Obsidian Skull is a Foundation Paper Piecing quilt pattern featuring an angular skull with purple facets, orange accents and pale highlights against a dark background.
The design contains 532 pieces, 51 sections and 10 fabric colors. Choose from three finished quilt-top sizes.
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📐 AVAILABLE SIZES
Each size is sold separately. Your purchase includes one selected size only, not all three sizes.
30 × 30 inches — Color and a separate complete Blank pattern in US Letter.
50 × 50 inches — Color pattern in US Letter and A2.
70 × 70 inches — Color pattern in US Letter and A2.
For the 50-inch and 70-inch sizes, both printing formats are included with the selected size. They produce the same finished quilt dimensions.
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📂 WHAT YOU’LL RECEIVE
Each purchase includes five PDF files for the selected size.
30 × 30 INCHES
OPEN FIRST — project instructions and information for the selected size.
FPP Color — US Letter.
FPP Blank — US Letter, a separate complete pattern without color-number labels.
Mirrored Section and Color Guide — section identification and color placement references.
Paper Piecing Tutorial — guidance for the Foundation Paper Piecing technique.
50 × 50 AND 70 × 70 INCHES
OPEN FIRST — project instructions and information for the selected size.
FPP Color — US Letter.
FPP Color — A2, for the same finished quilt size.
Mirrored Section and Color Guide — section identification and color placement references.
Paper Piecing Tutorial — guidance for the Foundation Paper Piecing technique.
For the larger sizes, targeted Blank reference pages are integrated into the Color PDFs. A separate complete Blank FPP pattern is not included.
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🖨 PRINTING & SCALE
Print at 100% / Actual Size for the stated finished dimensions. Do not use Fit to Page, Scale to Fit, Shrink to Fit or another automatic scaling option.
Measure the 1 × 1-inch scale-check square before printing the remaining pattern pages.
A2 is an alternative printing format for the same finished quilt size. It uses fewer sheets and requires less paper joining. Use an A2-compatible printer or a print shop, print at 100% / Actual Size and check the scale tests, including the 5 × 5 cm square.
If the US Letter file is printed on A4, the final output will be reduced to approximately 97.7% of the intended dimensions. Do not manually set the printer to 97.7%.
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🧵 FABRIC REQUIREMENTS
Use the fabric requirements and color references supplied with your selected size to plan your fabrics. Keep the fabrics labeled so that the purple, orange and pale highlights remain correctly placed against the dark background.
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📐 RESIZING
The supplied patterns produce the stated finished dimensions at 100%. For a smaller quilt, use:
(Desired size ÷ Pattern size) × 100 = Print percentage
For example, reducing the 50-inch pattern to 45 inches requires 90% printing. All pieces and seam allowances decrease proportionally.
The 30-inch version is the smallest size currently offered. Further reduction is possible, but is not recommended for sewing comfort: the smallest pieces and seam allowances will become even smaller. Choose to reduce it only if you are comfortable sewing very tiny pieces and working with proportionally narrower seam allowances.
Enlargement beyond 100% is not recommended.
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🎯 SKILL LEVEL
Careful piecing is needed around the eye sockets, nose, teeth and jaw, where small angular shapes create the facial detail. Accurate fabric placement preserves the contrast between the colored facets and the surrounding dark areas.
The 30-inch version has the most compact details. The 50-inch and 70-inch versions give more room within those pieces, but require more workspace for preparing the paper and handling completed sections.
Keep the section labels visible and follow the supplied assembly guidance when joining the 51 sections. No Y-seams are required. The Paper Piecing Tutorial explains the technique; previous FPP experience will help with the finer details.
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🎁 PERFECT FOR
Obsidian Skull suits a gothic wall hanging, a Halloween quilt project or a handmade textile gift for someone who enjoys skull imagery and geometric artwork.
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⚠️ PLEASE NOTE — DIGITAL PATTERN
This listing is for a DIGITAL Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP) pattern. No physical product will be shipped.
Please review the pattern size, contents and project information before purchasing. Patterns are sold by size; a different size requires a separate purchase unless otherwise stated.
Due to the nature of digital products, returns, exchanges and cancellations are generally not accepted for change of mind, purchasing the wrong size, personal preference, or dissatisfaction with the level of difficulty.
This does not affect any mandatory consumer rights that may apply.
If you believe your pattern contains an error, is missing content, is defective, or does not correspond to the listing, please contact me with details of the page, section or piece concerned. I will review the issue and, where appropriate, provide clarification, a corrected file or a replacement file.
For the 30-inch version, the Color FPP file provides color references and the separate complete Blank FPP file omits color-number labels. For the 50-inch and 70-inch versions, targeted Blank reference pages are integrated into the Color PDFs; a separate complete Blank FPP file is not included.
A preference for a different FPP methodology, a misunderstanding of the supplied instructions, or a minor labeling or presentation issue that does not prevent the relevant piece from being identified or the pattern from being assembled does not by itself mean that the digital product is defective.
For EU consumers: this is digital content supplied for immediate access. Any statutory rights applicable to defective or non-conforming digital content remain unaffected.
