Vintage quilting designs

Discover timeless beauty with our Vintage Quilt Patterns roundup. Classic designs meet modern flair, perfect for creating heirloom-quality quilts.

is finished. I decided to try and baste this little quilt on my design wall, which turned out to be quite successful! I used some 9 patch blocks that I had sitting on the drawer for a zillion years for the backing. It saved me buying fabric, and used up MORE stuff. I pieced this quilt, using one of the new methods I read about online. I joined 4 squares together...a 4 patch. I made two of these, the placed them right sides together. I sewed around the 4 edges, then cut diagonally through…

Create beautiful and nostalgic patterns in these collection of vintage quilt patterns for free for you next quilting project.

While each decade is filled with new trends in quilting, the popularity of 1930s quilts and quilt patterns is still going strong almost a century later. Spanning the Great Depression, quilting trends from the 1930s were very much influenced by their time, with quilters favoring scrap quilts over spending money on expensive fabric. Pastel colors were also trending with quilters during this time and many saw the light colors in their quilts as a way to be uplifting during hard times. If you…

Faced with the dilemma of needing my Vintage Linens Quilt #1 (VLQ#1) for a presentation to the Alamo Heritage Quilt Guild earlier this month and knowing it wouldn’t be back in my possession until t…

Let us take a few minutes to clear up some confusion…I cannot tell you how much fabric to buy because I do not know where you will use it, how much of it you will use or how often you will use a pa…

Great Helps Whether You’re Coordinating Colors or Not! There’s something special about scrap quilts of any kind, but have you noticed that some stand above the crowd? By paying special attention to fabric selection you can turn a nice scrap quilt into a sensational one. We tend to think of scrap quilts as fitting into …

Vintage quilt patterns are beautiful but they are so hard to find and actually make! Continue reading for 10 patterns you can actually buy!

Hello! As promised, below is a free printer-friendly La Conner Stars quilt pattern I made just for you! It is a classic star quilt block that is easy to make and creates a beautiful and timeless qu…