When I saw this new fabric from Riley Blake Designs called Sharktown I completely FREAKED OUT!!! And then I showed my daughter (whose favorite animals are sharks) and she TOTALLY FREAKED OUT! So I promised her a Sharkey Quilt for one of her many graduation presents. I Love Love Love theme prints, especially animal theme prints. However, they sometimes pose a design challenge: showing off the fabric + quilt design. I put on my thinking cap…..I wanted something that looked sharkey……and the Sharkey Block was born! I love the idea of using half square triangles to resemble shark fins (or shark teeth!). The center block lets you show off the super amazing fabric designs!
I designed this fun pattern using the Sharkey Blocks which measure 10″ and some blue water sashing! I choose the all the blue fabrics from the Sharktown fabric line and added in the solid gray accent. You can download the PDF pattern by clicking HERE.
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Thank you so much for offering the Sharkey Quilt Pattern!! My daughter is obsessed with Sharks and this is going to be perfect for her birthday!! I was wondering if what color gray you used of the HST. I was looking at Kona Charcoal, but wasn’t sure if that was what you used or not. Thanks very much! Nikki Schultz
Hi! I want to make a small mini shark quilt to hang on my stand up hanger on my table. I believe dimensions are 18 by 20 inches on those? Have you ever seen one!? I see your block and think that would work too.!
Thanks! Love all your quilts, cats, sharks and all!!! Happy Memorial Day #USA