Dark And Moody Quilt Patterns

Longarm Quilting Education and Services

Complete with longarm quilting guides and videos for quilters who are done with “Quilt as Desired”

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A foggy forest scene with tall pine trees and grass-covered ground with small bushes and tree stumps.

Because you were never a Pastel Personality

If your work leans dark, gothic, or academically inspired, you are often left alone in the quilt pattern world.

What you will find here:

  • Dark and moody quilt patterns designed by This Baker Quilts! Each pattern has free-motion quilting designs included

  • Longarm quilting guides, resources, tutorials, and education from an experienced longarm quilter

  • Longarm Quilting Services by request/appointment

No gimmicks. No trend-chasing. No abandonment at the finish.

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At This Baker Quilts, we believe:

  • Quilting is serious, intentional work.

  • Dark quilts deserve more than novelty or minimalism.

  • The quilting itself is part of the composition - not decoration

  • Beginners deserve clarity, not condescension

  • Guidance builds confidence. Guesswork builds anxiety.

We believe it is possible to grow a skill without sacrificing mood. That shadow, texture, and stitch direction matter. That a quilt made as a gift should carry just as much intention as one made more yourself.

This work is for quilters who want to make something meaningful and finish it well

A quilt with deep purple, beige, brown/gray, and light blue geometric patterns and intricate free motion quilting stitching, and with a book titled 'Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry", on it
A dark-colored quilt with intricate stitched patterns and embroidered details, featuring floral and geometric motifs.

This is NOT for you if:

You only want fast, trendy, or novelty quilts

You are satisfied with “quilt as desired” and no further guidance

Halloween kitsch is what you mean by “gothic”

You are not interested in learning why finishing choices matter

However . . . this is for you if:

You are drawn to dark, moody, gothic, or academic aesthetics

you want your quilting to support the atmoshere of the design

You are a first time longarm owner or free-motion quilter seeking clarity

you are making a quilt for yourself or for the goth, romatic, shadow-loving person in your life

You want guidance that respects your intelligence and yoru taste

If this speaks to you, welcome and browse our patterns
A woman with short gray hair and glasses posing with hands on hips against a black background, wearing a black jacket, a dark floral scarf, and a red dress with a wide black belt.

Why am I here

This Baker Quilts exists because dark quilters have been expected to fill in the blanks for too long.

In a world of pastels, fluorescent florals, and modern minimalism, serious dark quilting often gets reduced to novelty - or ignored entirely. This studio was built to offer something different: patterns and guidance that tread dark quilts as legitimate, artful work from the first cut to the final stitch.

The Origin Story

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Did you have questions? Need help with the quilting? Let me know. I am here to help you find success, too.

jen@thisbakerquilts.com