Super Cute and Free Cat Quilt Patterns

A collection of cat quilt patterns featuring different sizes, styles and designs. Make one quilt block for a pillow or wall hanging or add more blocks to finish a baby quilt to a lap quilt size. Great variety and for any level of quilter.

Calling the cat lover in you and aspiring quilters! If you’re searching for adorable and beginner-friendly quilt patterns to showcase your feline affection, you’ve come to the right place.

Cat-themed quilts offer a charming way to express your love for these whiskered companions while honing your sewing skills.

From playful appliqué designs to traditional patchwork patterns, there’s a cat quilt project suited for every skill level and style preference.

Embarking on a cat quilt journey opens the door to a world of creativity and whimsy.

Whether you’re sewing a cozy baby quilt, a snuggly lap quilt, or a gift for a fellow cat enthusiast, these patterns promise endless possibilities for personalization and fun. Plus, with techniques like appliqué and scrap utilization, you can infuse your quilts with character and charm while making the most of your fabric stash.

Even if you’re new to quilting, fear not! The simplicity of these cat quilt free pattern makes them perfect for beginners eager to dive into the world of sewing. 

With clear instructions and straightforward techniques, you’ll soon be stitching up charming quilts that capture the essence of feline grace and playfulness. So grab your fabric scraps, thread your needle, and let’s embark on a purr-fect quilting adventure together!

And guess what? You’re in luck! There are plenty of free cat quilt patterns available online, offering a variety of designs from cat faces to whimsical cat blocks. Whether you prefer detailed instructions in a PDF pattern or prefer a seamless pattern you can download instantly, there’s something for everyone. 

When selecting your quilt fabric, consider using fat quarters or even scrap fabrics for a budget-friendly option. Experiment with bright colors against white backgrounds or playful directional fabrics for a fun and dynamic look. And if you’re feeling adventurous, why not add a touch of whimsy with a black cat or two?

Once your quilt top is complete, it’s time to layer and quilt! Whether you’re making a full-size quilt, a mini quilt, or even a table runner or wall hanging, the process remains the same. 

Simply follow the detailed instructions provided in your pattern, and soon you’ll have a finished quilt that’s just the perfect size for snuggling up with your favorite feline friend.

If you aren’t into finishing a full quilt, then go for cute cats on tote bags or even one cat quilt block featured on a pillow.

Cat Quilt Patterns

Cats on Cats free quilt tutorial by Birch Fabrics

60 x 72″, but is easy to add or remove rows or columns to get the perfect size you need.

Cats in the attic

Features 4 different cat quilt blocks that you can even mix and match as you please

Finished size: wall quilt pattern

Cats in the attic by Pam Bono Designs

Tic Tac Cat Quilt Pattern

Reinvent that game we all played in school with this cats quilt pattern that has a white background, a soft color frame around the edges, and the main feature in the form of a tic tac toe board filled with X marks and little cat faces in a few different colors, scattered randomly across the board.

Tic Tac Cat quilt pattern by Polka dot chair

Hipster pattern for cat quilt

Bet you didn’t imagine you’d get to see a hipster cat among these free cat quilt patterns, but here you are, with such a thing in front of you, featuring a white background and a thin pink border along the edges, complete with a sitting pink cat that has a funky bow tie and those hipster glasses with a large frame.

by Shwinandshwin

Salem mini quilt patterns with cats

Finished size: 8 x 12”

Mystic powers may and may not dwell in the quilt we have here, as it represents a scene of a trustworthy companion of the witches, a black cat, sitting on a rectangular quilt with black thin edges all around it, and a combination of gray and white fabrics that create a scene of a full moon on the night sky behind the boxy cat.

by Threadbarecreations

Cat & Bird – cat quilt pattern

Finished size: 52½in x 73½in (133.3cm x 186.7cm)

Cats and birds sure can be friends, states this cat applique pattern for a quilt and a pillow, with several boxes that have two colorful sitting cats inside, one small and one big, with a tiny bird that stands on each of their upward, cane-shaped tails.

Instructions (PDF) , Pattern (pdf)

by Tildasworld

Cheshire cats quilt

Finished Size: 74″ x 86″ (187.97cm x 218.40cm)

Finished Block Size: 10″ (25.4cm) square

Evoke the old memories of colorful retro games with a quilt that has a wide frame around its edges in one color, another thin frame inside of it in another color, the main background in a third color, and a bunch of vibrant blocks with laying cats facing right or left, arranged in a 6 x 5 grid.

Pattern (pdf)

by Freespiritfabrics

Kitten love – cats quilt pattern

Finished size: 57” x 71”

Demonstrate your love for the feline companions to all who visit your home with a quilt that features a wide baby blue frame around a white background and a 9 x 8 grid of laying cat blocks in a few bright colors facing right or left and occasional heart blocks in red or pink.

Pattern+instructions (pdf)

By Wendy Sheppard for Windhamfabrics

Knickknacks & Kitty Cats quilt pattern

size: 55” x 63”

Cats like to sit on whatever they think appropriate for their toochies, even quilts, is what this pattern for cat quilt explains with its depiction of five horizontal shelves set above each other, filled with potted plants and random cats in two different colors among them, laying with their heads up and tails dangling off the edge of the shelf.

Pattern+instructions (pdf)

by Windhamfabrics

Cat Walk Quilt

Finished size: 36 x 51″

We all know where cats often walk and so does this quilt that shows their favorite runway, a brick wall made of colorful long and short rectangles in fourteen horizontal rows, a cat sitting on top of the wall with its back turned to you, and big ’cat walk’ letters spelled at the top section of the quilt.

Pattern and instructions (PDF)

by Artgalleryfabrics

Chat and Charmed quilt

finished size: 73 x 88″

Here comes a quilt pattern that uses only black, white, and gray fabrics to create a 5 x 4 grid with randomly alternating blocks of sitting cat silhouettes and small cat heads with four arrows pointing at them in an X-mark manner.

by Dearstelladesign

I heart kittens quilt pattern

size: 50 x 62″

This one is for the minimalistic design fans, a quilt with a simple white background and minimalistic cat head shapes in five different colors set in a 6 x 5 grid so that diagonal rows retain one color regardless of the number of cat head blocks in a row.

by Staceyinstitches

Sleeping cat quilt

Size: 72 x 84”

The red cat on this quilt is spoiled beyond reason, just look at it sleeping on a red bed that has eight mattresses in various bright colors stacked offset on top of each other, finished with a lot of small colorful trapezoids that form a frame, and a regular frame around that one as well.

by Windhamfabrics

Cat silhouette quilt

Finished size: 30 x 40”

Sometimes all you need to make your day better can be a plain white quilt with an extremely thin green border all around, and a black silhouette of a cat’s head with two pairs of two whiskers next to its cheeks, set in the center of the bottom third of the quilt, so be sure to give this one a chance.

Pattern and instructions (PDF)

by Camelot Design Studio for Camelot fabrics

Free cat quilt block patterns

Dressy cat quilt block – 6”

Stylish kitty incoming, try not to get stupefied by the looks of this cat that’s the main feature of this quilt with yellow boxy cat head and chest, wearing a green sweetheart type dress with a darker green sash around the waist, ready to rock the red carpet.

by Bellaonline

V-Neck Kitty- 6″ Cat Quilt Block

Some cats are royalty by birth, like the one on this blue quilt, featuring a boxy head and upper body with a smile, perky nose, and dot eyes, as well as a gorgeous luxurious kimono that has a light green top section, a dark green waist tie, and a pink bottom section, much like those high-class Korean traditional clothes.

by Bellaonline

Cat applique patterns

Here’s a set of many different cat design ideas ranging from basic silhouettes of standing and sitting cats to detailed cartoon-style cats that you can check out so you can find yourself the perfect cat quilt block for your next quilt fast and easily.

by Freeapplique

Cat applique

One of the more realistic cat representations among free cat quilt patterns, this quilt features a dark blue background with even darker blue strips that intersect at 90 degrees and form a box, with white squares on the intersection points, and a white sitting cat in its center that has her features pointed out with a golden thread, making the facial features, ears, legs, and paws clearly defined.

by Auribuzz

The Cat Quilt Block Pattern

This easy cat quilt block pattern displays the silhouette of a kitty within a frame. You can stitch multiple cat blocks to assemble an entire quilt, making all of your cats identical or giving each a unique personality. It’s a fun project that works up rather quickly, even for beginners, and is perfect for any cat lover.

Cat quilt block by the Spruce

Cat Block Pillow

Use your favorite scraps to create an array of charming patchwork cats. Make an assortment of 6” x 6” cat blocks, or combine 10 cats to make a large block perfect for a 20” x 20” pillow cover.

Cat block pillow by Janome

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Don’t miss these other free Quilt Patterns too:

• Quadripoint Quilt Pattern
• Patriotic Pinwheel Pattern
• Lumberjack Star Quilt

Or see all my Layer Cake Quilt Patterns!

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