Windham Fabrics Winter Greeting from Winter Wishes - Downloadable PDF

Winter Greeting Quilt Pattern from the Winter Wishes Collection by Heidi Pridemore for Windham Fabrics

This free downloadable PDF quilt pattern, titled Winter Wishes – Quilt 1, is designed by Heidi Pridemore of The Whimsical Workshop and features fabrics from the Winter Wishes Collection by Whistler Studios, exclusively available through Windham Fabrics. The finished quilt measures a generous 60 inches by 74 inches, making it an ideal lap quilt, throw, or cozy seasonal blanket. Rated as a beginner-friendly project, this pattern is an excellent introduction to structured quilt construction while still producing a visually striking, holiday-inspired result.

About the Quilt Design

The Winter Wishes – Quilt 1 design draws on classic winter and holiday motifs, incorporating snowflake block construction as a central design element. The quilt makes use of a featured panel fabric (50255P-X Multi), which serves as a focal point surrounded by carefully coordinated pieced blocks and borders. The combination of rich reds, cool blues, crisp whites, and earthy greens gives the quilt a timeless, festive aesthetic perfectly suited to the winter season.

The design is structured to highlight the Winter Wishes fabric collection, with each fabric playing a specific role — from background whites and accent greens in the snowflake blocks to deep and light blues used in borders and sashing, and bold true red providing striking contrast throughout the quilt top and borders.

Techniques Used

This pattern employs several foundational quilting techniques that are approachable for beginners while reinforcing skills that more experienced quilters will appreciate:

• Rotary cutting – All fabric pieces are cut using standard Width of Fabric (WOF) strips, then sub-cut into precise squares and rectangles.
• Strip piecing – Strips are cut across the width of fabric and sub-cut into smaller units, streamlining the construction process.
• Block construction – Snowflake blocks are assembled from multiple sub-cut pieces in varying sizes, including squares, rectangles, and strips.
• Panel integration – A printed panel fabric is incorporated into the quilt layout, a technique that requires careful planning to center or frame the panel design effectively.
• Sashing and borders – Multiple fabrics are used to frame blocks and unify the overall quilt top design.
• Quilt sandwich assembly – The pattern references backing fabric requirements, indicating standard quilt sandwich construction (quilt top, batting, and backing).

Fabrics and Materials Required

This pattern is specifically designed for use with the Winter Wishes Collection by Whistler Studios for Windham Fabrics. The following fabrics are called for by name and SKU, ensuring accurate color and print matching:

• Fabric A – 50260-5 White on White (⅜ yard) – Used for snowflake block backgrounds
• Fabric B – 50260-4 Green (⅓ yard) – Used for snowflake block accents
• Fabric C – 37098-5 Saddle (⅛ yard) – A warm accent used in small cut pieces
• Fabric D – 50087-5 True Red (2 yards) – A primary fabric used extensively throughout the quilt top and borders
• Fabric E – 50255P-X Multi Panel (1 panel) – The featured printed panel, serving as a central design element
• Fabric F – 50257-X Multi (¼ yard) – A multicolor accent fabric
• Fabric G – 50256-1 Deep Blue (½ yard) – Used for contrast and depth in the design
• Fabric H – 50087-62 Cut Grass (⅜ yard) – A green tone used for additional accent piecing
• Fabric I – 50256-2 Light Blue (2 yards) – A significant fabric used in borders or larger design areas
• Fabric J – 50258-3 Red (¼ yard) – A secondary red accent