SPECTACULAR SAVANNA

The animals of the African Savanna are amazing and iconic and I had so much fun turning some of them into patchwork blocks! Make a 64” x 84” Large Quilt with an Elephant, Lion, Rhino, Gazelle, Wildebeest, Hippo, Zebra, Giraffe, and Leaf borders, or a 47” x 54” Small Quilt with an Elephant, Lion, Hippo, Zebra, Giraffe, and Rhino. Everything is made using conventional patchwork techniques. All pieces are square or rectangular except the rhino’s horn, which is made using a cutting guide and a shortcut piecing technique similar to Lisa the Unicorn’s horn or Norm and Nanette’s hats.

The blocks are made using a combination of fat quarters and fat eighths and the pattern includes a detailed fabric guide. You can use the guide to duplicate my fabrics exactly, or to plan a fantastic fabric combination of your own.

BUY THE PATTERN

Your favorite shop can order the printed booklet pattern from my wholesale distributors. Pdf patterns are available in my shop.

QUILTING NOTES

Both of my sample quilts were quilted by Emily Hoppe of So Sunny Quilts. The Large Quilt features Jess Zeigler’s Wishbone, and the Small Quilt features Karlee Porter’s Tikki Curved Soft.

2019 and 2024 PATTERN EDITIONS

The 2024 pattern includes new samples and an updated fabric chart to replace the now-out-of-print fabrics shown in the 2019 original. The new pattern also includes a 47” x 54” Small Quilt that was not a part of the original pattern.

If you already have the original/2019 pattern, you can use these instructions with your pattern to make a Small Quilt. You may also want to use this fabric guide for the fabrics I used in the samples shown in the newer pattern. If you have the 2024 pattern (the one with the cover shown on this page) this information is already included in your pattern.

BONUS PROJECTS

Spectacular Savanna also includes instructions for making a bonus project with each of the nine included blocks. Bonus projects include 30” x 30” Elephant or Gazelle baby quilts, 24” x 24” Lion, Wildebeest, or Leaf pillows, and 20” x 20” Hippo, Giraffe, Zebra, or Rhino pillows.