Free Charity Quilt Patterns

I belong to PebbleCreek Quilters, and I'm a member of the Community Service Committee. We support agencies that serve children, teens, and adults. 

My role on the committee for 2022-24 has been to plan projects for certain Community Sew Days. The committee always has a prep day to get ready for the sew day, during which we kit up the project to be sewn.  I've created several patterns for kits for our guild members to make charity quilts. These PDF tutorials are written to be included with the kits (no total fabric requirements given) so I've added fabric requirements for each design below. I'm offering these patterns to anyone who wants them for charitable purposes. (See below*)

There are several patterns which are very easy to sew. Woven Bricks, Scrappy Color Bars, Scrappy Spinner, Stacked Slabs, Four Patch Variation, and Basketweave.  Some of these patterns require a bit more cutting than others. We used a die cutter to cut fabric strips for some of these kits, which made the process much quicker than rotary cutting by hand. 

PCQ has an extensive stash of donated fabrics, mostly medium and dark colors. In 2023 we ordered some light beiges and whites to supplement our stash. It's the contrast between light and dark that makes these patterns work. 

For more about the story of each pattern, click on the pattern name below.

Stacked Slabs
 - 70 x 88" Twin size (shown), 60 x 80" large throw, 50 x 64" small throw
 - Constructed in rows, no blocks
 - 20 Fat quarters for twin size

Four Patch Variation
 - 68 x 92" Twin with border (shown), 60 x 76" large throw with border, 48 x 60" small throw
 - Block size 8" 
 - Border width 6"
 - Yardage for Twin size: Border, 2-1/4 yards. Four patch blocks, 1-1/8 yards each of light and dark fabrics. Large squares, 1/4 yard each of 9 fabrics (one of which could be the remainder of the border print) 

Friendship Stars
 - 72 x 90" Twin size (shown) or 54 x 72" throw size
 - 18" finished blocks
 - Total Number of 7-1/4” squares needed for HSTs per twin size kit: 40 light and 40 dark
 - Total number of 6-1/2" squares needed per twin size kit: 50 light and 50 dark

Woven Bricks (formerly called Quilt for Kids)
 - 45 x 60" Large kid size (shown) 
 - 7-1/2" finished blocks, 6 x 8 block layout, 48 blocks
 - 2" WOF strips, 20 per kit. If all one fabric, need 1-1/4 yards. Or can be several similarly colored fabrics. Be sure there's strong value contrast between the strips and the bricks.
 - 5" x 8" bricks, 48 per kit. If only two fabrics, need 24 pieces of each, 3/4 yard each. Or can be all different fabrics like an Eye Spy quilt. 

Scrappy Color Bars
 - 60 x 80" Adult size
 - 10" finished blocks, 6 x 8 block layout, 48 blocks
 - 2-1/2" WOF light strips, 30 per kit. If all one fabric, 2-3/8 yards are needed, but mixing up prints is recommended.
 - 2-1/2" WOF dark or medium strips, 30 per kit, mixed prints. 

Scrappy Spinner Quilt
 - 64 x 80" Adult size (shown). Pattern also includes Twin size 68 x 92" and small throw 48 x 64". 
 - 8" finished blocks, 8 x 10 block layout, 80 blocks
 - Light color: 2-1/2" WOF strips. 20 strips per kit; if all one fabric need 1-5/8 yards. 
 - Dark colors: 2-1/2" WOF strips. 54 strips per kit, mixed prints. 

Basketweave
 - 60 x 80" Large throw; small throw 50 x 60" 
 - 10" finished blocks, 6 x 8 block layout, 48 blocks
 - Light color: 2-1/2: WOF strips, 24 per kit. If all one print, 1-7/8 yards needed.

 - Dark colors: 2-1/2" WOF strips, 40 per kit. This design works best in analogous colors or in related palettes such as Patriotic, Autumn, Christmas, etc. 

* I am offering these patterns for other guilds' charitable use. If your group makes charity quilts and you would like a PDF of any - or all - of these patterns, please leave a comment. Briefly tell me about your organization, and be sure to include your first name and email address in the text of the comment.