Sea to Shining Sea Free Quilt Pattern by Natalie Crabtree
Sea to Shining Sea combines half-square triangles in eight fabric pairings to make sixteen matching blocks. Natalie Crabtree designed the 68-inch square quilt using Americana, Palette and Ruby + Bee Solids fabrics. Rotating the blocks within a four-by-four grid creates the diamond-like ombre effect across the center. A narrow inner border separates that arrangement from the wider ombre outer border. The project is rated beginner and includes block-placement and pressing diagrams.
About This Free Pattern
This free quilt pattern was designed by Natalie Crabtree for Windham Fabrics.
This project is marked beginner and uses pieced.
The finished quilt measures 68.0 x 68.0.
Download the pattern to review the full cutting instructions, diagrams, and sewing steps before you begin.
Sea to Shining Sea Free Quilt Pattern by Natalie Crabtree quilt pattern summary
- Cut the paired squares, solid squares, binding and border strips, joining the longer strips as specified.
- Sew paired squares on both sides of the diagonal, cut them apart and trim the half-square triangles. Repeat for all eight fabric pairings.
- Arrange the triangle units and plain squares into six rows for each block. Join the rows to make sixteen blocks.
- Rotate the blocks into the illustrated four-by-four grid, join the rows and add the inner and outer borders.
- Layer the quilt top with batting and backing, baste and quilt as desired, then prepare and attach the binding.