Check Mates by Anna Maria Textiles for Northcott — Gameboard – Sea

Deep, jewel-toned, and shimmering with depth — Gameboard in Sea is one of the most sophisticated colourways in the Check Mates collection by Anna Maria Textiles for Northcott. Tiny alternating squares of medium teal-blue and deeper emerald-teal interlock across the fabric in the classic Gameboard check arrangement, rendered with Anna Maria’s signature woven, linen-like texture. The interplay between the cool blue and the warmer green tones creates a rich, iridescent shimmer — like sunlight playing on the surface of deep ocean water — that shifts subtly in different lights and rewards a second look every time.

Gameboard – Sea reads as a rich, complex jewel-toned near-solid from a distance and reveals its intricate two-tone check structure up close. It’s a natural partner for teals, aquas, blues, greens, and warm neutrals, and one of the most versatile and wearable colourways in the entire Check Mates collection — equally at home in a coastal quilt, a botanical design, or any palette that calls for a touch of the sea.

Fabric Details

• SKU: WAMT109-86C
• Colourway: Sea
• Collection: Check Mates by Anna Maria Textiles for Northcott
• 100% premium quilting cotton, 43/44" wide
• Available in .914 metre / 1 yard and 2.743 metre / 3 yard cuts

Perfect For

• Quilters building coastal, botanical, jewel-toned, or modern palettes
• Sewists who love Anna Maria’s painterly, woven-look aesthetic
• A sophisticated blender, background, or jewel-toned accent in any project
• Pairing with teals, aquas, blues, greens, and warm neutrals

Gameboard – Sea is the fabric that brings the depth and beauty of the ocean into your stash. Add it and let its shimmering, jewel-toned beauty elevate every project it joins.