I'm going to be honest... I'm in love with this quilt! This Patchwork Jubilee is my favorite! It's scrappy and sassy and just plain cute! It was also a breeze to make.
The Patchwork Jubilee, modern quilt pattern is fat quarter and scrap friendly. The best part about the pattern is you can decide if you want to make just the background scrappy, or just the accent fabrics scrappy or the whole thing scrappy. The pattern has options for those us who don't want to think or do the math to change a pattern to fit our vision.
My goal when writing this pattern was to make scrappy quilting easy. I know I used to be overwhelmed by the thought of using my scrap bucket to make a quilt. I didn't even know where to start.
Then, one day I just dove in and made my first modern, scrappy quilt and fell in love with the process.
You can buy your copy of the Patchwork Jubilee Quilt Pattern here.
About the Pattern
The Patchwork Jubilee is a versatile pattern with the option of using fat quarters for the accent fabrics and one fabric for the background. This gives the quilt a more modern look while still having a lot of interest in each star. You can see an example of this version in the image below. The quilt on the wall was made using fat quarters. 
The pattern also has the option of replacing the background fabric with scraps or the accent fabrics with scraps or both with scraps. You can see an example of this in the quilt on the chair in the image above. Both the background and star fabrics are scrappy in this quilt.
The benefit of the pattern being fat quarter friendly Is that finding your fabrics is usually easy. Sometimes I have a hard time choosing my fabrics, so I like any pattern where I have the option of choosing an already curated fat quarter bundle.
You can always make the scrappy version which means using your leftover fabrics.
Either way, it's possible the pattern doesn't even require a trip to the quilt shop. I like to write patterns where hopefully you can dig around in your stash, pull the fabric you need and get sewing.
I tried to include as many sizes as possible in the Patchwork Jubilee Quilt Pattern. Sizes include:
- Baby 30 in. x 45 in.
- Small Throw 60 in. x 60 in.
- Large Throw 60 in. x 75 in.
- Twin 75 in. x 90 in.
- Queen 90 in. x 105 in.
- King 105 in. x 105 in.
Because not everyone loves a square size throw I thought it important to add in an oversized rectangular throw. Personally that is my favorite size to make and use.
The Patchwork Jubilee Quilt Pattern is written for the advanced beginner quilter. The pattern includes half square triangles and square elements. This makes sewing the blocks pretty darn easy if you can sew a consistent 1/4 inch seam.
To help the pattern be more conducive to scraps the half square triangles are sewn 2 at a time. If you are new to quilting and want some practice with half square triangle blocks you can find a tutorial here.
How I Organized My Fabrics
First let me say, this quilt is a large throw size. So it contains 20 blocks. I decided to make blocks according to colors and each color would be placed diagonally through the quilt.
To make this quilt I started by going through my fabrics and pulling the prints I wanted to use. I put them in piles according to color. I don't like to keep a huge scrap collection on hand because I don't have space for it and it overwhelms me.
I went through and noticed which colors of fabrics I had the most of and which I had the least of. I had the least dark blue and green fabric scraps. So I decided those would be the corner blocks and I only needed to make one of each of those colors.
The colors I had by far the most of were yellows and pinks. This meant those were going to go across the middle of my quilt and have the most blocks (4 of each color). I was fine with the blocks being very scrappy looking and the colors not matching all the way. 
The background fabric is made from a variety of white, cream, off white and very light pink scraps. Because I didn't have enough fabrics scraps for the background, I also used some fat quarters or other light colored fabrics which I had in my stash.
For this quilt I wanted it to be obvious the fabrics in the background were scrappy. So the fabrics have bold designs on them with dark accents, including blacks, blues and greens.
To decide what kind of look you want for your scrappy quilt I wrote up a tutorial with tips on making a scrappy quilt.
To plan your scrappy quilt use the color sheet provided in the pattern.
Below is a break down of how many fabric squares you will need per block. This can help you plan how many of each color or each kind of fabric you need.
How many pieces do you need of each cut per block?
- 12 squares of accent color
- 6 larger squares of accent color for half square triangles
- 12 squares of background fabric
- 6 larger squares of background fabric for half square triangles
⭐️ Reference the pattern for measurements of the squares needed above.
But it turns out I was in a situation where I didn't have one for a week and just couldn't get one. So I thought why don't I use my seam roller. It worked great on this pattern because the seams all nest in the blocks.
After all the blocks were put together and I got my iron, I gave them all a good press.
I used the thinnest loft batting for this quilt. It made the quilt have a great texture and light weight. It's a great quilt for spring or summer on slightly chilly nights.
I also decided a scrappy quilt needed scrappy binding. So I dug around in my bin again or found some longer strips of fabric to use.
This quilt turned out so cheerful! I just love it and wouldn't change a thing.
The Patchwork Jubilee is a great quilt pattern for the advanced beginner to have some fun and the beginner quilter to grow their skills. FInd a copy in the shop.