If you have been lucky enough to visit the mountains, you know it’s hard to describe how breathtaking the views are.
Pictures never give the picturesque spots enough justice, and the sheer size of the peaks has to be seen to be believed.
Wouldn’t it be awesome to capture that awe in quilt form?
In this post, we will observe many mountain-themed quilt pattern ideas, so buckle up and get ready for a road trip.
Next stop, mountain quilts!
What Is a Mountain Quilt?
A mountain quilt is simply any quilt design inspired by the mountains.
The design can be abstract or realistic. The pattern writer can design it based on one specific mountain or a whole mountain range; it depends on the quilt’s inspiration.
The Mountain Quilt Pattern: 16 Majestic Ideas to Try
Here are 16 unique mountain quilt patterns to show you.
1. The Elevated Abstractions: Mt. Hood Pattern
This quilt pattern was designed to look like Mount Hood, the tallest mountain (and active volcano) in Oregon. You will use foundational paper piecing to create this abstract quilt. The finished quilt measures 44”x30”, a perfect size for a wall hanging.
2. Mountain Range Quilt Block
Here is a block pattern that you can use in various ways, such as pillow covers, a small wall hanging, or you could make several in the same color palette and create a whole mountain-themed quilt. The finished size of the block is 8”x13”.
3. Blue Ridge Mountain Sunset
Cathy Geier made this gorgeous mountain quilt by piecing strips of Batik fabrics together strategically to look like a specific picture she had of sunset and mountains.
She briefly explains how she could piece the different strips together to create this watercolor-type quilt pattern. This is genuinely an art quilt.
4. Mini Scrappy Mountain Ranges
Aren’t these scrappy blocks adorable? This pattern designed by Leila Gardunia is a great beginner project for anyone who wants to learn foundation paper piecing.
The pattern includes step-by-step instructions for making these beautiful mountain blocks. It has a whopping 132 collection of foundation pieces for you to choose from and 46 pages of instructions and illustrations.
5. Asymmetrical Mountains
Here is a beautiful modern quilt pattern if you prefer a more abstract mountain design. This quilt pattern would look stunning in any contemporary color palette.
The pattern includes instructions for six sizes: wall hanging, baby, throw, twin, queen, and king.
6. Mountains and Bear Quilt
This landscape quilt pattern is gorgeous, and it’s so fun that the maker added this applique bear to the design. This type of quilt would look amazing as a large wall hanging or a bed cover. People of all ages would love this design.
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7. Campsite Mountains
Here is a free mountain quilt pattern from Art Gallery Fabrics. This is an excellent beginner quilt pattern since the whole quilt top uses one type of block- a triangle. The pattern includes a printable template for the triangle and full instructions on sewing the triangles together.
8. The Mountains Are Calling
This beautiful quilt pattern is a fun, modern design that you can use to make a large baby quilt or throw quilt. The finished quilt will measure 51”x60”. This pattern is ideal for a confident beginner and up.
9. Mod Mountains
Suzy Quilts is well-known for her gorgeous yet beginner-friendly modern quilt patterns, and her Mod Mountains pattern is no exception.
This pattern shows you how to create these slightly asymmetrical triangle “mountain” blocks in various sizes and shapes. The pattern includes four sizes, so you can use it to make several different quilts for your home.
10. Mountain Diamond
Here is a fantastic beginner mountain quilt pattern that uses triangles to create beautiful diamond shapes.
The pattern includes three sizes: wall hanging, baby, and throw. The pattern also includes a coloring page you can print and practice which colors you want to use before cutting into your fabric.
11. Baby Mountain Quilt
Here is a fun watercolor-style mountain quilt made by The Academic Quilter. She used strips of fabric to create a foundation and then used a machine applique technique to sew on the wavy strips of fabric that are the mountains.
To finish the quilt, she used a fun wavy quilting design to give the design more movement.
12. Rocky Mountain Windows
This beautiful window pane quilt features 12 mountain views over the quilt top. I love how the designer used different colors for each block to give the quilt more dimension and interest. This beginner-friendly pattern is pieced using strips and has directions to make 12 other mountain blocks.
13. Little Three Creeks
Little Three Creeks is another beautiful modern quilt pattern that is beginner-friendly and has a reasonably quick construction.
The pattern will show you how to make a 55”x 72 ½” quilt (the perfect throw size.) You need to know how to make HSTs for this pattern, but if you don’t, that is a quick skill to learn.
14. Eastern Sierra
I am in love with this quilt pattern! It is modern, looks impressive with solid fabrics, and is customizable, so if you don’t want to tackle the curves of the road and sun details, you don’t have to. There are two sizes included in the instructions: baby and throw size.
15. Misty Mountains
Here is another excellent beginner quilt pattern that uses large cuts of fabric to create these fun mountain peaks.
This will be a great pattern for you if you have some gorgeous fabrics with large prints you want to showcase on a quilt top. This pattern has three sizes: 24” square, 36” square, and 60” square.
16. Little Mountains
Isn’t this an adorable design? With the addition of the cactuses, these mountains automatically turn into the desert mountains of New Mexico.
This is another free pattern from Art Gallery Fabrics, and it has impressive illustrations for each step and all the printable templates you will need for the triangles, cactus, and the sun.
It was quite the adventure looking at the different mountain ranges in quilt form. I hope this collection of mountain quilt patterns has inspired you, and you enjoyed checking them out with me. The adventure begins as soon as you pick your pattern!