FINISHED QUILT SIZE 56” x 56”
Finished Center Block Size 16” x 16”
Measurements include ¼” seam allowance.
Sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated.
Please check our website www.rileyblakedesigns.com for any
revisions before starting this project.
FABRIC REQUIREMENTS
5/8 yard main (C2570 Blue)
7/8 yard ship (C2571 Gray)
3/4 yard skulls (C2572 Brown)
1 yard phrases (C2573 Cream)
¼ yard phrases (C2573 Blue)
¼ yard dots (C2574 Green)
7/8 yard stripes (C2575 Blue)
¼ yard tea dye solid (C100-20 Tea Dye)
¼ yard licorice solid (C100-19 Licorice)
Binding 5/8 yard
Backing 3½ yards
CUTTING REQUIREMENTS
Please read instructions first before cutting. Seam allowances vary so
measure through the center of the quilt before cutting border pieces.
Center Square
Cut 1 square 16½” x 16½” from blue main (C2570 Blue)
Border 1
Cut 2 strips 2½” x WOF from blue stripes (C2575 Blue)
Pieced Four-Patch Blocks for Border 2, 3, 5 and 6
Cut 11 strips 2½” x WOF from cream phrases (C2573 Cream)
Cut 3 strips 2½” x WOF from blue phrases (C2573 Blue)
Cut 2 strips 2½” x WOF from green dots (C2574 Green)
Cut 2 strips 2½” x WOF from blue stripes (C2575 Blue)
Cut 2 strips 2½” x WOF from tea dye (C100-20 Tea Dye)
Cut 2 strips 2½” x WOF from licorice (C100-19 Licorice)
Border 3 (Cut directionally as shown in quilt photo.)
First, cut 2 strips 4½” x 28½” lengthwise (parallel to selvage)
from gray ship (C2571 Gray) for the side borders.
From the remaining fabric, cut 2 strips 4½” x 28½” widthwise
(selvage to selvage) from gray ship (C2571 Gray) for the top
and bottom borders.
Border 4
Cut 4 strips 2½” x WOF from blue stripes (C2575 Blue)
Border 6
Cut 5 strips 4½” x WOF from brown skulls (C2572 Brown)
QUILT ASSEMBLY
Refer to quilt photo for placement of blocks.
Four-Patch Block
Refer to the block diagram for piece placement. Sew a 2½” cream
phrases strip to a 2½” printed fabric strip. (If you want the words
from the phrases to go in the same direction, pay careful attention to
which direction you sew these strips together.) Cut the strip into 2½”
segments. Sew 2 segments together to make a Four-Patch Block.
You will need to make 68 Four-Patch A Blocks (8 blue stripes, 20 blue
phrases, 14 green dots, 14 licorice, 12 tea dye) and 8 Four-Patch B
Blocks (blue stripes).
Four Patch A
Four Patch B
Quilt Center Assembly
See quilt photo for center and border placement. Sew sides for border
1 to the center 16½” square. Repeat for the top and bottom border 1.
Borders
Seam allowances vary so measure through the center of the quilt
before cutting border pieces. Sew side borders first.
Border 1
Side borders should be 16½”. Top and bottom borders should be
20½”.
Border 2
Sew 5 Four-Patch Blocks together. Sew to each side of the quilt. Sew
7 Four-Patch Blocks together. Sew to the top and bottom of the quilt.
Border 3
Sew a 4½” x 28½” strip to each side of the quilt. Sew a blue stripe
Four-Patch Block to each end of the 2 remaining 4½” x 48½” strips.
Sew these strips to the top and bottom of the quilt.
Border 4
Side borders should be 36½”. Top and bottom borders should be
40½”.
Border 5
Sew 10 Four-Patch Blocks together. Sew to each side of the quilt.
Sew 12 Four-Patch Blocks together. Sew to the top and bottom of
the quilt.
Border 6
Sew a 4½” x 48½” strip to each side of the quilt. Sew a blue stripes
Four-Patch Block to each end of the 2 remaining 4½” x 48½” strips.
Sew these strips to the top and bottom of the quilt.
Finish quilt by layering the quilt top, batting, and back. Bind with your
favorite Riley Blake fabric from the Pirates Collection. Have fun with
your colors and enjoy the journey of making your quilt.
©2011 Riley Blake Designs and Emily Taylor. Quilt Design by Jina Barney.