Free Christmas Quilt Patterns

Finding Free Christmas Quilt Patterns

Many of the free quit pattern sites have free Christmas quilt patterns that you can download and use. Here are just a few of the many options out there.

• This page includes several different pieced quilt blocks that could be combined to make a festive holiday quilt.
• McCall’s has a lovely wreath quilt that could be a large wall hanging or a lap quilt, and other holiday pattern can be found here.
• Quilt Woman has an old pattern for a 12 Days of Christmas quilt. The fabric used in no longer produced, but this would be a cute way to show off panels of other holiday fabrics.
• A ton of different blocks, quilts and wall hangings can be found at Bella Online.
• Quilters Cache ahs a cute Christmas star block quilt.

Quilted Wall Hangings

If the idea of making Christmas quilts for everyone on your list is a little intimidating, why not try some quilted wall hangings? Here are some ideas to get your started.

• Block Central has a cute wreath-inspired wall hanging that can also be made in non-Christmas colors.
• Holly’s Stocking is a very cute block that can be multiplied as many times as you like to make a wall hanging or quilt. The instructions use fusible interfacing to attach the stockings to the block, so it goes very quickly. The same site also has a cute snowman block.
• This glorious angel surrounded by log cabin blocks would be fun to sew and to give as a gift.
• From Quick Quilts comes a cute wall hanging based on a classic star pattern.
• Easy Quilting has an adorable Christmas tree wall hanging quilt made quickly and easily with a triangle template.

Using Free Christmas Quilt Patterns

It’s a lot of fun to mix and match different quilt blocks to make a Christmas quilt that is completely unique.

You can also change the size of a quilt by adding or subtracting squares, or even enlarging or reducing the pattern pieces on a photocopier. And remember that wall hangings and quilts are not your only options. You could also make quilted pillows, table runners, placemats and many more items, using these patterns as inspiration.

Designing Your Own Free Christmas Quilt Patterns

If you can’t find the perfect free Christmas quilt patterns for the projects that you would like to do, don’t worry. You can always take traditional quilt patterns and turn them into Christmas quilt patterns just by changing the fabric.

A log cabin quilt would be very cute in Christmas colors and fabrics, and it is a relatively quick pattern to make.

Other basic quilt designs like a trip around the world or any one of many nine-patch blocks could be used to make a Christmas quilt.

Quilters Cache is a great site to look at for inspiration in making your own Christmas quilt patterns. The site has hundreds of blocks that are browseable by name and by size. If you know what sized quilt you want to make, you can figure out the ideal size of blocks (these range from one inch to 16 inches plus) and find one or several quilt blocks that you want to use.

Look in the Cs for several Christmas quilts and block, including the easy Christmas star. If you can’t come up with something to quilt from these pages, I just don’t know if you’re trying.

Finally, remember that a Christmas quilt does not have to be made with Christmas fabrics. It is the colors as much as anything that make a holiday quilt, so look through the non-seasonal fabrics at your local craft stores for red, green, gold, white and brown fabrics that would look nice together in a Christmas quilt. You might end up paying less for your fabric if you buy from the regular rack instead of the seasonal one, and you’ll have a quilt you can use all winter, not just during Christmas.