The Sweet Liberty quilt features three classic blocks—a flag, a bow, and a star—combined into a quilt that’s perfect for summer decorating, patriotic holidays, or simply using those fabrics you’ve been saving in your stash. The pattern is available immediately after registration, giving you plenty of time to plan your fabrics and prepare before we begin.

Unlike many quilt alongs, there’s no pressure to keep up with a daily schedule. You’ll have access to step-by-step videos that you can watch whenever it works for you. Pause, sew, rewind, and sew some more. Whether you finish a block a day or spend the week working at your own pace, you’ll be right on track.

Along the way, we’ll share progress, celebrate finishes, and wrap up the week together with a live party where I’ll answer questions, share participant quilts, and reveal a special bonus project that uses one of the Sweet Liberty blocks in a whole new way.

If you’re ready for a fresh project, a little quilting motivation, and a fun week of sewing, I’d love to have you join us.

JUNE 19th-26th

SWEET LIBERTY QUILT ALONG $9

One Simple Project. One PDF.  Block Videos. Live Chats. One Week Long.

No more scrolling Pinterest. 

No more searching through saved posts. 

No more “I just want something quick” moments that turn into overwhelm. 

…just one stash-friendly project (quilt along) you can print, prep, and sew—simple, cute, and totally doable.

For just $9 you’ll receive the Sweet Liberty Quilt Pattern, step-by-step video tutorials, access to our live Prep Party and Wrap-Up Party, plus a surprise bonus project.

Join now for $9

Sweet Liberty Quilt Along

If you’re anything like most quilters, you love to sew…and want to use your stash …but sometimes the hardest part is just picking something to sew.

You want…

• a quilt that’s fun to sew 
• blocks that are broken down step-by-step 
• videos you can watch whenever it works for you
• encouragement and motivation to keep going
• a chance to sew alongside other quilters
• a project that’s worth displaying when it’s finished
• a reason to pull out those patriotic fabrics you’ve been saving

And you want it without:

• feeling behind if you miss a day 
• strict schedules and deadlines 
• spending hours searching for tutorials
• complicated techniques
• another unfinished project sitting in a pile

SWEET LIBERTY QUILT ALONG (Immediate Access)

• Sweet Liberty Quilt Pattern PDF
• Complete cutting and assembly instructions
• Full block video tutorials
• Access to the June 19 Prep Party
• Access to the June 26 Wrap-Up Party
• Surprise bonus project
• Lifetime access to the pattern and videos

Join here

Here’s the Schedule for the 250th Anniversary Quilt Along

June 19 Prep Party Join me live on YouTube as we talk fabric choices, cutting tips, and getting ready to sew.

June 22-26 Sweet Liberty Stitch Party Work through the quilt at your own pace using the included videos and pattern.

June 26 Wrap-Up Party Show off your progress, get assembly tips, see participant quilts, and celebrate what you’ve sewn.

Bonus Surprise You’ll also receive a special bonus project designed to coordinate with your Sweet Liberty quilt.

Join here for only $9

pst- are you a Patchworkers Plus member? Login here to access your discount code for $4.50

There’s something about Christmas sewing that feels a little different from the rest of the year. Maybe it’s pulling out those holiday fabrics you’ve been saving, making gifts for family and friends, or creating decorations that come out year after year. Whatever your reason for sewing, Christmas projects are a fun way to use your stash and add a handmade touch to the season.

In this collection, you’ll find a variety of Christmas sewing ideas—from quick afternoon projects to items you’ll enjoy using and displaying every holiday season. Pick a favorite, gather your fabric, and enjoy a little festive sewing time.

FREE Christmas Sewing Projects~

One of the best things about Christmas sewing projects is that they don’t have to be large or complicated to be meaningful. Small projects can make wonderful gifts, help you use up leftover fabric, and give you the satisfaction of finishing something before the holiday rush begins.

A few hours at your sewing machine can turn into decorations, gifts, and keepsakes that become part of your family’s Christmas traditions for years to come.

Christmas Pillows

These simple pillows are perfect for any holiday – but great for Christmas. Add a holiday themed applique on top to add some more fun.

Hexagon Tree Skirt

Start with the hexagon shape in the center, sew around it to build larger shapes – then finish it up into a tree skirt.

Christmas Embroidery Pillows

Sew up some cute embroidery designs, then sew into pillows for the holidays. Adding some fun ric rac or pom poms on the side for extra fun.

Snowman Pillow & Quilt

Chenille Christmas Stocking

Use a vintage chenille bed cover and make some adorable stockings for Christmas. Add some hankies at the toe and top hem for additional fun.

Christmas Cinch Sack

Using fun holiday themed fabric, sew up a simple cinch bag. Add extra scrappy green strips to make a tree on the front.

Apple Core Mug Rug

Turn that apple core shape into a mug rug. Use holiday fabric for a peppermint twist mug rug. Perfect for gift giving during the holidays.

Quilt as you Go Holiday Mug Rug

Sew simple quilt blocks using your scraps for the background blocks of this mug rug. Use holiday themed shapes for applique on top.

Christmas Scrappy Ornaments

With the quilt as you go technique, you’ll sew up your scraps into holiday ornaments. Then using fun shapes, cut them and add a ribbon for hanging.

Christmas Ornaments with Quilt Panels

Using a quilt panel, these ornaments are really simple to sew and cut using pinking sheers.

Christmas Projects Collections~

One of my favorite things about Christmas sewing is how many different types of projects there are to choose from. Maybe you’re looking for a quick handmade gift, something festive for your home, or a small project to use up holiday fabric scraps.

These collections bring together a variety of ideas so you can browse, get inspired, and find the project that’s just right for your sewing time, skill level, and fabric stash. You might even discover a few new favorites to add to your holiday sewing tradition.

Christmas Embroidery Patterns

You’ll find all kinds of fun Christmas and Holiday themed embroidery designs.

101+ Handmade Holiday Decorations

Never dig around for your next project. This list has you covered for all kinds of holiday project fun.

Holiday Sewing Projects

This collection is for those who are looking to make or sew their holiday gifts and decorations.

20+ Ornaments You Can Sew

This collection is full of easy to make holiday ornaments. Using your scraps or even panels – these are perfect for adding to your tree or a gift.

The Mustard Seed Quilt is made up of simple, repeated blocks that come together to create a strong, modern look without a complicated process. It’s one of those quilts where the pieces are easy… but the overall design looks like you put in a whole lot more effort.

The contrast between the background and the mustard tones really lets the design shine, and once you get into the rhythm of sewing the blocks, it moves along quickly.

What Makes This Quilt So Fun

This quilt is all about repetition and flow.

You’ll be making the same block over and over, which means you can settle in, get comfortable at your machine, and just sew. No constant switching, no overthinking—just steady progress.

The layout creates a subtle movement across the quilt, with each block playing off the next. It’s simple, but it keeps your eye moving, which gives the quilt that finished, polished feel.

This is also a great project for working on accuracy and consistency without it feeling tedious.

Skill Level & Construction Notes

This is a beginner-friendly quilt with a clean construction process.

The blocks are straightforward and a great way to build confidence if you’re newer—or just want something relaxing to sew without a lot of extra steps.

If you’ve been wanting a project where you can sit down and just sew without stopping to figure things out every few minutes, this is a good one.

Take your time lining up your seams, keep your seam allowance consistent, and everything will fall into place nicely.

Perfect For…

• A weekend (or few-day) quilt project
• Practicing consistent piecing
• A clean, modern quilt style
• Using a focused color palette (or going scrappy if you prefer)
• A quilt that looks more complex than it actually is

This quilt is a great reminder that simple blocks can still create something really striking.

And when you’re working through your blocks, don’t forget to share your progress inside the community. It’s always fun to see color variations and how everyone makes the same pattern their own.

More Projects inside Patchworkers Plus

Bee & Bud Pillow

Sewing machine cover using your selvedge strips!

What Makes A Quilt Simple & One You Can Sew In A Day

The secret to a one-day quilt lies entirely in the pattern choice: you want large blocks and minimal pieces. If a layout looks busy or mentions a lot of prep time, skip it, or it will eat up your afternoon before you even get to the machine. You want to scan the instructions for smart shortcuts. Look for designs that use strip-piecing to get four-patch blocks in half the time, or projects that let you stack up a layer cake, make a few quick cuts, and piecing it together. Stick to simple, high-impact styles like basic nine-patch layouts or eye-spy blocks.

Free Quilt Pattern – You Can Sew In A Day

I Spy Baby Quilt

This quick project uses a simple grid layout of large patchwork squares to showcase fun, novelty print fabrics, creating a playful I Spy matching game that babies and toddlers will love to explore.

Charm Blossom Baby Quilt

This charm-pack-friendly pattern uses a simple snowball block technique to transform 5-inch fabric squares into sweet flower petals, which are then arranged into ten cheerful blossom blocks separated by clean rectangle sashing for a quick, lovely finish.

Heart Baby Quilt

This pattern uses a clever, template-free technique to turn a simple four-patch into a classic heart quilt block on point, making it a quick and versatile stash-buster for everything from baby shower gifts to cozy lap quilts.

Quadripoint Quilt

This quilt is perfect for layer cakes! Whether you make your own layer cakes or purchase them from your favorite quilt shop – this will work! There are no points in the quilt, making it super quick to sew up and finish in a weekend. Also, large square for the win!

Early Bird Baby Quilt

This beginner-friendly project features simple strip-pieced patchwork borders and quick half-square triangles that frame a sweet, customizable bird appliqué center for a quick and cheerful finish.

Pre Quilted Fabric Baby Quilt

This ultimate shortcut project uses reversible, pre-quilted fabric and clever ribbon placement to hide the raw seams, allowing you to whip up a beautiful double-sided baby quilt in just a single day.

Vintage Hankies Baby Quilt

Perfect for preserving precious family heirlooms, this sweet and nostalgic tutorial shows you how to transform a collection of vintage handkerchiefs into a unique, eclectic baby quilt that is full of sweet, generational charm.

Zippy Baby Quilt With Applique

This quick-finish project combines a simple, modern strip-pieced background with a playful appliqué focal point, making it the perfect go-to design for a fast and adorable baby gift.

30 Minute Baby Blanket

This ultimate last-minute project uses just two pieces of flannel or fleece pinned right sides together and finished with a quick topstitch, letting you pull together a cozy, double-sided baby blanket in just half an hour.

Double Gauze Baby Blanket

Double Gauze Baby Blanket – simple bound edge adding a few fun pom poms (these may not be the best for babies). This could be used as a receiving blanket as well.

Easy Nine Patch Quilt

This beginner-friendly project uses simple strip piecing and large squares to help you whip up a classic, timeless nine-patch quilt top in no time at all.

A Speedy Gonzalez Quilt

Speedy Gonzales Quilt – A quick quilt using quilt as you go technique with squares laid on top of the background fabric. The quilting is done while stitching the squares down.

Easy Jelly Roll Quilt

This beginner-friendly project is a great way to build up your piecing confidence by stitching long, alternating strips of background yardage and a full jelly roll into a vibrant strip-pieced quilt top with very little prep work.

Weekend Baby Quilt

This free pattern features an oversized, modern design with large, bold pieces that take all the stress out of piecing so you can easily whip up a stunning baby quilt over a single weekend.

Crayon Box Baby Quilt

This vibrant and scrappy project is perfect for diving into your scrap bins to stitch up rows of colorful, crayon-inspired columns that make a bold and playful statement for any nursery.

Split 4 Patch Baby Quilt

This tutorial teaches you how to stitch two distinct blocks simultaneously using simple half-square triangles and a quick four-patch technique, giving you countless layout options to create a beautifully dynamic scrap quilt.

Carnival Baby Quilt

This bright and playful pattern turns standard fat quarters into rows of cheerful, spinning pinwheel blocks that come together quickly for a fun, energetic baby quilt.

Baby Bricks Quilt

This pattern uses a simple brick layout of pre-cut 5-inch squares and narrow sashing strips to create a modern, colorful baby quilt that you can cut and piece in just one weekend.

Quick & Easy Baby Quilts

Ruby Star Baby Quilt

This quilt tutorial combines large, dramatic star blocks with a beautiful pieced borders, making it an excellent project for using up scraps or a favorite fat quarter bundle to create a vibrant, cozy statement piece.

Tumbler Baby Quilt

This pre-cut friendly lap quilt or baby quilt tutorial uses a special template to transform simple fabric strips or 10-inch layer cakes into interlocking, staggered tumbler blocks that showcase large-scale prints beautifully.

Square Baby Quilt

This beginner guide walks you through the fundamentals of cutting and pressing simple patchwork squares, showing you how to line up your fabric grids accurately to create perfectly squared blocks and seamless, professional-looking rows.

T-Shirt Memory Quilt

This tutorial kicks off a step-by-step series on crafting a personalized T-shirt memory quilt, guiding you through the essential first steps of gathering clothing, planning your layout, and prepping stretchy knit fabrics with fusible interfacing for hassle-free cutting.

Bow Tie Baby Quilt

This adorable, free pattern uses standard 2 1/2-inch pre-cut strips and a simple snowballing technique to create classic, vintage-style bow tie blocks with absolutely no tricky Y-seams required.

Double Slice Layer Quilt

This project uses a clever chain-piecing technique and coordinated layer cake squares mixed with ultra-soft Cuddle fabric to create a wonderfully cozy, random scrappy look.

Chevron Baby Quilt

This straightforward, beginner-friendly tutorial guides you through using large half-square triangles to create a bold, graphic chevron design that comes together quickly into a modern baby quilt.

Little Pops Baby Quilt

This sweet, summer-inspired tutorial is a simplified, baby-sized version of the original Ombré Popsicle quilt, featuring cheerful popsicle blocks that come together quickly for a fast and adorable picnic or nursery blanket.

Simple Harmony Baby Quilt

This quick, versatile tutorial uses basic patchwork squares and simple chain piecing to beautifully showcase coordinated color gradients, making it the perfect weekend project for a fast and striking baby gift.

What Size Is A Baby Quilt?

There is a pretty typical size for the baby quilt. But what you may not know is that the crib has a little bit larger size, then the baby quilt you will use to carry or place on the floor during play time.

• Baby. ​. 30″ x 40″

• Crib/Toddler. 45″ x 60″. 36″ x 52″

How Much Fabric Do You Need?

Depending on the pattern – the more pieces and cuts you make the more fabric you’ll need. Picking a simple baby quilt is not difficult, you just need to make sure that the pattern is simple in the block construction.

• Backing 1 yard to 1 1/2 yards
• 1/3 yard or strips of 2 1/4″ x Width of fabric
• 2 yards of fabric for the top
• Batting

You can use whatever fabric you’d like for babies- think of the baby’s nursery, what colors may help with the type of quilt.

Don’t forget about the finished quilt. A lot of time we begin projects and quilts, but have the hardest time finishing! Here are some helpful tips and tricks for getting those gifts to those we are sewing them for.

Finishing The Quilt

1. Cut or piece together a piece of quilt backing fabric and make a quilt sandwich with the backing, batting, and top.

2. Baste together with fusible batting, pins or basting spray.

3. Quilt as desired. Straight line quilting or cross hatch quilting with your walking foot would be fast and easy. Trim away the extra batting and backing.

4. Depending on your fabric width, You will need 5 or 6 strips of fabric for the binding. Cut 2 1/2” tall (or desired height) binding strips. Sew the binding strips together and bind using your favorite method. This is my favorite quilt binding method.

Don’t Miss These Other Free Quilt Patterns:

• Super cute dolls and quilts
• How to make baby knit pants
• Easy Baby quilts for beginners
• Baby quilts for girls
• 30 Minute baby blankets
• Free fat quarter toy patterns

There are 4 blocks to sew, and they will become the corner blocks in the quilt. I love when a block has a specific “home” in the layout — it makes the quilt start to feel like it’s really coming together.

This block is easy to sew, but it has such a sweet look when it’s finished. The basket section is made with simple piecing, and the little floral corner gives it that extra bit of charm.

Watch the step-by-step video, download the PDF pattern, and sew along at your own pace.

Can’t wait to see your Starlit Meadow baskets!

A Closer Look at the June Block

This basket block is a fun mix of larger fabric pieces and smaller pieced units.

You’ve got:

• A large basket section
• Half-square triangles for the basket base and handle area
• Smaller squares and triangles for the flower section
• Background pieces that help the basket shape stand out

The block looks more detailed than it really is, which is always my favorite kind of block.

A Few Helpful Tips Before You Sew

Lay out your pieces before sewing.
There are a few directional pieces in this block, so take a minute to make sure everything is facing the right way.

Watch your half-square triangles.
Trim them if needed and double check the direction before stitching your rows together.

Use the video as you sew.
The PDF gives you the measurements and steps, but the video walks you through the block so you can see how the pieces come together.

Make all four blocks assembly-line style.
Cut everything first, sew the same units together, then build each block. It makes the process quicker and keeps the blocks consistent.

Here’s a look at the Starlit Meadow BOM-

Finished Quilt Size: 78″ x 78″ (throw size) – *these fabrics/colors are based on the finished quilt in the main images

Schedule for 2026 Starlit Meadow BOM

December 1st – materials list goes live!

February – Double Star (4 blocks)

March – Odds & Ends (4 blocks)

April – Spinning Star  (4 blocks)

May – Spinning Star 2 (4 blocks)

June – Basket (4 blocks)

July – Diamond in a Square (58 blocks)

August – Center Block (1 block)

September – Meadow Cross or Maple Leaf alternate (4 blocks)

October – setting instructions for quilt top

November – show & tell your finished beautiful quilt tops!

You can see what else is happening inside Patchworkers Plus here.