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Free quilt pattern

The Great Wave

Hokusai's wave in 1 1/2 in squares and half-square triangles, sewn one block at a time from color-by-number charts.

Kind
Quilt pattern
Skill level
Beginner
Finished size
81 x 54 in throw
Fabric
12 Moda Bella Solids
Pages
11
Techniques
Half-square triangles

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Technique (11)
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