Flannel Quilt Patterns
 

any help someone can givCould anyone tell ,e where I can obtain a free flannel quilt patterns a flannr men? I would like to make my son-in-law a flannel quilt for Christmas. Any help someone can offer would be so appreciated!!
Thank you

I made one for my grandson out of flannel that was a rag quilt. It turned out very nice.

Choose a favourite pattern that you like ........ then make it with flannel!

You can use flannel with most patterns. I agree with bj that flannel lends itself especially well to rag quilts. I like to add some corduroy to rag quilts. You can also mix flannel with your quilter's cotton.

just remember to use 1/2 inch seams if doing a "rag" quilt. Have loads of fun!!

Go to YouTube and type in "rag quilts" in the search bar and you will see many tutorials on making rag quilts. You don't have to make a rag quilt though just because you are using flannel. It is just a popular quilt for flannel as you will see in the videos.
As someone else mentioned, you can make any pattern you like using flannel. Just find a tutorial on YouTube of a quilt you like and use the flannel instead of quilting flannel. You could also make a quilt top from pre-cuts, and than use flannel on the back to add warmth to it. There are no specific rules. Just preferences.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fia6...=Tamara%27sJoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLZy...nel=EricaArndt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpgy...=Fons%26Porter

I like making my flannel quilts out of simple patterns that call for larger pieces....definitely no triangles and nothing smaller than 2.5 inches square. I actually have made several out of the first turning twenty quilt. pattern. works well with fat quarters as you use up most of the fat quarter and have very little waste and just a few seams. Make it a bit larger than you want the finished size to be as flannel does shrink more than quilting cotton. Or pre wash your fabric if you are using yardage.

Here you go. I love Bonnie Sullivan's patterns, they're mostly done with flannel, and the colors are perfect for men.
https://www.allthroughthenight.net/c...ital-downloads

Flannel is one of those fabrics I *always* prewash because of the shrink. I once measured a loss of over 2" on one particular piece! (Results may vary). That's well beyond acceptable "crinkle". I do feel that flannels work well with Big blocks in a staggered cascading brick pattern. Pattern also works well for masculine quilts.

It will be a lovely gift. Good fortune!

I love this pattern. I started it once with the wrong choice of fabric and ended up throwing it away. It's simple (no matching seams), but made in these colors looks spectacular. I love the quilting as well.

bkay

I have only made a single flannel quilt. The pattern was that of a string quilt and then cut as a rag quilt. It came out very pretty. But working with flannel was not my thing. My sister, whom I gave it to, loves it that was all that matter.

Bonnie Hunter has several free patterns. Bricks and Stepping Stones or Dancing Nine Patches would work well in flannel, I think.

I don't normally wash fabric before using it, but I definitely do with flannel. There are also wide variations in quality. Big box store flannels tend to pill and get scratchy. I'd look for a good sale elsewhere. The last ones I bought were from Hancocks of Paducah. Very heavy and vey soft.

This is my first pandemic quilt (a sanity quilt) and it was made from flannel that I had stashed away some 20 years ago. It developed as I stitched - I started by appliqueing the hearts because a bunch of them were already cut out (from way back when) and that made me happy enough to want to turn them into something more than random blocks, hence the checkerboard setting. I realized I didn't have enough fabric for a plain backing so I decided to piece a second quilt top out of more of that stash (with a few extra pieces I'd found at that point in another box) and make it reversible. You'll notice I didn't really plan that part - I just made it and trimmed it as necessary. The batting is 100% cotton (also from 20 years ago) and I pieced the borders and binding with leftovers. I guess I could have posted this in the fabric moratorium thread, too! It was going to be a lap quilt but it just grew and grew. Now it fits my queen sized bed (but the light is better in this room). It's insanely heavy but one of the most comforting things to snuggle under. It hasn't seen enough use yet to be washed - I think I'm going to need to take it to a laundromat as I'm quite sure my little machine won't be able to handle its weight. Edit: I did stitch in the ditch vertically and horizontally, then also went through the solid squares on the diagonal. The hearts are tacked (tied) in the middle with embroidery floss. The hand/machine stitching you see on the hearts only goes through the top two layers.

My advice: get a good vacuum attachment (one of those tiny hose adapters) if you're going to spend the better part of three months sewing through flannel! The amount of lint that collects under the sewing plate (and on the floor around you) is astonishing. Your sewing machine will appreciate the TLC.

Gemm! Your work is fabulous!

This quilt is all flannel. I make lots of flannel quilts- this one really appealed to many of my family members- my sister won out.

ckcowl - I love that one! how did working with non-rectangular pieces work? It is so hard to get flannel to keep its shape. I'm sure the crazy-quilt style made it a bit easier since you didn't have to match up with other blocks, but still. I take my hat off to you (and am frankly envious of your flannel stash)!

bkay - that is a great pattern and you have me thinking maybe I have just enough leftovers to swing a lap quilt version out of my stash. It's been added to my ideas list. Thanks for sharing!

Disappearing Nine Patch variations may work really well for you too!