zig zag quilt kit tutorial

(This tutorial is for a kit available in my etsy shop . inspired by this quilt.)

Your kit should include 120 five inch square blocks, backing fabric, and binding fabric.

This quilt is made up entirely of half square triangle blocks, arranged into a zigzag pattern.

EAch 5 inch square will be paired up with another 5 inch square...the pair will become 2 identical half square triangles.

The original instructions for this quilt are for a kit that is no longer available, if you are making the Out to Sea Zigzag quilt, please note the changes to instructions, in red. 

If you are making the Out to Sea zigzag II quilt, please note the changes in green

Separate your five inch squares into piles of:

15 pink whale
15 blue whale
10 navy anchor
20 white wheel
20 navy seaweed
20 pink anchor
20 flowers


15 pink anchor
15 flower/seashells
20 grey anchor
10 white wheel
10 pink whale
20 yellow anchor
10 pink wheel
10 grey pirate
10 pink seaweed

• 15 orange octopus
• 20 orange seahorses
• 15 orange and blue fish
• 10 orange dots
• 20 orange fish
• 10 dark blue
• 20 blue seahorses
• 10 blue basketweave

Once you have each color/pattern separated into a pile, we will pair them up, 5 pairs of each of the following fabric combinations...

pink whale and navy seaweed
navy seaweed and white wheel
white wheel and pink anchor
pink anchor and blue whale
blue whale and flowers
flowers and pink whale
pink whale and navy anchor
navy anchor and white wheel
white wheel and flowers
flowers and navy seaweed
navy seaweed and pink anchor
pink anchor and blue whale

pink anchor and flower/sea shell
flower/seashell and grey anchor
grey anchor and white wheel
white wheel and pink whale
pink whale and yellow anchor
yellow anchor and pink anchor
pink anchor and pink wheel
pink wheel and grey anchor
grey anchor and yellow anchor
yellow anchor and grey pirate
grey pirate and pink seaweed
pink seaweed and flower

• orange octopus and orange seahorse pairs
  
• orange seahorse and blue seahorse pairs
• blue seahorse and orange/blue fish pairs
• orange/blue fish and orange dot pairs
• orange dot and orange fish
• orange fish and orange octopus
• orange octopus and dark blue
• dark blue and blue seahorse
• blue seahorse and orange fish
• orange fish and orange seahorse
• orange seahorse and blue basketweave
• blue basket weave and orange/blue fish

Instructions for ALL kits (regardless of fabric) are as follows...
take your first pair:

place right sides together
using a pencil (or fabric pen), draw a line from one corner to the opposite corner.stitch 1/4 inch away on each side of the pencil line. (I use a 1/4 inch foot, if you don't have one, draw a line 1/4 inch from pencil line on either side, and stitch on both lines.)
repeat on other side of pencil line
Your pencil line should now be sandwiched between two stitched lines, 1/4 in away on each side.
using scissors or rotary cutter, cut along pencil line.
you should be left with 2 pieces
press seams toward darker fabric
you now have 2 half square triangle blocks! Repeat this process until all your blocks are complete (120 total).
As you complete your blocks, you can start lying them out to make a zigzag.
the order of the zigzags is:

pink anchor (only 1/2 the zigzag)
flower
grey anchor 
white wheel
pink whale
yellow anchor
pink anchor
pink wheel
grey anchor
yellow anchor
grey pirate
pink seaweed
flower (only 1/2 the zigzag)

orange octopus (only 1/2 the zigzag)
orange seahorse
blue seahorse
orange/blue fish
orange dot
orange fish
orange octopus
dark blue
blue seahorse
orange fish
orange seahorse
blue basketweave
orange/blue fish (1/2 the zigzag)

once you have all your blocks (10x12) laid out in order, begin assembling the quilt top.

Using quarter inch seams, first sew each block in a row together, forming a long strip.
you will have 12 strips with of 10 half square triangles.
Next sew the long strips together until your quilt top is complete.

Now you are ready to "quilt" your quilt. :). There are several options, take it to a local quilt shop and have them quilt it for you, or you can do it yourself.

if you choose to quilt your quilt yourself, see my stripes baby quilt kit instructions for tips on basting your quilt and quilting your quilt.

To bind your quilt, go here.
finished quilt measures approximately: 40in X 48in.
questions? email me nettiepete at gmail dot com