OCEAN PARADISE

Mix traditional piecing with summer sea vibes to piece cute turtles and the prettiest seashells in a breezy quilt design!

To make the quilt

■ Print fabrics: twelve (12)

fat quarters

■ Background fabric: 3yds

■ Backing fabric: 3¾yds

■ Batting: 64in x 76in

■ Binding fabric: ½yd

FINISHED SIZE

■ 56in x 68½in

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From each of the five Hatchling Turtle fat quarters cut:

■ Four (4) 2in squares.

■ Ten (10) 1½in squares.

■ One (1) 1in x 1½in.

■ Four (4) 4in x 7½in.

■ Eight (8) 2½in squares.

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From each of the remaining four fat quarters (shell prints) cut:

■ Seven (7) 4in x 7½in.

■ Fourteen (14) 2½in squares.

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From the background fabric cut:

■ Thirteen (13) 4in x WOF. Subcut into one hundred and twenty six (126) 4in squares.

■ One (1) 3in x WOF. Subcut into two (2)

3in x 14½in.

■ Ten (10) 2½in x WOF. Subcut into two (2) 2½in x 9½in, two (2) 2½in x 4½in and one hundred and thirty four (134) 2½in squares.

■ Two (2) 2in x WOF. Subcut into ten (10)

2in x 5in.

■ Two (2) 1¾in x WOF. Subcut into ten (10)

1¾in x 7½in.

■ Two (2) 1½in x WOF. Subcut into two (2) 1½in x 3½in and forty four (44) 1½in squares.

■ Two (2) 1in x WOF. Subcut into two (2) 1in x 4½in, ten (10) 1in x 2in, ten (10) 1in x 1½in and twenty (20) 1in squares.

■ Two (2) 2½in x WOF.

■ Two (2) 4in x WOF.

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From the binding fabric cut:

■ Seven (7) 2½in x WOF strips.

PIECING THE SEASHELL BLOCKS

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For one block, take one print 4in x 7½in piece and two background 2½in squares. Add Corner-square Triangles (CSTs) to the top two corners of the print piece, using the step-by-step method in the boxout above. Pease note, take care to press the seam of the left corner