A Bit of Scrap Stuff - Sewing, Quilting, and Fabric Fun: Park Quilt

Friday, February 19, 2021

Park Quilt - Riptide Edition

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Today is all about Sharks, Surfers, and the Sea!!! I loved making my Park Quilt with the new Riptide Collection by Citrus and Mint for Riley Blake Designs. The prints are just too fun!!! I think describing fabric is the only time I would use the word FUN and SHARK in the same sentence!

I chose to make the Park Quilt Pattern as I was able to fussy cut the prints plus the quilt blocks show the fabric prints so nicely!

For my Park Quilt - Riptide, I wanted the quilt a bit smaller so I made 12 blocks instead of the original 16 blocks in the pattern. That is the great thing about block based quilt patterns - it's easy to make more or less blocks! Plus I had to add a border because those sharks and stingrays were FUN!

Ready to gather up your supplies so you can make your own Park Quilt.

Park Quilt - Riptide 54.5" x 65.5"

Supplies:

Park Quilt PDF Pattern - available at Etsy or PayHip
(32) 10” squares* - Riptide by Citrus and Mint for Riley Blake Designs
2 yards background* - Shabby Navy by Lori Holt for Riley Blake Designs
1 yard border* - Riptide by Citrus and Mint for Riley Blake Designs
0.625 yard binding* - Riptide by Citrus and Mint for Riley Blake Designs
4 yards backing* - Kisses Medium Blue by Riley Blake Designs
Sulky 50wt Cotton + Steel Thread - #753-1536 Midnight Teal

*Fabric requirements will make all 16 blocks for a 65.5" x 65.5" quilt - if you choose

I tried a new free motion loopy design for this quilt .... it reminds me of ocean swirls.

I really like the texture the free motion quilting gives the quilt! Sooooo cuddly- unlike a real shark ;).

It's so rare for me to make a quilt without pink... so it was fun to only use blues/greens/gray. I really LOVE the Shabby Navy fabric for the quilt background - it has a great textured print, but is 100% quilting cotton.