Checkered Pattern #322
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

Simple gray checkered lines, in light tones.

Source Radosław Rzepecki

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Concrete Wall@2X #78
 Wall  CC BY-SA 3.0

Dark blue concrete wall with some small dust spots.

Source Atle Mo

Background pattern 207 #2466
 Yellow  CC 0

A seamless pattern created from a square tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

White Sand@2X #20
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Same as gray sand but lighter. A sandy pattern with small light dots, and some angled strokes.

Source Atle Mo

Pattern generator #161
 Noise  CC 0

A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.

Source Lazur URH

Easter egg 1 #159
 Light  CC 0

One week and it's Easter already. Thought I would revisit the decorated egg contest at inkscape community: http://forum.inkscapecommunity.com/index.php?topic=118.0

Source Lazur URH

Floral pattern 7 (colour 3) #2289
 Pink  CC 0

Utilising some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 8 (greyscale) #210
 Dark  CC 0

Greyscale version of a pattern that came out of playing with the 'light rays' plug-in for Paint.net

Source Firkin

Exclusive Paper #23
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Paper pattern with small dust particles and 45-degree strokes.

Source Atle Mo

Decorative divider 221 #2224
 Dark  CC 0

Remixed from a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 256 #2139
 Red  CC 0

Remixed from a design on Pixabay. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i

Source Firkin