Mae Just Sew Love is an Emerald Quilt Sewing Pattern

Sew a confident beginner emerald quilt pattern with rich color play and a finished throw size of 50″ X 70″.

Create a color-rich throw quilt with Love Is An Emerald, a confident beginner quilt pattern by Maelynn Wood of Mae Just Sew. Designed around depth, contrast, and intentional color play, this emerald quilt pattern uses a clean repeating block layout that lets fabric choices take center stage. The cover version shows soft peach, coral, mint, cream, and deep charcoal prints framed by a light background, while the alternate sample highlights a striking green and teal ombre effect. The structure is simple enough to feel approachable, but the finished quilt has plenty of visual impact for gifting, decorating, or displaying as a handmade statement piece.

This pattern is especially useful for fabric pulls with strong color movement, large prints, or a scrappy mix of coordinating fabrics. The design lends itself well to ombre palettes, tonal gradients, bold contrast, low-volume backgrounds, and curated bundles from a favorite collection. Use it with florals, geometrics, blenders, solids, or large-scale prints that deserve room to shine. The alternating layout creates a steady rhythm across the quilt top, while the small connecting shapes add brightness and structure between the larger feature fabrics.

The finished throw size is 50″ X 70″, a practical size for a couch quilt, bed accent, reading nook, or wall display. Fabric requirements shown on the pattern include Background Fabric: 2 yards, Fabric A: ¼ yard, Fabric B: ½ yard, Fabric C: ½ yard, Fabric D: ½ yard, Fabric E: 1 yard, Fabric F: ½ yard, Binding: ½ yard, and Backing: 4 ? yards. The pattern notes that if you are making a scrappy version, or using a single cut of fabric for the emeralds, you will need 2¾ yards of fabric to make your emeralds (Fabrics A-F).

Choose this design when you want a quilt pattern that feels modern, thoughtful, and fabric-forward without being overly complicated. It is a strong match for confident beginners ready to focus on color placement, accurate cutting, and clean piecing. Pair it with favorite quilting cottons, background fabric, binding, backing, batting, and basic quilting tools, or browse more quilting patterns and books for additional throw quilt ideas. Whether you sew it in greens, neutrals, warm florals, or a custom palette from your stash, Love Is An Emerald offers a polished layout for slowing down and savoring the process.

• Designer: Maelynn Wood
• Brand: Mae Just Sew
• Finished Size: 50″ X 70″
• Skill level: Confident Beginner
• Style: ombre-inspired throw quilt pattern