Windham Fabrics Winter Village - Downloadable PDF

Windham Fabrics Winter Village Quilt Pattern by Stacey Day

The Winter Village quilt pattern is a free, downloadable PDF designed by Stacey Day and published by Windham Fabrics. This charming quilted throw measures 60 inches by 72 inches, making it a generous lap or throw size that is perfect for seasonal home décor. The design features fabric from the Winter Gnomes collection by Striped Pear Studio, giving the finished quilt a whimsical, wintry character with coordinating prints and colorways.

About the Project

This pattern produces a quilted blanket or throw with a pieced quilt top that incorporates both traditional patchwork blocks and appliqué elements. The overall design evokes a cozy winter village scene, achieved through the careful combination of geometric piecing and decorative fabric shapes. The pattern is rated intermediate skill level, meaning quilters who are comfortable with basic patchwork and have some experience with appliqué techniques will find this project accessible and rewarding. Beginners who have completed a few simple quilts may also enjoy stretching their skills with this design.

Techniques Used

• Patchwork piecing: The quilt top is constructed from a variety of precisely cut rectangles, squares, and strips that are sewn together to form the overall composition. Accurate cutting and consistent seam allowances are essential throughout.
• Fusible web appliqué: The pattern explicitly requires fusible web, which is used to adhere fabric shapes — including the Leaf Units — to the quilt top before stitching. Fusible web appliqué is a popular technique that simplifies the process of attaching decorative fabric motifs without the need for hand-turning edges.
• Template cutting: Several pattern pieces require the use of provided templates. Specifically, Leaf Templates and Triangle Templates are cut from designated fabrics, requiring quilters to trace and cut shapes accurately for a polished result.
• Half-square triangle construction: The cutting instructions reference 6-7/8-inch squares, a classic indicator of half-square triangle units, which are a foundational patchwork element used to introduce diagonal movement and visual interest into the quilt layout.
• Binding: The quilt is finished with a traditional sewn binding, cut from 2-1/4-inch wide strips across the width of fabric, which are joined and applied to the quilt edges for a neat, durable finish.

Fabrics and Materials

The pattern is designed specifically around Windham Fabrics yardage, with each fabric identified by a specific SKU number. The palette draws on a classic winter color story, incorporating the following named fabrics and colorways:

• Fabric A – Snow White (SKU 51876-2): The primary background fabric, requiring approximately 3-7/8 yards. It is used extensively throughout the quilt top in large rectangles, strips, and squares.
• Fabric B – Frosty Blue Bedrock (SKU 51874-1): A supporting fabric used in smaller accent rectangles, requiring approximately 1/4 yard.
• Fabric C – Cornflower (SKU 50087-13): Used for the Leaf Template appliqué shapes, requiring approximately 2/3 yard.
• Fabric D – Nordic Blue (SKU 51878-4): Used for Triangle Template pieces, requiring approximately 1/2 yard.
• Fabric E – Red (SKU 51878-5): Also used for Triangle Template pieces, requiring approximately 1/2 yard.
• Fabric F – Multi (SKU 51878-X): Requiring approximately 1 yard, this fabric provides the binding strips as well as additional Triangle Template pieces, and likely serves as a key feature print in the design.
• Fabric G – Snow White (SKU 51877-2): A second Snow White colorway used in small accent rectangles, requiring approximately 1/4 yard.
• Fabric H – Snow White (SKU 51874-2): Used for small 2-1/2-inch by 4-inch rectangles, requiring approximately 1/4 yard.
• Fabric I – Red (SKU 51877-5): A red accent fabric used