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

Our fabric inspiration series continues with the first of our first bed-sized patterns. That's right — this post is all about twin quilt patterns! And to get you ready to quilt, we have over a dozen different mockups including lists of the actual fabric colors so you can get down to what you really want to do — making quilts.

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. Let's look at some beautiful twin quilt patterns!

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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!

For the bed sized fabric inspiration posts, there are no quilt kits available. This is because it's uncommon to see twin, queen, or king quilt kits. But you can build your own kit by getting the fabrics listed above each quilt mockup. So get your shopping list ready!

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!

Twin quilt patterns are wonderful because they are bed-sized quilts that are still easy to make because they are not significantly larger than a throw quilt.

And these quilts can be particularly special gifts. Do you know someone who is getting their first big kid bed? A throw quilt that coordinates with their bedroom colors or theme could be cherished and slept under for years. When my four year old got her big kid bed, she started sleeping with a Glitter & Glow quilt I made a couple of years ago that she calls her "Elsa quilt" because of the diamond shapes in different blue colors. Her love for something I handcrafted for her is just one of the many reasons I quilt.

Twin quilt patterns are also excellent gifts for high school graduates heading off to college. While the twin beds in dorms tend to be longer than standard twin beds, a quilt that fits the bed pretty well in their new school colors can be a source of great comfort when a teenager moves out of the house for the first time.

OurUltimate Guide to Quilt Sizes says that a standard twin quilt size is 70" x 90", but just like with our other fabric inspiration posts, you can play around with that size. For example, twin XL dorm mattresses are typically 5" longer than a standard twin bed. Consider adding borders to the top or bottom of a quilt for a graduating high school senior!

Now, let's start looking at mockups for twin 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.

Fronds - Duval in Haze and Nova

Why we love it: Fronds is a great quilt to make for a bed because it does not get any more challenging the larger it gets — you still just make the same block repeated for the whole quilt! The finished product stuns in any fabrics, though we are always partial to Suzy Quilts fabrics.

Twin size: 72" x 96"

Mockup by: Suzy Quilts

Mockup fabrics: The fabrics in the mockup below are a mix of Suzy's Signature PURE Solids and Duval, both for Art Gallery Fabrics.

• Color 1: Solid Pearl
• Color 2: Boho Leaves Nova
• Color 3: Boho Birds Snapdragon
• Color 4: Solid Velvet
• Color 5: Diamond Stripe Spiced
• Color 6: Solid Shrimpy
• Color 7: Boho Leaves Haze and Basket Weave Haze
• Binding: Basket Weave Haze

Butterfly Garden - Evolve

Why we love it: Watch your fabric evolve into beautiful butterfly blocks with this whimsical quilt pattern! While this quilt is wonderful for kids, it is also perfect for any nature- or flower-loving grown up.

Twin size: 70" x 88"

Mockup by: Suzy Quilts

Mockup fabrics: The fabrics in the mockup below are a mix of Suzy's Signature PURE Solids and Evolve, both for Art Gallery Fabrics.

• Wings: Evolve Key Lime, Solid Honeymoon, Solid Queen Bee, Coneflower Hemlock, Solid Nova, Boho Birds Glacier, Coneflower Cerulean, Diamond Stripe Honeymoon, Blocks Queen Bee, Meadow Queen Bee, Solid Honeymoon, Solid Dark Citron, Solid Cerulean, Boho Leaves Matcha
• Four Patch: Solid Pearl
• Background: Solid Pistachio
• Binding: Evolve Key Lime

Starling - Marigolden Hour

Why we love it: Starling is a clever quilt pattern that creates illusions by reducing the number of points on the central square. For the twin quilt pattern, the central star has all of its points and the other four columns each lose one side of the star, making them look like they radiate out from the middle.

Twin size: 71" x 88"

Mockup by: Suzy Quilts

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

• Colors: Sugar Plum, Marmalade, Cactus Flower, Mirage Blue, Shrimpy, Raw Gold, Summer Sun, Banana Cream, Honey, Queen Bee, Snapdragon, Haze, Verve Violet, Cerulean, Spiced, Poppy, Atmospheric, Cosmos
• Background: Periwinkle
• Binding: Haze

Starling — Fall Breeze

• Colors: Flamingo, Mauvelous, Velvet, Swimming Pool, Ocean Fog, Honey, Dried Roses, Cinnamon, Periwinkle, Snapdragon, Shrimpy, Candied Cherry, Purple Wine, Bewitched, Aurus
• Background: Pearl
• Binding: Swimming Pool

Fireside — Duval and Evolve

• Color 1: Boho Birds Truffle
• Color 2: Solid Cerulean
• Color 3: Solid Pistachio
• Color 4: Evolve Key Lime
• Color 5: Solid Pearl
• Color 6: Meadow Matcha
• Color 7: Tiny Moon Truffle
• Color 8: Solid Glacier
• Color 9: Solid Nova
• Color 10: Coneflower Cerulean

Fireside — Boho Beaches

• Color 1: Tile Blue
• Color 2: Rock Candy
• Color 3: Spiced
• Color 4: Cosmos
• Color 5: Shrimpy
• Color 6: Raw Gold
• Color 7: Cerulean
• Color 8: Very Berry
• Color 9: Icy Mint
• Color 10: Bougainvillea

• Color 1: Matcha
• Color 2: Tiny Moon in Matcha
• Color 3: Tiny Meadow in Nova
• Color 4: Hemlock
• Binding: Tiny Meadow in Nova

Holiday Party

• Blocks Nova and Nova Solid
• Tiny Meadow Queen Bee and Queen Bee Solid
• Tiny Meadow Nova and Glacier Solid
• Boho Birds Glacier and and Ginger Solid
• Boho Birds Snapdragon and Poppy Solid
• Coneflower Cerulean and Honeymoon Solid
• Basketweave Shrimpy and Spiced Solid
• Basketweave Nova and Cerulean Solid
• Basketweave Haze and Haze Solid
• Boho Leaves Haze and Thistle
• Background: Pearl
• Binding: Hemlock

Modern Fans

• Color 1: Pacific
• Color 2: Snow
• Color 3: Sweet Fig
• Color 4: Snap Dragon
• Color 5: Find any green-on-green stripe print
• Binding: Swimming Pool

Perennial

• Flowers: Field of Lavender, Hydrangea
• Garden: Desert Dunes, Crystal Pink, Dried Carrot, Tigerlily
• Background: Pearl
• Binding: Desert Dunes

Fly Away

• Colors: Mystic Grey, White Linen, Blushing
• Background: Lemon Tart
• Binding: Mystic Grey

Minimal Triangles

• Colors: Snow, Parisian Blue, Lemon Tart
• Background: Mediterraneo
• Inner Border: Atmospheric
• Outer Border: Parisian Blue
• Binding: Lemon Tart

Reflections

• Color 1: White Linen
• Color 2: Apricot Crepe
• Color 3: Peach Sherbet
• Color 4: Amethyst
• Binding: Peach Sherbet

Shine

• Snapdragon and Poppy
• Sweet Mint and Aero Blue
• Dried Carrot and Amethyst
• Cerulean and Parisian Blue
• Empire Yellow and Fresh Water
• Georgia Peach and Verve Violet
• Blushing and Golden Bronze
• Crystalline and Warm Wave
• Background: Deep Black
• Binding: Parisian Blue

Triangle Jitters

• Color 1: Verve Violet
• Color 2: Golden Bronze
• Color 3: Desert
• Background: Pearl