✂️ What Can I Make with Fat Quarters?

Whether you’re just starting your quilting journey or looking for your next weekend project, we’ve rounded up some of our favourite free quilt patterns that work beautifully with fat quarter bundles. Grab a bundle and get stitching!

🧵 1. In Color Order – Fat Quarter Log Cabin

By: In Color Order
In Color Order: Fat Quarter Log Cabin Free Quilt Pattern
A modern twist on the classic log cabin block—perfect for playing with gradients or rainbow bundles. Uses 12 FQs.

🧵 2. Scrappy Log Cabin Quilt

By: Lo & Behold Stitchery
my Scrappy Log Cabin quilt ( + free pattern!) – Lo & Behold Stitchery
A soulful, improv-style layout that’s perfect for using up scraps or mixing blenders with bold prints. Uses 10–12 FQs.

🧵 3. Sawtooth Star Quilt Block

By: Lo & Behold Stitchery
Sawtooth Star Quilt - FREE Block Pattern – Lo & Behold Stitchery
Make a starry quilt using fat quarters and a consistent background. Great for mixing high-contrast tones. Block-based—you choose your final size.

🧵 4. Patchwork Squares Quilt

By: Lo & Behold Stitchery
FREE - Patchwork Squares Quilt Pattern – Lo & Behold Stitchery
Clean, modern, and super beginner-friendly. Lets your fabric shine. Uses 9–12 FQs, plus background.

🧵 5. Sugar Quilt – Petunia Version

By: Then Came June
Sugar Quilt - Petunia – Then Came June
Simple, sweet layout with bold results. Looks incredible in cohesive color stories. Uses 16 FQs.

🧵 6. Fat Quarter Plus Quilt Tutorial

By: Material Girl Quilts
Fat Quarter Plus Quilt Tutorial {perfect for beginners!!} — Material Girl Quilts
A fast finish quilt with just 9 FQs and a bit of background. Great for gift-making or stash-busting.

🧵 7. Checkered Garden Quilt

By: Film in the Fridge
FITF: checkered garden – a tutorial | Film in the Fridge
A scrappy checkerboard layout that’s beginner-friendly and endlessly customizable. Uses 10–12 FQs.

🧵 8. The Peanut Butter Quilt

By: Then Came June
Peanut Butter Quilt - the Scrappy One – Then Came June
Uses 12 FQs and comes together like a dream. Works great with color-saturated, tonal bundles.

💡 Pro Tip: Match the Pattern to Your Bundle

Not sure which bundle works with which pattern? Here's a rough guide:

  • Gradient or tonal bundles → Sugar Quilt, Log Cabin, Sawtooth Star
  • Bold prints & high contrast → Peanut Butter, Fat Quarter Fancy, Patchwork Squares
  • Blenders & stash builders → Checkered Garden, Scrappy Log Cabin, Fat Quarter Plus