The Pattern comes with 3 sizes: Main instruction is for 36x42 crib size, with additional measurements for 24x28 and 48x56.
The great things about multiple sizes is sea turtle fans come in all ages, and now you can choose what works best for you. The sizes shown about are just the image, so if you add borders you can do even more.
A great pattern for beginning quilters. All straight cutting, and straight seams.
The pattern first uses a chart with the given number of strips to be cut for each color. Second, it has a set of charts with piece lengths to be cut and labeled from those strips. The shaping is done with quick corner triangles, or the “snowball method” where a sew line is drawn corner to corner on a square and place on top of another square or rectangle. Once those squares are marked you follow a full page color labeled image of the quilt top, assembling piece by piece row by row. Lastly there are some basic finishing instructions.
I have made this Sea Turtle a few times. I really like the look of it in rich batiks. I did the red / orange because I like the contrast with the blue water, but I have seen it made in more traditional green turtle.
