Free pattern day: Thousand Pyramids quilts!

The 2014 Winter Games took place in Sochi, Russia.  The theme was based on the patchwork quilt! The Sochi designs resemble Thousand Pyramids and Diamond quilts, which are among our favorite one-block patterns.

Isosceles triangles (pyramids) create a beautiful, impressionistic look when made with patterned fabrics in coordinating colors.  The orange Olympics banner reminds us of Jan Krentz's "Indian Summer", shown below.

Indian Summer thousand pyramids quilt and workshop by Jan Krentz from the book Quick Diamond Quilts and Beyond

 

Here are 20 *free* quilt patterns and tutorials for 1000 pyramids.... use them to design your own "pyramid scheme"!

Patchwork Prism Quilt, 70 x 76", free pattern by Anna Maria Horner as seen at Janome

Soundscape quilt, 80 x 95”, free pattern at Robert Kaufman Fabrics

Crystalia quilt, 65 x 73”, free pattern by Denise Russart for Hoffman California Fabrics

Mt. Fuji quilt, 40 x 56”, free pattern at Cloud 9 Fabrics

Prism quilt, 40 x 60”, free pattern by Marinda Stewart for Michael Miller Fabrics

 Carnival quilt, 60 x 70", free pattern by Ashley Newcomb for Windham Fabrics

Meadow Quilt, 54 x 58", free pattern by Beth Studley for Makower

Park Slope Triangles Quilt, 49 x 61", free pattern by Michael Miller Fabrics

Road Well Traveled, 68 x 79", free pattern by Jean Ann Wright for Marcus Brothers 

Skylark by June Pease at Red Rooster Fabrics

Thousand Pyramids, 56 x 68", by Mimi Shimp for Simplicity

The Ladies' Stitching Club Quilt, free quilt pattern at Oliver + S

Easy Triangles Table Runner by Laura Boehnke at All People Quilt

Alfresco, 80 x 96", free pattern by Jean Ann Wright for Marcus Brothers Fabrics

Gaughin's Garden, free pattern by Heidi Pridemore for Robert Kaufman Fabrics

Salad Time, 42 x 54", free pattern by Marinda Stewart for Michael Miller Fabrics
 

Concentric Diamonds Quilt, free pattern by Accuquilt seen at FaveQuilts

Bungle Jungle and TimBeck for Moda Fabrics

Modern Ombre Triangle baby quilt, 42 x 48", tutorial and pattern at See Kate Sew

60-degree Quilt Tutorial by Kim Brackett at Magnolia Bay Quilts

Pyramid Quilt Tutorial, inspired by Anthropologie, by Molly Flanders

Isosceles Picnic Quilt Tutorial by Penny from Sewtakeahike for Moda Bakeshop

Thousand pyramids, a review of triangle designs by Kathy K. Wylie

Image credits and links: This post was updated on November 27, 2015. All images are copyrighted by their owners. Please respect their generosity in sharing their free patterns, and the restrictions they have placed on the use of these designs. Complete information can be found at the designers' websites provided in the links.  If any links are broken, we'd love to know; email us at quiltinspiration {at} gmail {dot} com.