![Completed Frances Quilt Pattern featuring a colorful rainbow design made with squares and bordered squares.](http://shop.kitchentablequilting.com/cdn/shop/articles/49744233303_b82d363e9a_k_cc99c0f5-3119-48de-a25b-5fb539d53b6b_{width}x.jpg?v=1717815944)
Pattern of the Week - The Frances Quilt
Learn About the Frances Quilt Pattern: A Beginner-Friendly Design
The Frances Quilt Pattern, released in April 2020, has had quite the quilty journey. I made the original quilt top several years before I started writing patterns. This was one of my first holiday quilts and it holds a special place in my quilting journey.
![The Frances Quilt in Warp and Weft Moonglow — Kitchen Table Quilting](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52701738100_5059a3ba0a_z.jpg)
Perfect for Beginners and Advanced Quilters Alike
The Frances Quilt Pattern is ideal for beginners, featuring only squares and bordered squares. However, it’s also perfect for more advanced quilters due to its versatility with color, value, and rainbow-y design potential.
![The Frances Quilt Pattern - Kitchen Table Quilting](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49744233088_ff21d2b4e6_z.jpg)
Versatile Fabric Options
This pattern offers flexibility in fabric choices. You can create a scrappier look using fat quarters or opt for a rainbow layout with various cuts, all 1/2 yard or smaller. It’s also a fantastic pattern for utilizing scraps, including rainbow scraps or making a value-based scrap quilt.
![The Frances Quilt - Scrappy Version - Kitchen Table Quilting](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49781361063_1f6b666ecd_z.jpg)
Connecting Quilt Patterns Through Names
If the Frances Quilt Pattern seems familiar, you might be thinking of the Fiona Quilt Pattern. Both patterns share a common design element and start with the letter F. I like to link quilt patterns by using the same first letter or different nicknames, just like with Libby, Eliza, and Betty (all nicknames for Elizabeth).
Hint: If you enjoyed the Iris Quilt, keep an eye out for the Irene Quilt, coming this summer!
Explore More about the Frances Quilt Pattern
For more details and insights, check out the original posts about the Frances Quilt Pattern:
The Frances Quilt - Scrappy Version
The Frances Quilt - Pattern Testers' Quilts
The Frances Quilt in Warp and Weft Moonglow
And I have some mockups for you! I did some with a the FQ friendly layout and some with the rainbow layout, and I also did one fabric collection in both layouts so you can see how that would look.
Autumn by Lori Holt
![The Frances Quilt in Autumn](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53773603771_01fca6036c_z.jpg)
Clover and Dot by Allison Harris
![The Frances Quilt in Clover and Dot](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53773927849_4e7b172d36_z.jpg)
Eclectic Elements by Tim Holtz
![The Frances Quilt in Eclectic Elements](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53774063570_8873a6b5ac_z.jpg)
![The Frances Quilt in Eclectic Elements 2](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53774077450_21230af524_z.jpg)
Besties by Tula Pink
![The Frances Quilt in Besties - Kitchen Table Quilting](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53321976024_3c709a38d4_z.jpg)
Picture Book by Kimberly Kight
![The Frances Quilt in Picture Book](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53773929129_6730659974_z.jpg)
Seedling by Katarina Roccella
![The Frances Quilt in Seedling](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53773806383_36126d04cc_z.jpg)
Birdie by Libs Elliott
![The Frances Quilt in Birdie](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53774019820_0f6cd8b7f4_z.jpg)
Deco Glo II by Giucy Giuce
![the Frances Quilt Pattern made with fat quarters in a vibrant, rainbow layout](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53467444547_60d0d7af3c_z.jpg)
Evolve by Suzy Quilts
![The Frances Quilt in Evolve](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53773927854_a03d7b339e_z.jpg)
Good Gracious by Anna Maria Horner
![The Frances Quilt in Good Gracious](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53774020085_75d7d55b67_z.jpg)
Kitchen Window Wovens by Elizabeth Hartman
![the Frances Quilt Pattern made with fat quarters in a vibrant, rainbow layout](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53773603656_f28a404265_z.jpg)
If you are interested in making your own Frances Quilt, you can find the pattern in the shop!