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    Home » Quilts » Quilt Patterns

    11 Fresh Summer Quilt Patterns to Start this Week

    Updated: Aug 3, 2021 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 6 Comments

    summer quilt patterns

    Every year right around the end of May, I start to get an idea that I need to make a summer quilt.  This year was no exception.   I pulled out my stash of Liberty fabrics and started scheming a lightweight summer quilt to make.

    As I searched for Summer Quilt Patterns, I came across quite a few that I thought you guys would enjoy! I wish I had time to tackle all of them; they are all so fresh and fun.

    seas the day quilt pattern being held by woman
    Table of Contents
    • 11 Summer Quilt Patterns
    • 1. “Seas” the Day Quilt Pattern
    • 2. Color Pop Quilt Pattern
    • 3. Red Delicious Quilt
    • 4. Stars & Windows
    • 5. Nautical Flag Quilt
    • 6. Firefly Quilt Pattern
    • 7. Rinse & Repeat Quilt Pattern
    • 8. Patchwork Paddock Pattern
    • 9. Choose Happiness Quilt Pattern
    • 10. Summer Pinwheels
    • 11. Let’s Stay Home Quilt Pattern

    I’ve shared quite a few free quilt patterns here in the past; most of the ones I’m featuring today are for purchase. Personally, I don’t mind purchasing a quilt pattern since it helps to support our Maker community.

    11 Summer Quilt Patterns

    1. “Seas” the Day Quilt Pattern

    pattern cover for seas the day quilt pattern

    This quilt pattern is perfect for summer since the blocks are inspired by Nautical Flags! It’s even easier to create since it is made using a 10″ precut stack of fabric and a bit of yardage. That’s it! Grab it here.

    2. Color Pop Quilt Pattern

    color pop quilt pattern

    Color Pop Quilt – Cluck Cluck Sew

    I always love Alison’s quilts. She always uses many bright colors in her quilts, and I love that since I have a soft spot for all things colorful!  Her new Color Pop quilt pattern is jelly roll friendly and looks like a fun, fast finish!

    3. Red Delicious Quilt

    red white and blue summer quilt on a bed

    Red Delicious – Diary of a Quilter

    Amy from Diary of a Quilter just released 3 new patterns to go along with her new Sunnyside fabric line. This Red Delicious quilt is my favorite of the bunch. I love the red, white and blue color.

    4. Stars & Windows

    quilt and bike

    Stars and Windows – Flamingo Toes

    I just got my hands on some of Bev’s new fabric, Vintage Adventure. I’ve already started cutting it up to create some fun summer sewing projects.  She just released a new pattern to coordinate with the line called Stars and Windows.  I love that the large diamonds on the quilt show off the fabrics so well!

    5. Nautical Flag Quilt

    quilt on wall with chair

    Nautical Summer Quilt Along – Simple Simon & Co. 

    The girls at Simple Simon and Co are hosting a free Summer Quilt Along featuring these fun nautical flags. A few weeks ago, I was on our boat and wondered why no one had made a quilt featuring nautical flags yet (or at least one that I had seen).  They show several layout ideas for the quilt and sell a few kits to go along with it.

    6. Firefly Quilt Pattern

    firefly quilt pattern

    Firefly Quilt -Pen and Paper Patterns

    One of my favorite things about living in the South is the fireflies in the summer.  We didn’t have fireflies in Utah growing up, and I remember seeing them for the first time while visiting my grandparents in Missouri when I was a child. 

    Here in Kentucky, there are so many out in the field across from our house that it almost looks like twinkle lights at night.  This is why I love this pattern drop firefly pattern so much. I’m SERIOUSLY debating tackling it this summer. It would be an adorable quilt for our RV.

    7. Rinse & Repeat Quilt Pattern

    Rinse and Repeat Quilt – House on Hill Road

    You know my Liberty quilt I mentioned earlier? Right now, I’m debating between making the checkerboard quilt and this quilt from Erin at House on Hill Road. I love all of the negative space on this quilt. It seems like a pretty quick stitch project too.

    8. Patchwork Paddock Pattern

    Patchwork Paddock Quilt – Polka Dot Chair

    Okay, shameless plug. This is one of my quilt patterns, and I know I’m biased, but I dearly love it.  Here you can see it stitched up in a dark navy background using Derby Day fabrics, and below is it stitched up with a light background in my upcoming fabric line.

    9. Choose Happiness Quilt Pattern

    pink, blue and yellow geometric quilt in field of flowers

    The Choose Happiness Quilt Pattern was previously shared as a part of the Polka Dot Chair quilt block of the month program. Now that the year is over, the quilt pattern is available as a stand-alone pattern. The bright colors and modern layout make this a great quilt pattern to create for summer.

    10. Summer Pinwheels

    Summertime Pinwheel Quilt - so easy you can make it with a bunch of layer cakes or 10" stackers. A simple summer quilt to make

    Summer Pinwheel Quilt

    This Summer Pinwheel Quilt is one of my favorites. We hauled it all around Utah with us last summer on our RV Road trip. It’s super simple to stitch up; you don’t even really need a pattern!

    11. Let’s Stay Home Quilt Pattern

    let's stay home quilt pattern on stairs

    The Let’s Stay Home quilt pattern features rows of Sawtooth & Ohio Star blocks interspersed with rows of House Quilt blocks.

    You can get more info here.

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    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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    Comments

    1. Margaret Knox says

      June 23, 2018 at 12:17 am

      Great looking quilts!

      Reply
    2. erin says

      June 24, 2018 at 11:24 am

      Thanks for the pattern love! We need to have a sewing date soon.

      Reply
    3. mandy whalen says

      June 24, 2018 at 8:33 pm

      ‘Seems to be a glitch, I click Pinterest and the save page opens and then goes white. I switched to Chrome browser and the same thing happened.

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        June 25, 2018 at 3:01 pm

        It was actually a problem with Pinterest. Their site was down for a while yesterday

        Reply
    4. J'aimé says

      June 29, 2018 at 6:56 am

      You had me at “Liberty!” ?

      Reply
    5. Susanne Reinig says

      May 17, 2021 at 8:09 am

      So many lovely quilts in my favourite colors.It´s hard to decide which one to make.Instead I try to follow the RBD block challenge ,and I just got the first 3 blocks done.

      Reply

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