Maple Valley Quilt Pattern

Today I'm sharing all of the details about the Maple Valley quilt pattern! It's a modern yet timeless version of a fall quilt, perfect for snuggling on those chilly autumn evenings. 

The Maple Valley pattern uses the classic maple leaf quilt block, but in a way that makes them appear as though they're swirling through the air. The falling leaves are then surrounded by a fun and easy pieced border. 

Find the Maple Valley pattern in my shop here

Maple Valley is Precut Friendly

The Maple Valley pattern gives you several fabric options to choose from. You can use:

• Layer Cake squares (precut 10" squares)
• Fat eighths
• Fat quarters
• 1/4 yard cuts
• Scraps

For you scrap quilters I've added in extra details to the pattern to make it easy to create a scrappy version of Maple Valley. I actually started piecing a scrappy version using my green scrap bin but realized that there's NO way I'd get it done this year so I set it aside for maybe next year.

 

One of my favorite ways to make a Maple Valley quilt is using a Layer Cake. One pack of precut 10" squares will make all of the leaf blocks plus the fun pieced border for the lap sized quilt (50" x 62"). 

For this quilt in the photos I used fat eighths from the oh-so-gorgeous Foraged Found and Hand Me Down fabric line. 

Maple Valley Quilt Sizes

This pattern has several quilt sizes ranging from lap all the way to up queen. This sample I'm sharing today is the lap size and finished at 50" x 62". The other sizes included in the pattern are:

• lap (50" x 62")
• throw (66" x 78")
• twin (82" x 94")
• queen (98" x 110")

Foraged Found and Hand Me Down Fabrics

As I mentioned above, these richly colored prints are from the Foraged Found and Hand Me Down fabric line. I wanted a creamier background so I paired the prints with Moda Bella Snow (#9900-11). It's in the "white" family, but it's not as stark as a bold, bright white like Moda Bella 98 (my usual go-to background). 

For this lap sized Maple Valley I chose 15 different fat eighths from the line - which honestly was hard. There were so many lovely prints (and colors) to choose from. Some of my favorite prints from this line were too light and didn't contrast enough from the background fabric. 

Longarm Quilting

For the quilting I wanted to add to the feel of falling, floating leaves so I chose a simply wavy line design called Good Vibrations. The original computerized panto has the lines completely parallel to each other, but I offset each row just a bit to get that wave look to it. 

The backing is a coordinating Moda Bella Solid #177 called "Home Town Sky" and it goes really well with these prints. Now that it's October and it's getting chilly outside I'm really wishing I would have put a Minky or Cuddle fabric on the backing of this quilt just to level up the cozy factor. 

The binding is one of the maroon prints from the Foraged fabric line - such a lovely color!

The Maple Valley quilt patterns are now in my pattern shop, and you can choose between a paper pattern or a PDF (downloadable) pattern. 

Quilt shops can order through Checker and EE Schenck

Quilt Details:

50" x 62"

Pattern: Maple Valley (lap size)

Fabric: Foraged Found and Hand Me Down by Fancy That Design House (Moda Fabrics)

Quilting: Good Vibrations (computerized edge to edge longarm design)

Pieced on a Juki TL-2010Q using Aurifil Thread (50 wt color 2311).

Quilted on a Handi Quilter Fusion with Pro-Stitcher

Longarm thread is So Fine by Superior in Snow (color 401)

Designed in Adobe Illustrator

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