Nancy’s Ocean Waves

Published 16 April 2014

Nancy-sm Nancy’s Ocean Waves is a multi-color, multi-fabric quilt in a horizontal setting. There is a row of half blocks around the center section of the quilt. The quilt measures 96 x 96 inches with the 12 inch border. I started out with a red and purple color scheme and ended up with a blue and green color scheme because of the lighthouse applique I wanted to use in the border on my version. (The lighthouse doesn’t look as nice on the red border.) The blue-and-green-only color scheme fell flat so I added in a deep red and some purples for contrast and sparkle. If you don’t want to use as many different fabrics as I have in mind for my quilt, print more Half Square Triangles for each of the fabrics you plan to use.

This quilt design uses an “X” layout — top left corner looks like an X — for the Ocean Waves blocks. It is a less common layout for this quilt. There is a printing chart for the more traditional “O” layout — top left corner looks like an O — in this post.

There is a gallery slideshow at the bottom of this post with colorway variations.

This design uses the Inklingo HST 00B, the Inklingo Square 00B and the Inklingo Circles Collections. I colored the blocks in EQ7 with fabrics from Toscana by Northcott.

Yes, another nautical-themed quilt. Sometimes looking for a married woman’s maiden name feels a bit like looking out over the horizon on the ocean with no land in sight. Just an endless sea. I have a list of female names in my tree with no last names. Nancy sits in the middle of the list. She is (most likely) Ellen (Burton) Pollitt’s mother and my 5x great grandmother. This one is for Nancy and all the others whose last names are unknown.

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Nancy’s Ocean Waves “X” layout 96 x 96 inches
9020-10 White Picket Fence		9020-49 Patriot Blue		9020-46 Prussian
9020-45 Capri		9020-64 Sea Glass		9020-63 Aegean Sea
9020-720 Granny Smith		9020-84 Heather		9020-85 Wild Orchid
9020-830 Lilac		9020-261 Miami Beet		9020-420 Hydrangea
9020-51 Buttercup		9020-54 Mac and Cheese		9020-93 Going Gray
9020-37 Cinnamon			9020-350 Sponge Toffee

Purchase and download:
Inklingo Triangle 00B Collection		Inklingo Square 00B Collection		Inklingo Circles Collection
The Inklingo Handbook			Cheat Sheet (Download from website or print from collection)
For more information about Inklingo, click here.

Copy the information below to a printed Cheat Sheet. To figure fabric yardage, see the section *“Planning a Quilt”* in the Inklingo collection.
Fabric	Yardage	Shape	# of Shapes	Cut & Print	Page # in shape collection
Fabric 1 White		1.5” HST	1440	60] 7.75 x 10.25″ Print and layer with Fabrics 2 – 11 to make HST units.	Triangle 00B: 34 & 35
		1.5” HST	288	12] 7.75 x 10.25″ Print and cut into individual HST.	Triangle 00B: 34 & 35
		Mariner’s Compass		Ocean Waves Borders PDF	//
		Shell applique		Ocean Waves Borders PDF	//
Fabric 2 Dark Blue		1.5” HST	192	8] 7.75 x 10.25″ DO NOT Print. Cut and layer with printed white fabric to sew HST units.	Triangle 00B: 34 & 35
		1.5” HST	32	1] 7.75 x 10.25″ &1] 5.25 x 5.5″ Print and cut into individual HST.	Triangle 00B: 34 & 35
		0.875″ Circles for border applique	20	1] 6 x 7.5″	Circles: 30 & 31
Fabric 3 Medium Blue		1.5” HST	192	8] 7.75 x 10.25″ DO NOT Print. Cut and layer with printed white fabric to sew HST units.	Triangle 00B: 34 & 35
		1.5” HST	32	1] 7.75 x 10.25″ &1] 5.25 x 5.5″ Print and cut into individual HST.	Triangle 00B: 34 & 35
		0.875″ Circles for border applique	20	1] 6 x 7.5″	Circles: 30 & 31
		Bias Strip Ribbon for border applique	1” wide	400” (generous estimate)	//
		Binding Strips	10 strips		//
Fabric 4 Turquoise		1.5” HST	192	8] 7.75 x 10.25″ DO NOT Print. Cut and layer with printed white fabric to sew HST units.	Triangle 00B: 34 & 35
		1.5” HST	32	1] 7.75 x 10.25″ &1] 5.25 x 5.5″ Print and cut into individual HST.	Triangle 00B: 34 & 35
		0.875″ Circles for border applique	20	1] 6 x 7.5″	Circles: 30 & 31
		Mariner’s Compass		Ocean Waves Borders PDF	//
		Shell applique		Ocean Waves Borders PDF	//
Fabric 5 Medium Blue Green		1.5” HST	192	8] 7.75 x 10.25″ DO NOT Print. Cut and layer with printed white fabric to sew HST units.	Triangle 00B: 34 & 35
		1.5” HST	32	1] 7.75 x 10.25″ &1] 5.25 x 5.5″ Print and cut into individual HST.	Triangle 00B: 34 & 35
		0.875″ Circles for border applique	20	1] 6 x 7.5″	Circles: 30 & 31
Fabric 6 Dark Blue Green		1.5” HST	192	8] 7.75 x 10.25″ DO NOT Print. Cut and layer with printed white fabric to sew HST units.	Triangle 00B: 34 & 35
		1.5” HST	32	1] 7.75 x 10.25″ &1] 5.25 x 5.5″ Print and cut into individual HST.	Triangle 00B: 34 & 35
		0.875″ Circles for border applique	20	1] 6 x 7.5″	Circles: 30 & 31
		Mariner’s Compass		Ocean Waves Borders PDF	//
Fabric 7 Light Green		1.5” HST	192	8] 7.75 x 10.25″ DO NOT Print. Cut and layer with printed white fabric to sew HST units.	Triangle 00B: 34 & 35
		1.5” HST	32	1] 7.75 x 10.25″ &1] 5.25 x 5.5″ Print and cut into individual HST.	Triangle 00B: 34 & 35
		0.875″ Circles for border applique	20	1] 6 x 7.5″	Circles: 30 & 31
Fabric 8 Medium Pinkish Purple		1.5” HST	72	3] 7.75 x 10.25″ DO NOT Print. Cut and layer with printed white fabric to sew HST units.	Triangle 00B: 34 & 35
		1.5” HST	24	1] 7.75 x 10.25″ Print and cut into individual HST.	Triangle 00B: 34 & 35
		0.875″ Circles for border applique	20	1] 6 x 7.5″	Circles: 30 & 31
Fabric 9 Dark Purple		1.5” HST	72	3] 7.75 x 10.25″ DO NOT Print. Cut and layer with printed white fabric to sew HST units.	Triangle 00B: 34 & 35
		1.5” HST	24	1] 7.75 x 10.25″ Print and cut into individual HST.	Triangle 00B: 34 & 35
		0.875″ Circles for border applique	20	1] 6 x 7.5″	Circles: 30 & 31
		Mariner’s Compass		Ocean Waves Borders PDF	//
		Shell applique		Ocean Waves Borders PDF	//
Fabric 10 Light Purple		1.5” HST	72	3] 7.75 x 10.25″ DO NOT Print. Cut and layer with printed white fabric to sew HST units.	Triangle 00B: 34 & 35
		1.5” HST	24	1] 7.75 x 10.25″ Print and cut into individual HST.	Triangle 00B: 34 & 35
		0.875″ Circles for border applique	20	1] 6 x 7.5″	Circles: 30 & 31
		Mariner’s Compass		Ocean Waves Borders PDF	//
		Shell applique		Ocean Waves Borders PDF	//
Fabric 11 Burgundy		1.5” HST	72	3] 7.75 x 10.25″ DO NOT Print. Cut and layer with printed white fabric to sew HST units.	Triangle 00B: 34 & 35
		1.5″ HST	24	1] 7.75 x 10.25″ Print and cut into individual HST.	Triangle 00B: 34 & 35
		0.875″ Circles for border applique	20	1] 6 x 7.5″	Circles: 30 & 31
		Shell applique		Ocean Waves Borders PDF	//
Fabric 12 Light Blue		4.24″ Square	60	20] 5.25 x 15″	Square 00B: 38 & 39
		Quarter Square Triangle [QST]	24	6] 7.25″ squares cross cut on the diagonal [twice] into 4 quarter square triangles	//
		Border Corner	2	12.5” square Ship’s Wheel applique (You may want to cut your squares larger. Some quilters like to add an extra .5″ or 1″ and square up after applique is completed.)	//
		Border Strips	4 strips	12.5 x 72.5″ applique borders (You may want to cut your borders larger. Some quilters like to add an extra .5″ or 1″ and square up after applique is completed.)	//
		Mariner’s Compass background quarters	4	Ocean Waves Borders PDF	//
Fabric 13 Light Yellow		Mariner’s Compass		Ocean Waves Borders PDF	//
Fabric 13 Light Yellow		Starfish border applique		Ocean Waves Borders PDF	//
Fabric 14 Dark Yellow		Mariner’s Compass		Ocean Waves Borders PDF	//
		Ship’s Wheel applique		Ocean Waves Borders PDF	//
		Starfish border applique		Ocean Waves Borders PDF	//
Fabric 15 Medium Gray		Starfish border applique		Ocean Waves Borders PDF	//
		.4375″ Circles for Ship’s Wheel applique	16	1] 3.75 x 5.5″ (Prints more than needed)	Circles: 20 & 21
		.5″ Circles for Ship’s Wheel applique	16	1] 4.25 x 5.5″ (Prints more than needed)	Circles: 22 & 23
Fabric 16 Medium Brown		Ship’s Wheel applique		Ocean Waves Borders PDF	//
Fabric 17 Light Brown		Starfish border applique		Ocean Waves Borders PDF	//
Want to check my math? The Nancy’s Ocean Waves “X” Layout Math PDF is here. Quilt blocks are pictured on the Math PDF as well as a chart to show you how the blocks go together. Linda’s Triangle Tips PDF