Scrappy Plaid Chain Quilt – Quilt Pattern PDF
King 112" x 112" · plus Queen and Throw · Fat-quarter and scrap friendly · Straight seams · Instant PDF download
Turn your fat quarters, plaids and homespun scraps into a bold quilt: stepped chains of small squares and bars climb across a calm cream background, framed by a cosy navy plaid border. It reads clean and modern, with all the warmth of a farmhouse quilt.
✔ One block, repeated: the chains join up across the blocks by themselves
✔ Only 48 pieces per block: squares, bars, cream rectangles and one triangle unit
✔ A full-colour map of the block, row by row
✔ Three sizes in one pattern: King, Queen and Throw
✔ Fabric amounts for every size, down to the number of fat quarters
✔️ 5-page digital PDF quilt pattern, printable at home on US Letter or A4
✔️ Full-size triangle template (1 page)
✔️ Fabric requirements and complete cutting chart for all three sizes
✔️ Block map, step diagrams, quilt layouts, border, backing and binding instructions, troubleshooting
King: 112" x 112" (284.5 x 284.5 cm) · 18 blocks, wide plaid border
Queen: 107" x 107" (271.8 x 271.8 cm) · 18 blocks, narrow plaid border
Throw: 79" x 79" (200.7 x 200.7 cm) · 8 blocks
• 25 fat quarters or scraps: plaids, gingham, homespuns
• Navy plaid for the border: 2 1/8 yd
• Backing: 10 yd · batting 120 x 120 inches
Queen and Throw amounts are in the pattern.
🧩 Straight seams only — squares, bars and one half-rectangle triangle unit cut with the printed template; no curves, no Y-seams
✂️ 1/4" seam allowance · block 33" x 16 1/2" finished
📊 Skill level: confident beginner — if you can sew an accurate 1/4" seam and press, you can make it
🎨 Designed for fat quarters, scraps, plaids and homespuns on a cream background
A farmhouse bedroom, a scrap-busting project, a big heirloom quilt
This is a digital PDF quilt pattern only. No finished quilt, printed pattern, fabric or supplies will be shipped. Your file is available to download immediately after purchase. Colours may look slightly different on your screen. For personal use and small handmade sales.
