Quilt Patterns for Creative Quilters

Adventures in Atlantis 2008 BOM

Welcome to Adventures in Atlantis, my take on what the Lost City of Atlantis might look like if it were ever found.  There will be a new block every month.  The "building" part of each BOM will be avaiable as a free pdf download for one month only.  If you would like a reminder each month, please subscribe to my newsletter, SundropNews (see link on left sidebar).

The full block pattern will fit on a 12" finished block, but this size is not mandatory.  A 14", 15", 16" or 18" background block will give you a lot more space to add special touches (like the Sundrop Sea Critters) or to do some fancy quilting.  Or work with a 1.5 to 2-yard length of fabric and place things wherever you wish.  I'm just the architect on this project - you are the City Planner!

May: Apple Murex Farmhouse          featuring: barrel sponges, corals, seaweed, sea pens, sea cow, cow fish and seahorses full pattern $7.95 $5.00 this month only      main building: apple murex, second building: watering pots and jackknife clams free pdf click here  Previous Blocks January Wentletrap Apartments featuring: seaslugs, coral & sea anemone full pattern $7.95 February Seashell Chapel featuring: angelfish, devilfish, harlequin sweetlips, kelp full pattern $7.95 March Commercial Trochus Bank featuring: fan coral, goldfish, sand dollars, jewel coral, golden kelp full pattern $7.95 April Grinning Tun Dental Clinic featuring: mermaids, sponges, coral   View Shopping Cart  /  Checkout   Back to Pattern Catalog main page Copyright Notice Designers and artisans work hard to bring you well-written patterns and quality crafts and artwork. Please respect us and our work by respecting the copyright laws. All patterns, instructions and graphics used on this website are copyrighted. They are not free to use without getting permission from the original creator first. Unless otherwise stated, free patterns are provided for your personal use only and may not be reproduced by any means for the purpose of selling or distributing freely to others. For more information, please e-mail us. Thank you. www.sundropdesigns.com

Designer Notes: This block has special meaning for me.  My paternal grandparents had a small apple orchard, and Grandma's house smelled faintly of apples all year round.  Their house was a typical 50's ranch style, but my maternal grandmother lived in an old farmhouse that had been engulfed by the town and no longer had the farm to go with it.  I loved that old house with its large porch, high ceilings, ornate pillars and interesting built-ins. When I saw the apple murex shell, I knew it had to be a farmhouse.