King Quilt Patterns: Fabric Inspiration - Suzy Quilts (2024)

Welcome to the king of all blog posts. This week is all about king quilt patterns! If you're reading this post, we salute you. You are among the few, the brave, the mega-quilters who take on the largest quilts out there. You have confidence and you know you can do it — and we believe in you too! While making king quilt patterns might seem like it would take too much time, many of the options from the SQ catalog can be made easily and quickly.

Fabric is printed seasonally so once the new fabric season rolls around, it can be hard to find certain prints. If the fabric shown in the mockups (which are mostly solids that are continuously made) is still available, we have listed each fabric shown so that you can get your shopping list ready. You can do it — time to make some king quilt patterns!

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• Binding Fabric You Must Try!
• The Easiest Way To Connect Quilt Binding

Over the course of five blog posts, the SQ team will guide you through some of our most beloved patterns in different color variations including lists of the real fabric colors used in each mockup.

The mockups are all brought to you by Sarah Holst of the shop Sarah Made, who has made kits for some of the mockups that will be available for a limited time, and from Suzy herself. Some of the mockups below by Suzy were previously only available in Suzy Quilts patterns and are being shown on our website for the first time!

The series will be five posts long and cover each common quilt size:

• Baby Quilt Patterns: Fabric Inspiration
• Throw Quilt Patterns: Fabric Inspiration
• Twin Quilt Patterns: Fabric Inspiration
• Queen Quilt Patterns: Fabric Inspiration
• King Quilt Patterns: Fabric Inspiration

Note that fabric requirements for all of our patterns, including the quilt patterns included in this post, can be found on that pattern's page in our shop. Just scroll down and you'll see the fabric requirements as well as every blog post related to that pattern!

If a kit is available for a mockup shown in the post, it will be linked in the bullet points above the mockup image. If no kit is available, there will be no kit listing.

If you're an adventurous quilter who is interested in creating your very own color mockups, we have some great suggestions!

• Color Cards: Buying a color card from your favorite fabric manufacturer gives you a small swatch of each fabric so you can see the colors even more truly than they appear on a computer screen. You can use those swatches to select a quilt made entirely out of solids or even match up prints with coordinating solids. Plus don't miss ourfree tutorial for how to turn a color card into magnetsto make color selection even easier!
• PreQuilt: Have you heard of this fantastic web-based app? PreQuilt uses colors from real fabric companies, including prints, so you can create your own mockups and see exactly how your will look when finished. We have exclusively partnered with PreQuilt and each pattern in our catalog is available as a digital coloring page, as are all of Suzy's print and solid fabric collection. Check out ourPreQuilt blog postfor video tutorials about how to make your own digital quilt mockups.
• Coloring Pages: Speaking of coloring pages, each Suzy Quilts pattern comes with a blank coloring page that can be printed and colored in by hand. You can even download most of our coloring pages without buying the patterns inthis blog post!
• Sew AlongBlog Posts: Did you know that the first week of every Suzy Quilts sew along focuses on selecting fabric for your quilt? Even if you've missed a sew along, you can still see all of the posts, including the Week 1 posts about fabric selection, by heading to theSew Alongsection of our website.
• Local Quilt Shops: The staff of your local quilt shop would love to help you select fabrics for a quilt! Bring them an inspiration image or even just an idea, along with a picture of the pattern and the fabric requirements, and pretty soon you'll have your own quilt kit made with your new pals at the quilt shop
• Suzy's Ultimate Guide to Picking Fabric For a Quilt: Subscribers toThe Cutting Tablecan read atwo-part series of articles by Suzythat takes a deeper dive into the creative process and color theory as it relates to fabric and quilts. Use code TRY4FREE to get your first month ofThe Cutting Table for free!

A king size Planetarium quiltmade by reader Taryn Good which was quilted and photographed by Trace Creek Quilting.

King beds have grown in popularity, and so quilt patterns have followed by making sure most patterns include instructions for a king. There are even fifteen king quilt patterns in the SQ catalog.

While we love to see king quilts made, this quilt size has one limitation — all designs aren't right for the size. If a Suzy Quilts pattern does not include a king size option, it's for a good reason including things like long bias pieces that could easily stretch or straight strips that become hard to piece and sew accurately the larger they become.

OurUltimate Guide to Quilt Sizes says that a standard king quilt size is 110" x 108", but that doesn't mean you can't play around with the size. It may be hard to get much bigger than that though since the fabric will become harder to handle.

Now let's look at mockups for king quilt patterns! You'll see inspiration photos, digital mockups, and even some color comparisons of the same pattern so you can see how small changes can make a big difference in the finished quilt.

A king sizeHoliday Party quiltmade by Suzy Quilts Patterns Facebook group member Cheryl Johnson.

Why we love it: Glitter & Glow may take some extra time to make in a king size since you'll be making a whopping 440 blocks, but the result is so lovely. If you're the type of quilter who likes to get in the zone and really focus on a repetitive task, this is a great quilt to make in king size.

King size: 110" x 110"

Mockup by: Sarah Made

Mockup fabrics: The fabrics in this mockup are Art Gallery Fabrics PURE Solids.

• Color 1: Field of Lavender
• Color 2: Coral Reef
• Color 3: Georgia Peach
• Color 4: Purple Wine
• Binding: Coral Reef

Grow

Why we love it: Grow is a fun pattern because it stays the same as it grows, meaning you will still use the same number of colors for any size. Be sure to watch our video about cutting straight strips before making Grow in any size, but espeically for the king size.

King size: 116" x 116"

Mockup by: Sarah Made

Mockup fabrics: The fabrics in this mockup are a mix of Art Gallery Fabrics PURE Solids and Suzy's Signature PURE Solids.

• Color 1: Evergreen
• Color 2: Cerulean
• Color 3: Matcha
• Color 4: Pistachio
• Color 5: Spiced
• Color 6: Poppy
• Color 7: Glacier
• Binding: Cerulean

A king sizeShinemade bySuzy Quilts Patterns Facebook groupmemberJill Patronite Davis.

Modern Fans

Why we love it: You'll never be intimidated by improv cutting OR curves again after making Modern Fans in a king size! These 256 blocks will each have a unique look because none are cut exactly the same.

King size: 112" x 112"

Mockup by: Sarah Made

Mockup fabrics: The fabrics in this mockup are a mix of Art Gallery Fabrics PURE Solids and Suzy's Signature PURE Solids, plus one print of your choice.

• Color 1: Apple Cider
• Color 2: Ocean Fog
• Color 3: Honeymoon
• Color 4: Cerulean
• Color 5: A striped print of your choice in a coordinating color.
• Binding: Apple Cider

A king size Nordic Triangles quilt made bySuzy Quilts Patterns Facebook groupmember Kirsten Busby.

Planetarium

Why we love it: Planetarium is an out-of-this-world king quilt pattern that creates a beautiful drape on a bed with a big, bright central star. If you want to make fewer blocks, this quilt is great because you'll really be making nine giant blocks!

King size: 108" x 108"

Mockup by: Sarah Made

Mockup fabrics: The fabrics in this mockup are a mix of Art Gallery Fabrics PURE Solids and Suzy's Signature PURE Solids.

• Color Group 1: Wisteria, Snapdragon, Aero Blue, Jade Cream, Canary
• Color Group 2: Periwinkle, Poppy, Cerulean, Emerald, Turmeric
• Color Group 3: Hydrangea, Apricot Crepe, Blueberry Zest, Tender Green, Honeydew
• Background: Pearl
• Binding: Emerald

Rocksteady

Why we love it: Ok, hear us out. Yes, the king Rocksteady quilt has 728 blocks. That number alone might scare some quilters off...until you hear that this quilt is made entirely out of solid squares and half square triangles! It is much easier than it seems.

King size: 104" x 112"

Mockup by: Sarah Made

Mockup fabrics: The fabrics in this mockup are a mix of Art Gallery Fabrics PURE Solids and Suzy's Signature PURE Solids.

• Color 1: Desert Dunes
• Color 2: Parisian Blue
• Color 3: Sienna Brick
• Color 4: Cerulean
• Color 5: Pearl
• Binding: Parisian Blue

Starling

Why we love it: For a king Starling pattern, you'll use 23 fat quarters. That makes this perfect for those lovely bundles that we know you have in your sewing space! Note that the mockup below does not use all 23 colors.

King size: 104" x 106"

Mockup by: Suzy Quilts

Mockup fabrics: The fabrics in this mockup are a mix of Art Gallery Fabrics PURE Solids and Suzy's Signature PURE Solids.

• Colors: Terracotta Tile, Gentle Feather, Deep Black, Haze, Desert Dunes, Vanilla Custard, Spiced, Atmospheric, Swimming Pool, Northern Waters, Ocean Fog, Blushing, Velvet, Georgia Peach, Nocturnal, Magnetism, Weathered Brick, Mediterraneo, Spruce
• Background: Pearl

Why we love it: Now here's a Starling quilt that uses a light blue as the background color with a more monochromatic color scheme. Note that the mockup below also does not use all 23 colors.

King size: 104" x 106"

Mockup by: Sarah Made

Mockup fabrics: The fabrics in this mockup are a mix of Suzy's Signature PURE Solids as well as her Evolve and Duval print lines, all for Art Gallery Fabrics.

• Colors: Poppy, Ginger, Boho Birds Snapdragon, Basket Weave Nova, Cerulean, Honeymoon, Diamond Stripe Honeymoon, Spiced, Boho Leaves Pearl, Blocks Snapdragon, Coneflower Cerulean, Tiny Meadow Nova, Diamond Stripe Spiced, Snapdragon
• Background: Glacier
• Binding: Poppy

Thrive

Why we love it: Thrive is a fun pattern because it's particularly easy to audition fabrics for this design. Because the chevron shapes are laid out in rows, you can create your own fabric pull by putting the fabric in the order it will appear in the layout. You'll have a clear preview of how your pull will look!

King size: 114" x 110"

Mockup by: Sarah Made

Mockup fabrics: The fabrics in this mockup are Art Gallery Fabrics PURE Solids.

• Color 1: Sweet Macadamia
• Color 2: Cinnamon
• Color 3: Vintage Walnut
• Color 4: Ocean Fog
• Color 5: Potter's Clay
• Color 6: Tranquil Waters
• Color 7: Crystal Pink
• Color 8: Parisian Blue
• Color 9: Not used for the king size
• Color 10: Honey
• Background: Light Grey
• Binding: Cinnamon

Why we love it: And here's a Thrive quilt in bright colors. The colors in these two mockups are very similar, but you can see the difference between how the dusty colors above and the vibrant colors below look.

King size: 114" x 110"

Mockup by: Sarah Made

Mockup fabrics: The fabrics in this mockup are Art Gallery Fabrics PURE Solids.

• Color 1: Cherry Lipgloss
• Color 2: Blossomed
• Color 3: Blushing
• Color 4: Tranquil Waters
• Color 5: Ocean Fog
• Color 6: Spruce
• Color 7: Purple Wine
• Color 8: Sweet Fig
• Color 9: Not used for the king size
• Color 10: Honey
• Background: Creme de la Creme
• Binding: Blossomed

Voyage

Why we love it: There's nothing quite like Voyage in the SQ catalog. It has an incredibly complex look but is made only using two different blocks!

King size: 120" x 117"

Mockup by: Sarah Made

Mockup fabrics: The fabrics in this mockup are a mix of Art Gallery Fabrics PURE Solids and Suzy's Signature PURE Solids.

• Color 1: Hemlock
• Color 2: Spruce
• Color 3: Fresh Sage
• Color 4: Tender Green
• Color 5: Honey
• Color 6: Snapdragon
• Color 7: Spiced
• Color 8: Poppy
• Color 9: Cinnamon
• Color 10: Mauvelous
• Color 11: Haze
• Color 12: Cabernet
• Color 13: Not used in the king size
• Background: Pearl
• Binding: Tender Green