Blue Whale Quilt Pattern

Meet Blue Whale!  My newest quilt pattern inspired by the amazing Year of the Fat Quarter Navy Bundle!!  Navy blue has been my favorite color all my life!  It’s so fitting that Fat Quarter Shop choose July to be Navy because it’s my birthday month!  As soon as I saw all these wonderful Navy fat quarters together my creative mind went to whales – my favorite ocean animal!  I’m so excited!!!!

OK, so I’m just a little excited about this quilt, the color, the whales, the fabric, seriously this quilt is ME!!!!!  I hope its YOU too!!!!

Here are the details:

Navy fabrics: Fat Quarter Shop’s July Navy curated bundle – 14 fat quarters

Background fabric: Essex Linen Natural – 2 1/2 yards

Block Size: 10″

Finished Quilt Size: 60″ x 70″

Pattern available in my Etsy shop for instant download

I love that the navys differ in shade and intensity, it makes the quilt more interesting!

The whales are machine appliquéd using Heat n Bond Lite.  Yes, they are hand cut, but you can totally do it!  Just put on Netflix and before you know it they’re done!

The blocks are super fun to make!

I started this project when I was in Utah visiting Amber from Gigi’s Thimble!  We had so much fun sewing together!

Then the quilt project moved home to California where Mufasa stayed up late with me to help me sew!  Actually I stayed up late and he slept on the blocks!

I loved seeing each block come together!  I love all the different Navys!

I love having my daughter lay out my quilt blocks, she has a good eye for spacing colors!

This quilt feels like a little piece of the ocean in my home!  So, even if you don’t live near the beach, you can feel like you do!

I hope you love it!!!!  Happy July, Happy Summer!!!!!!