10+ Christmas Quilt Patterns and Tutorials

Too early to be thinking about Christmas?  Not for crafters and quilters!  July is the time when many new holiday fabric collections are released and that makes it a great time of year to talk about Christmas Quilt Patterns.

While I haven’t had the opportunity to turn all of my quilt patterns into Christmas Quilt Patterns, I am steadily making my way through my released patterns to create Christmas versions of all of them.

Some use collections of fabric, others are simply in “Christmas Colors” or “Winter Colors” color palettes.

On Point

On Point is the very first quilt pattern I ever wrote, and the Christmas quilt is my treasured winter couch quilt.  I am adamantly against Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving, with one notable exception.

This quilt.

It comes out of storage every November 1^st.  Because if you’re going to put that much effort into making a quilt, it deserves more than 4 weeks of use per year.

I also get it back out any time we have a large snowstorm throughout the winter.

I’m not the only one who thoroughly enjoys it!

You can find this quilt pattern at this link: On Point Quilt

I made a second wintery version of On Point about 18 months ago because I wanted to write up a tutorial for how to make this quilt pattern with directional fabrics.  The winter animals and skiers in this collection were a perfect fit for the tutorial I wanted to write. 

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This is the same quilt pattern as the quilt above, but there is a bonus tutorial that will help whether using directional prints in your fabrics or not.  Directional Fabrics On Point Quilt Tutorial.

Hexie in a Hexie

Hexie in a Hexie Quilt Pattern is one of those patterns that looks more complicated than it really is.

This quilt is made entirely from strip piecing and there are zero complicated partial seams. 

I used the Christmas Floral border fabrics to pull all of the colors for the hexagons.  Here is a closer look at some of the prints, these blocks lend themselves particularly well to striped fabrics.

Double Stars

When I was making samples for the original Double Stars Quilt Pattern, I only made baby sized quilts! 

Four years later and this is the first throw size quilt I’ve made in this pattern.

The pattern is written for four colors, Block A stars, Block A background, Block B stars and Block B background.

I used three different fabrics for the Block B backgrounds, and spaced them diagonally instead of randomly.  I made the Block A backgrounds and the Block B stars from a whole bunch of green, red and black fabrics because I wanted to mix and match more than the pattern called for.

This Sawtooth Star tutorial will help if you are wanting to use directional fabrics like these fun candy canes.

Falling Stars

My chief inspector considered rearranging blocks for this Christmas quilt.  She wisely decided they were perfect exactly where they were. 

The Falling Stars Quilt Pattern includes directions to use directional fabrics like these little winter gnomes.  I’m super happy with the diamond quilting on this one, you can see portions of it in this photo although I have definitely not gotten the handle of quilt photography that specifically highlights the quilting rather than the fabrics.

Farmhouse Plaid

I chose the Etsy listing photo (above) for the Farmhouse Plaid Quilt Pattern especially to showcase the snowflakes since the listing is marketed to Christmas Quilt Patterns.

But, this is one of the quilts that I took to Glacier National Park a couple of years ago, and I love everything about this next picture, including that the sun was so bright you can see the silhouette of the quilt holder (thanks Mom!) through three layers of quilt, batting and flannel backing. 

Blitz

I used this wintery version of the Blitz Quilt Pattern when I was writing up a tutorial on straight-line quilting on a regular sewing machine.

Blitz is an incredibly versatile pattern that works with almost every fabric collection or theme you can think of.

Checkered Stars

This time around when making a Checkered Stars Quilt I used two similar fabrics for the checkerboards, but there are stars and snowflakes.

Like a few of my other quilt patterns, this one also has an accompanying tutorial for working with directional fabrics.

I needed the tutorial refresher myself in order to make these Fa La La La blocks!

Domingo

Domingo is a stained glass window quilt which makes it perfect for dark and moody snowflake fabrics!

Sensation

Sensation is the first of my Half Rectangle Triangle (HRT) quilts and these blocks are easier to make than you might be imagining!  The quilt pattern comes with templates for trimming so that the blocks come together very easily.

What if I already have that pattern?  Is the Christmas version different? 

First of all, if you already have one or some of my patterns, thank you for supporting my small business!  Truly, it means the world to me!

Are the Christmas quilt patterns different from their non-holiday counterparts? 

Not at all.

When selling on Etsy specifically, it’s a good idea to have the same pattern listed more than once, with different colors in the cover photo.  Different palettes appeal to different people, and while they might love a pattern, if it’s a color they don’t prefer they may scroll right by it.

These new pattern listings are specifically for shoppers searching for “Christmas Quilt Patterns”.  If you already have the non-holiday pattern, you do not need these new ones.

That being said, I hope these photos give you some ideas of new ways to use some of the amazing Christmas quilt fabric collections that are out there!

What If I’m Looking for a Finished Quilt Rather Than a Pattern?

If you are in the market for a Christmas Quilt rather than Christmas Quilt patterns, I’ve got you covered!

Not all of the sample quilts from making these patterns are available at this time, but many are.

If you click on any of the photos below, it will take you right to the listing for the physical quilt.

And, if you need a pair of quilts that aren’t too matchy matchy, this On Point Quilt and this Domingo Quilt were made using the same fabric  line.

Both are backed in the same snowflake flannel, but have different bindings.

Whether you are looking for Christmas Quilts or Christmas Quilt Pattern Ideas and Tutorials, I hope you have found this helpful!

And now a question for those of you who have made it this far: when it comes to Christmas decorations (quilts or otherwise), do you prefer a traditional red/white/green color scheme or do you prefer the addition of blues and pinks other colors?