Michael Miller Fabrics Good Knight Quilt - Downloadable PDF

Good Knight Quilt by Heidi Pridemore for Michael Miller Fabrics – Free Downloadable PDF Pattern

The Good Knight Quilt is a striking, medievally inspired patchwork quilt designed by Heidi Pridemore and published as a free downloadable PDF pattern by Michael Miller Fabrics. Rated intermediate in difficulty, this quilt finishes at an impressive 65 inches wide by 77 inches tall, making it a generous throw or lap quilt perfectly sized for a bed, sofa, or decorative wall hanging. The design draws on a rich, jewel-toned and earthy color palette that evokes the imagery of knights, heraldry, and medieval pageantry.

About the Design

The Good Knight Quilt is a single cohesive quilt design featuring a carefully coordinated arrangement of patchwork blocks. The finished dimensions of 65" x 77" place it comfortably in the lap or throw category, though it could also serve as a twin bed accent. The overall aesthetic is bold and graphic, relying on the interplay of deep, saturated colors — including steel, midnight, royal, scarlet, retro, aqua, moss, isle, sunset, indigo, and more — to create visual depth and a sense of structured, knightly grandeur.

As an intermediate-level project, the Good Knight Quilt is best suited to quilters who are comfortable with accurate cutting, precise piecing, and working with multiple fabric colorways simultaneously. Beginners who have completed a few simpler quilts and are ready to advance their skills will find this an excellent next challenge.

Quilting Techniques Used

This pattern employs a range of classic and intermediate quilting techniques that come together to produce its distinctive look:

• Patchwork piecing: The foundation of the quilt, involving the cutting and sewing together of fabric pieces to form blocks and the overall quilt top. Accurate seam allowances are essential for blocks to align correctly across the quilt.
• Block construction: The quilt is built from individual pieced blocks that are assembled into a larger quilt top. Working with multiple fabric colorways requires careful organization and layout planning before sewing begins.
• Precise cutting: With a large number of distinct fabrics — many used in quantities as small as a quarter yard — careful and efficient cutting is critical to making the most of each piece of fabric and maintaining the integrity of the design.
• Quilt top assembly: Once individual blocks are pieced, they are joined together in a specific arrangement to achieve the intended pattern. Maintaining consistent seam allowances throughout ensures the quilt top lies flat and square.
• Backing and batting construction: The pattern calls for a backing and batting cut to 73" x 85", providing adequate overhang on all sides for the quilting and finishing process. Quilters will layer the quilt top, batting, and backing before quilting.
• Quilting: After the quilt sandwich is assembled, the layers are stitched together — either by hand or machine — to secure them and add texture. The specific quilting design is left to the maker's preference, which is common in intermediate patterns and allows for creative expression.
• Binding: The quilt is finished with binding around the outer edges to enclose the raw edges of the quilt sandwich and give the project a clean, professional finish.

Fabrics and Materials

The Good Knight Quilt makes use of an extensive and carefully curated selection of Michael Miller Fabrics prints and solids, with specific SKUs called out in the pattern. The palette spans a wide range of colors and colorways, including:

• CX7900-Steel, CX7900-Retro, CX7900-Midnight
• CX7902-Steel, CX7902-Scarlett, CX7902-Sunset, CX7902-Isle, CX7902-Moss
• CX7903-Midnight, CX7903-Retro, CX7903-Royal, CX7903-Steel, CX7903-Aqua
• SC5333-Apricot, SC5333-Orange, SC5333-Yellow, SC5333-Indigo, SC5333-Asparagus, SC5333-Metal, SC5333-Nickel

Yardage requirements vary significantly across the fabric