12 Fall Mini Quilts with Free Sewing Patterns

A mini quilt is a good way to play with patchwork and quilting without taking on a project as large as a full sized quilt. And while you can’t snuggle under a mini quilt on a cool autumn night, you can hang one on your wall to decorate your home. They also make beautiful table toppers! We’ve rounded up 12 fall mini quilts you can sew using free patterns. Many make use of traditional quilt blocks like leaves (because fall!) or churn dash, but sewn up in gorgeous fall colors. They’re all so beautiful and will bring a cozy fall feeling to your home.

Read on for some beautiful fall mini quilt inspiration!

Make an Easy Maple Leaf Mini Quilt for Fall by Fat Quarter Shop

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Fall Mini Quilt and Giving Thanks by Diary of a Quilter

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Changing Seasons by American Patchwork & Quilting

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Freshly Picked Mini Quilt featuring HeatnBond, by Belinda Karls-Nace from Blue Ribbon Designs for Therm O Web

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Autumn Star Mini Quilt Tutorial by The Seasoned Homemaker

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Amish Mini Quilt – Free Pattern by The Crafty Quilter

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Scrappy Maple Leaf Quilt Pattern Tutorial by guest writer Leila Gardunia for Diary of a Quilter

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Free Patchwork Apple Mini Quilt Free Pattern by Sassafras Lane Designs

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Maple Mini Quilt by Heather Kohan for C & T Publishing

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Quilted Pumpkin Placemat Pattern (free pumpkin quilt block) by Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom

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Tumbling Leaves by American Patchwork & Quilting

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Autumn Leaf Mini Quilt by Love Sew

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I am just smitten with this felt gingerbread house bag. This would make such a sweet special Christmas accessory for a kid. It’s a free pattern at Benzie Design, designed by Gracie from Hello Gracie Makes. It’s packed with adorable gingerbread house details, like swirls and stripes and scallops adoring the doors and windows.

And while all those details might seem like this would be a complicated pattern, it’s actually not. The bag itself is made from felt, which makes finishes edges unnecessary. (All of those scalloped edges are just cut from felt, no edge finishing required.) The strap is super simple, made from rope with knotted ends. And all those details are made with some basic hand embroidery stitches. Sparkle felt makes it extra cute.

The striped scallop roof is actually the top flap of the bag. A magnetic snap makes it a secure closure. The rope straps are attached through felt loops at the side of the bag.

They rate this project as an intermediate level, and it should take about 6 hours to make start to finish. That’s doable for a Saturday project or a couple of evenings. Full color photos step you through the entire process.

The project includes a shopping list for all of your supplies. They’ve got a shop so you can order all of them from Benzie if you like and get exactly the supplies used in the project. I noticed it includes a pair of scallop shears, which makes cutting all the scalloped edges for the roof and around the door a breeze.

Finished dimensions of the little felt gingerbread bag are approximately 6 ½” wide x 7 ½” tall. That’s the perfect size to hold a small book, a small toy, or a notepad and some cute pens.

Go to Benzie Design to get the tutorial and free pattern for the felt gingerbread house bag.

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