17 Stitch Designs using only Straight-Line Stitching and minimal difficulty but are still stylish and attractive! These stitch designs are for both square and rectangular patchwork quilts. I created these in hopes of elevating the simple patchwork quilts I am working on. Below are 2 of the baby quilts I am looking for stitch designs for. Which stitch designs would you recommend for these quilts?
6×7 Blocks (5″ Blocks)
5×5 Blocks (5″ Blocks)
The above are simple “one-patch” quilts meaning each patch is made up of a single square! Since I am new at this, I went with simple construction and low stress approaches but still wanted my finished quilts to be slightly more interesting and attractive than a basic grid of tiles stitched together. I was able to find a few easy ideas but didn’t quite like them all. Since my quilt motifs were pretty basic, I was hoping to embellish them a little more using the stitch design! So I came up with some of my own! I like the arrow or chevron motif a lot, so my stitch designs are based on these motifs.
Below are some stitch designs meant to elevate a basic patchwork quilt with some decorative needlework! I created these but many may already be very common designs.
- For quilts with simple motifs where your stitch design can really shine and/or just practice topstitching a project that consists of multiple layers.
- For beginners who may not have a Walking Foot attachment and/or may be learning to stitch their “quilt sandwich” together using the Walking Foot. Or those who may not have a Free Motion Quilting Foot and/or be ready to tackle Free Motion Quilting just yet!
All that is required is being able to sew neatly in a straight line! While following a diagram. Some may require tying off a stitch-line in the middle of the quilt (which will require hiding the ends). But I kept this to a minimum too. It is also possible to get away with not using a Walking Foot at all. If your “quilt sandwich” is thin enough and you are careful about feeding the layers through, you may not need one.
For Patchwork Quilts in Grid Motif – Rectangle (6×7 Tiles)
Stitch designs created for a small-format, rectangular quilt (26″x30″). Made of solid square quilt blocks sewn in a 6×7 grid layout. Uses 5″ quilt blocks. Can be used for any rectangular quilt with any sized quilt block and similar ratio.
For Patchwork Grid Motif Quilts – Square (5×5 Tiles)
Created for a small-format, square quilt (22″x22″). Made of solid quilt blocks sewn in a 5×5 grid layout. Uses 5″ quilt blocks. Can be used for any square quilt with any sized quilt block and similar ratio.
Which designs do you like the best?
Do you have one you’ve used or would like to suggest? Comment your feedback below!