Comments on: Free Quilt Patterns

By: Margaret Huynh

Margaret Huynh — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 01:36:22 +0000

I’m one of the twins of FourTwinSisters.com. I’m glad to see you are enjoying our patterns! If you have any pattern requests feel free to visit our site and let us know on our pattern request tab. We are having a great time developing these patterns for appreciative users.

Sincerely,

Margaret Huynh (Twin #2 of 4)

By: Weeks

Weeks — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 02:32:15 +0000

I just wanted to add a few words about the free patterns as one of the designers whose patterns were mentioned. The designers of many fabric lines are expected to “donate” for public use via the fabric company a free pattern to promote their fabric line. In addition the designer is expected to make without reimbursement a sample quilt of the design using the fabrics in his or her line for use by fabric company sales people and possibly for advertising. These are the images that were featured in the original post.

The pattern has to be designed to use only the fabrics in the line and certainly none by other manufacturers. Furthermore, these same people also have publishers who will not agree to publish any designs that have been given away in this manner. It’s a challenge. As a designer it’s painful to see days and days of work coming up with the design, doing the calculations, making the quilt and then giving it away so others can use it for free. Were we to sell the same pattern to a magazine or as part of a book it would cover our monthly mortgage. But if you want to have a line of fabric, this is part of the deal. So as you enjoy the free patterns I also hope you’ll find a way to support through the purchase of their fabrics or books the designers who did all of the work to get these free patterns into your hands.

By: Shar

Shar — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 03:49:02 +0000

The Four Twin Sisters site has a large collection of free quilt patterns.

http://www.fourtwinsisters.com/quiltpatterns/alphabeticalpatterns.php

By: gina

gina — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 22:11:06 +0000

Supercool! Thanks Kim! This has inspired me to set up my freshly-serviced machine.

By: justine

justine — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 05:25:36 +0000

thanks Kim :)

By: DonnaF

DonnaF — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 01:05:09 +0000

Thanks, these are great!

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 22:55:32 +0000

Thanks for all the links. I’d forgotten freespirit had the patterns on there.

By: polo

polo — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 19:49:36 +0000

Thanks for posting these! They are great.

By: lorinda

lorinda — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 19:30:44 +0000

Thanks for these great links! The patterns are gorgeous and inspiring. I may have to learn to quilt! And thanks to Dawn who commented above about adapting them to knitting, crochet or whatever you love.

By: Shelina

Shelina — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 16:11:44 +0000

about.com also has a lot of free patterns and links to free patterns.