free pincushion pattern here.

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Top Gift Pattern: Craft and Carry

Craft and Carry

Make a gift of wine or other food item more memorable by creating pretty fabric packaging.

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Top Winter Pattern: Snowflakes Wall Hanging

Top Winter Pattern: Snowflakes Wall Hanging

In an entryway or on the front door, this wintry wall hanging celebrates the frosty season.

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Top Spring Pattern: Lemon Bars

Top Spring Pattern: Lemon Bars

Simple squares and rectangles combine with sashing to create a quick-to-finish springtime maze.

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Top Summer Pattern: Blue Jeans Quilt

Top Summer Pattern: Blue Jeans Quilt

Recycle your old blue jeans into an easy, pieced throw.

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Top Fall Pattern: Table Runner and Pumpkins

Top Fall Pattern: Table Runner and Pumpkins

Stitch a fall theme table runner and trio of stuffed pumpkins for the perfect autumn table decorations.

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Top Halloween Pattern: Harvest Rows

Harvest Rows

Halloween hues and striped sashing set the tone for a scrappy quilt composed of vertical strips.

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Top Christmas Pattern: Festival of Trees

Festival of Trees

Fresh and funky shades of lemon yellow and lime green, along with jewel-tone decorations, make this a contemporary version of "O Tannenbaum."

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Top Batik Pattern: Splashes of Color

Top Batik Pattern: Splashes of Color

Use batiks in this quick-to-sew bed-size quilt! Delicious sherbet-tone batiks are its foundation, but pretty coordinating prints fit right in for a softer touch.

Get the free quilt pattern here.

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Top Appliqué Pattern: Midnight Blooms Quilt

Hourglass Units

Metallic glints in the Asian-inspired fabrics add subtle sparkle to this throw-size quilt, which combines fusible appliqué with three sizes of hourglass blocks.

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Top Wool Pattern: Folk Art Quilts

Top Wool Pattern: Folk Art Quilts

Make one–or all three–of these felted wool-and-scrap fabric creations to decorate your home or to give as gifts.

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    1 of 18 Top Bed Quilt: Red, White, and Blue Bricks
    2 of 18 Top Baby Quilt: Around the Block
    3 of 18 Top Quilt Throw: Big Block Style
    4 of 18 Top Wall Quilt: Paisley Squares & Bars
    5 of 18 Top Table Topper: Pop of Poinsettia
    6 of 18 Top Bag Pattern: Pick-a-Pocket Purse
    7 of 18 Top Pillow Pattern: Another Angle Pillow
    8 of 18 Top Pincushion Pattern: Petal Pincushion Stacks
    9 of 18 Top Gift Pattern: Craft and Carry
    10 of 18 Top Winter Pattern: Snowflakes Wall Hanging
    11 of 18 Top Spring Pattern: Lemon Bars
    12 of 18 Top Summer Pattern: Blue Jeans Quilt
    13 of 18 Top Fall Pattern: Table Runner and Pumpkins
    14 of 18 Top Halloween Pattern: Harvest Rows
    15 of 18 Top Christmas Pattern: Festival of Trees
    16 of 18 Top Batik Pattern: Splashes of Color
    17 of 18 Top Appliqué Pattern: Midnight Blooms Quilt
    18 of 18 Top Wool Pattern: Folk Art Quilts

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