childrens quilt patterns
 

Hi fellow quilters............I make play mats for charity so I try to keep them simple. No applique. I have sail boats, elephants, jigsaw puzzle, skateboards. What else is free out there that I can try. I make them in the 38" square size approx. I am going to do wonky houses. I would like a simple butterfly and airplane. Any help would be appreciated...........there must be all sorts of things that my brain hasn't even thought of.

Snowball blocks work great for kid quilts
http://www.quiltmaker.com/patterns/d....html?idx=7228

Love that pattern!!!

Great little pattern! Paper pieced is even better!!

I love that play ball pattern too. Very cute.

quilters cache.com has some nice blocks you could use and they are free to download.

What about this one with Bow Ties by Moda Bake Shop:

http://www.modabakeshop.com/2014/02/story-book-star-baby-quilt.html

There's also this one by CreativeBug that is just 30 2.5" strips from a Robert Kaufman Rainbow jelly roll (or substitute with whatever jelly roll you like). Super easy!!! You don't even need instructions.

https://www.creativebug.com/classser...oll-quilt-top?

That Play Ball quilt is adorable. I make children's charity quilts and have often done just 40" single block designs to fill the entire square. Churn dash is one block that lends itself nicely to this idea.

thank you everyone.............the ideas are so great.......back to my sewing machine. Its been years since I paper pieced....must practice.

I think that the fabric used really makes the quilt for a child interesting. I love Warm Wishes. So easy and quick to make.

Great ideas here. I too am looking for some new and different ideas for baby quilts. I also do charity quilts, and have collected some adorable prints that are begging to be used. I love that star block quilt. I don't do paper piecing or applique, like quick and easy. Babies and children are not picky about design, just need lots of visual stimulation.

Take 5 is an easy pattern, too. It emphasizes the fabrics. And it's fast!

Here is a link for a fairly simple biplane pattern. http://www.quiltviews.com/free-pattern-blanes-plane

I clicked on the link and the web-site said they are closed. (Not moved, but closed.)

The link should be www.quilterscache.com.

Have you checked out the giant coloring books? I have several that I 'plan to use for applique on a simple or solid background when I get to it'...on my to do list.

Snowball quilts with either a plain block of focus fabric, or snowball blocks and 9-patch blocks alternating the blocks makes a great quilt, also easy to quilt, just quilting straight lines through the 9-patch blocks and snowball blocks. You could also use patterns put out by Linus quilts, always good ideas. If you wan applique blocks, search through coloring books for simple applique designs.

The Downy project quilt I made by their pattern was just a focus fabric alternating with 4 patches. It came out very cute. Slightly more work was 4 patches alternating with a focus fabric with colorful strips of fabric on either side. These were 8.5" blocks so you got to see the focus.

I Spy Quilts are always fun and be easy.

I have a 10 degree wedge ruler that makes a super nice, super fast round play mat--just 36 wedges sewn together and a circle machine appliqued in center (I use a cake pan as my template for the circle). You can mix up the 36 wedges with any number of fabrics. And if the child is older--but don't do with with the little guys!--you can attach a drawstring or cord around the outside with loops or rings and they can pull it together with toys left in center.

Just came across this book
http://www.amazon.com/Incredible-qui...redible+quilts

I have a pattern for crayon quilt.