Your Favorite Patterns from 2017

December 13, 2017
Each year we add more beautiful (and free!) patterns to our website, 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: Trail Mix

If you've got a stash of fabric scraps, this is the perfect project for you to put them to good use.

Get the free quilt pattern here.

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Top Baby Quilt: Playing Tag

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

Get the free quilt pattern here.

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Top Quilt Throw: Midnight Blooms Quilt

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.

Get the free quilt pattern here.

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Top Wall Quilt: Americana Home

Feature classic red and blue prints on a cream background for a wall hanging that has a traditional look.

Get the free quilt pattern here.

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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.

Get the free quilt pattern here.

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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.

Get the free bag pattern here.

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Top Pillow Pattern: Jolly Holiday Pillows

Pleats and ruching dress up a festive pair of Christmas-theme pillows just in time for a season of good cheer.

Get the free pillow pattern here.

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Top Pincushion Pattern: Blooming Batik Pincushion

Use a black-and-white batik as a foundation to showcase beautiful and bright colors. A Dresden Plate block blooms like a flower from the center of this pincushion.

Get the free pincushion pattern here.

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Top Gift Pattern: Notebook Cover

For a quick gift, cover a standard spiral notebook with fabric.

Get the free pattern here.

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Top Winter Pattern: Icy Snowflakes

Dress up snowflake ornaments with frosty beads and metallic embroidery floss. Hang a blizzard for a glittery tree or string on thread for a cute garland.

Get the free pattern here.

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Top Spring Pattern: 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.

Get the free quilt pattern here.

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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 Fall Pattern: Table Runner and Pumpkins

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

Get the free patterns here.

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Top Halloween Pattern: Autumn Harvest

Fall-color triangles dart this way and that across the warm, seasonal table topper.

Get the free quilt pattern here.

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Top Christmas Pattern: Hint of the Holidays

A subtle palette and understated motifs make this runner table-ready for Christmas dinner and beyond.

Get the free quilt pattern here.

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Top Batik Pattern: Juxtaposition

Batiks in rich jewel tones make this throw-size quilt dance with color. Once individual blocks are completed, the quilt is assembled in vertical rows to ensure that the narrow pieces line up correctly.

Get the free quilt pattern here.

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Top Appliqué Pattern: Tulip Festival

Rickrack stems and pretty tulip appliqués topped with hearts make the simple piecing stand out on this throw. The airy appliqué foundations showcase intricate quilting.

Get the free quilt pattern here.

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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.

Get the free quilt patterns here.

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