Sailing Ships Sailing ships is a very easy block to make. For the sailing ships block you will need two different blues, a sky and a water, something colorful for the sails and another bright color for the boat. You need to make the following cuts from the sky blue, cut two 3 7/8 inch squares, two 6 1/2 by 3 1/2 inch rectangles and two 3 1/2 inch squares, from your water cut one 12 1/2 by 3 1/2 inch rectangle from the boat color cut one 12 1/2 by 3 1/2 inch rectangle and from your sails cut two 3 7/8 inch squares. You now want to make diagonal half squares with your 3 7/8 inch squares of sail fabric and sky blue. (You can find directions for diagonal half squares are here) When finished you will have two diagonal half-squares, which should measure exactly 3 1/2 inches. You need to repeat this step with the second sky blue and sail 3 7/8 inch squares. Sew all four squares together following the diagram at the right. Add the sky blue rectangles to either side. Take the 3 1/2 inch squares of your sky blue, and draw a line diagonally from corner to corner. Place these squares on your boat rectangle, and sew on that drawn line. Cut off the extra fabrics, leaving a 1/4 inch seam allowance of course. Now assemble your sailing ship following the diagram at the top of the page. This pattern can be used for personal use only and can not be used commercially without the owner's permission. No copies may be made without the owner's permission. This includes the patterns as well as any graphics and/or instructions that are associated with a pattern. Sailing Ships © Delaware Quilts May 2002 |Home| Family| Quilts| Blocks| Retreat| Email|