Checkered Pattern #322
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

Simple gray checkered lines, in light tones.

Source Radosław Rzepecki

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Faded Yellow Stripes, Background Pattern #1218
 Yellow  CC BY-SA 3.0

A pale yellow background pattern with vertical stripes. The stripes are partially faded. I think this background image turned out pretty well, especially those faded stripes.

Source V. Hartikainen

Bright Squares@2X #88
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

It’s okay to be square! A nice light gray pattern with random squares.

Source Waseem Dahman

Whitey@2X #110
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

A white version of the very popular linen pattern.

Source Ant Ekşiler

Prismatic Triangular Seamless Pattern III With Background #273
 Dark  CC 0

Prismatic Triangular Seamless Pattern III With Background

Source GDJ

Pineapple Cut #583
 Diamond  CC BY-SA 3.0

I love the movie Pineapple Express, and I’m also liking this Pineapple right here.

Source Audee Mirza

Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 2 No Background@2X #539
 Diamond  CC 0

Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 2 No Background

Source GDJ

Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background@2X #450
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background

Source GDJ

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

60º lines #25
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Never out of fashion and so much hotter than the 45º everyone knows, here is a sweet 60º line pattern.

Source Atle Mo

Triangles@2X #128
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Dark and hard, just the way we like it. Embossed triangles makes a nice pattern.

Source Ivan Ginev

Prismatic Floral Background #473
 Dark  CC 0

Prismatic Floral Background

Source GDJ

Square ornament 38 #2147
 Dark  CC 0

From a design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 4 No Background #541
 Diamond  CC 0

Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 4 No Background

Source GDJ

Random Grey Variations #69
 Stripes  CC BY-SA 3.0

Stefan is hard at work, this time with a funky pattern of squares.

Source Stefan Aleksić

Seamless 3D Isometric Tessellation Pattern 2 #147
 Light  CC 0

A seamless pattern that includes the original tile (go to Objects / Pattern / Pattern To Objects in Inkscape's menu to extract it).

Source GDJ