Bring a little woodland whimsy to your sewing room with the Birch Gnomes Quilt Pattern!
This charming quilt combines playful gnomes with scrappy birch trees in a cozy gray, cream, and neutral color palette. The simple pieced blocks make this a fun project for beginning quilters, while the scrappy details give more experienced quilters plenty of room to play with fabric.
Finished quilt size is 56″ x 72″, making it a great size for snuggling under, displaying on a bed or couch, or hanging on a ladder or wall.
And because the color palette isn’t limited to traditional Christmas colors, Birch Gnomes can easily transition from a winter quilt to an everyday woodland quilt you’ll enjoy all year long.
Here is a quick video of the Birch Gnomes quilt reveal!
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Birch Gnomes Quilt Along Tutorials!
There are a whole series of video tutorials to follow along as you make this Birch Gnomes quilt pattern!!! Woohoo!!!
Find the Series of Tutorials Here!
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Meet the Birch Gnomes
The Birch Gnomes quilt was inspired by the cozy feeling of a walk through a birch forest.
You’ll find little gnomes tucked among whimsical birch trees, creating a woodland scene that’s both playful and timeless.
The gray, cream, and neutral fabrics give this quilt a softer, vintage-inspired look that works beautifully for winter decorating. But there’s no reason to pack it away when the Christmas decorations come down!
I especially love this design for quilters who enjoy scrappy quilts, woodland themes, and quilts with a little personality.
Birch Gnomes Quilt Details
Finished Size: 56″ x 72″
Skill Level: Beginner-friendly
Techniques: Traditional piecing, simple applique, rotary cutting, and machine quilting
The blocks are straightforward and the pattern is written with beginning quilters in mind.
You’ll make two main block designs:
- Whimsical gnome blocks
- Scrappy birch tree blocks
Once the blocks are complete, they come together to create a cozy woodland scene across the quilt.
The complete step-by-step cutting and sewing instructions, templates, and quilt assembly directions are included in the printable PDF pattern.
Choosing Fabrics for Your Birch Gnomes Quilt
One of my favorite things about Birch Gnomes is how well it works with a scrappy fabric collection.
For the gnomes, choose a variety of gray prints for their hats and bodies, along with white for their beards and a small amount of peach for their noses.
The birch trees are made with a variety of cream and light-colored prints. Fabrics with subtle black, gray, or darker markings are especially fun because they help create the look of birch bark.
For the backgrounds, I used shades of gray to make the gnomes and trees stand out.
But remember…
There are no rules when you’re making a scrappy quilt!
Try pulling fabrics from your stash instead of shopping for an entirely new collection. A mix of prints can give each gnome and tree its own personality.
A Scrappy Quilt with Woodland Charm
Birch Gnomes is a great project for using a collection of fat quarters and leftover fabrics from your stash.
The combination of gray prints, neutral backgrounds, and scrappy birch trees creates plenty of visual interest without requiring a complicated color scheme.
You can make your quilt look soft and subtle with low-volume neutrals, or add more contrast with darker gray, black, or unexpected prints.
This is one of those quilts where a little imperfection adds to the charm.
Making the Gnome Blocks
The gnome blocks are made with simple piecing and a small amount of applique for the noses.
The slightly wonky, playful look of the gnomes is part of their charm. Don’t worry about making every nose or fabric placement exactly alike. A little variation helps give each gnome its own personality.
The complete instructions for cutting the gnome pieces, using the included templates, assembling the blocks, and adding the noses are included in the printable pattern.
Creating the Birch Tree Blocks
The birch tree blocks are where you can really let your creativity play.
Different cream fabrics create the look of birch bark, while the branches are arranged to give each tree a slightly different appearance.
I love that the trees don’t have to look exactly alike.
That little bit of variation makes the finished quilt feel more organic and gives the woodland scene plenty of personality.
The complete instructions for creating and trimming the birch tree blocks are included in the pattern.
From Blocks to Quilt
Once your gnome and birch tree blocks are complete, arrange them to create the full woodland scene.
The pattern includes a complete quilt layout along with detailed instructions for sewing the blocks into rows and assembling the finished quilt top.
This is a great stage to play with your fabric placement and make sure your scrappy fabrics are nicely distributed throughout the quilt
Quilting Your Birch Gnomes Quilt
Once your quilt top is finished, it’s time to quilt!
Birch Gnomes works beautifully with a variety of quilting styles. You can keep things simple with straight-line quilting or use free-motion quilting to add your own personality.
You could also choose an allover quilting design with a woodland or organic feel.
Whether you quilt it yourself or send it to a longarm quilter, the finished texture will bring your gnomes and birch trees to life!
Finishing Your Quilt
Finish your Birch Gnomes quilt with your favorite binding fabric and add a label to the back.
A scrappy binding would be especially cute with this design, or choose one fabric to create a clean frame around the quilt.
When you’re finished, you’ll have a cozy 56″ x 72″ quilt that’s ready for snuggling, gifting, or displaying in your home
Make It Your Own
One of my favorite things about quilt patterns is seeing how each quilter makes the design their own.
Here are a few ideas for changing up your Birch Gnomes quilt:
Try a different color palette.
Swap the gray and cream fabrics for blues, greens, browns, or even traditional Christmas colors.
Make it extra scrappy.
Pull fabrics from your stash and use a different print for every gnome and birch tree.
Change the mood.
Soft neutrals create a quiet woodland look, while higher-contrast fabrics make the gnomes really pop.
Use seasonal fabrics.
The neutral woodland design makes it easy to create a Christmas, winter, or year-round version.
More Patterns!
Check out some of my other patterns in the Gnome Series like the Balsam Gnomes Quilt, the Balsam Gnomes or Birch Gnomes Table Runners or the Balsam Gnomes Christmas Tree Skirt (a super fun Christmas quilt pattern!!!). As always, these patterns are available as downloadable pdf patterns in my Etsy shop. The gnome quilts have been some of my best sellers, I hope you enjoy them too!!
Get the Birch Gnomes Quilt Pattern
Ready to make your own woodland quilt?
The Birch Gnomes Quilt Pattern is a beginner-friendly PDF pattern with the complete cutting instructions, templates, block construction, quilt assembly, and finishing directions you need to make this 56″ x 72″ quilt.
The printable PDF pattern is available in the LAKEGIRLQUILTS Etsy shop.
Enjoy making this fun project!! Happy Quilting!!!! =)
~Bonnie
