Free Quilt and Embroidery Patterns Index

Feel free to enjoy making any of these patterns. However, please do not reproduce the patterns for commercial use. Questions? Write to: pat@quiltersmuse.com

Civil War Reproduction Quilt - This is the set of directions for machine piecing and m aking a replica of a Sanitary Commission Quilt. I originally designed this set of quilt instructions, in a step-by-step manner, photographed by James Cummings, to assist in the Home of the Brave Charity Quilt Program for the families of soldiers lost in Iraq and Afghanistan. While the quilt pattern is an old design, the instructions for making it were prepared by me, a teacher and certified master craftsman in quilting. The instructions have been disbursed throughout the Internet and the program has flourished. I hope you'll consider making some blocks or a quilt for the program.

We offer many free designs for embroidery on an associated blog written by James Cummings titled, Vintage Cookery. Those designs were all taken from an old catalogue that sold stamping patterns for embroidery in the 1890s. that we have in our collection thanks to a generous soul who gave it to us and was sure we'd "share."

I love this design! It's just one of many Victorian Owls.

Free Outline Stitch Embroidery Patterns

How to Convert a Photo into a Line Drawing for the Purpose of Embroidering a Portrait of a Person - an article by James Cummings
 

Horse and coach design from an antique textile. Collection of Patricia Cummings

Click this link to a pattern for a Hibiscus flower. Caution: large file. This is an authentic nineteenth century design that was reproduced by Patricia Cummings.

Nineteenth century Turkey platter design for outline stitch embroidery. This design was enlarged from a nineteenth century catalog.

Redwork Pigs design, as it appears on an early twentieth century quilt.that is in the collection of Patricia Cummings.

In honor of Lent 2008, a design from the Cunnings' catalog, 1890.

Christian Cross and Anchor from an 1890 source. Patricia Cummings prepared this design for web use.

Another design from the 1890s Cunnings catalog

Bird for outline stitch embroidery from Redwork Renaissance.

Free Quilt Patterns

See Civil War Quilt pattern information at top of page.

Poinsettia Christmas Stocking Pattern, designed by Patricia Cummings

Patriotic mini quilt pattern adapted from an 1890s antique quilt  The quilt's instructions were written by Patricia Cummings for publication in Traditional Quilter magazine, now called The Quilter.

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