Stars and StripesForever

Quilt design by Wendy Sheppard of ivoryspring.wordpress.com. What could be more American than the Ohio Star. Add in a variety of strip sizes and you have an updated quilt that is a joy to

create. Featured collection, American Homecoming, mixed with Me + You Indah Batiks

Finished Quilt: 67” x 81”

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Yardage ChartRoyal 1 KIT

P4292 159-Americana 1/2 yardP4293 159-Americana 1/2 yardP4294 159-Americana 7/8 yardP4295 65-Denim 1/2 yardP4295 83-Barn Red 1 yardP4295 619-Warm Gray 2 yardsP4296 3-White 1/4 yardP4297 3-White 3/4 yardP4297 128-Midnight 7/8 yard104 169-Prussian 5/8 yard113 461-Iron Gate 5/8 yard

P4292 159-Americana P4293 159-Americana P4294 159-Americana

Quilt design by Wendy Sheppard of ivoryspring.wordpress.com67” x 81”

Stars and Stripes Forever

P4295 65-Denim

P4297 3-White 104 169-Prussian

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P4295 83-Barn Red P4295 619-Warm Gray P4296 3-White

P4297 128-Midnight 113 461-Iron Gate

Stars and Stripes Forever

Quilt design and instructions by Wendy Sheppard

Approximate Finished Size: 67" x 82” Block size: 15" square

Supplies:

1. 5/8 y: gray tonal (113 461-Irongate)

2. 2 y: gray star (P4295 619-Warm Gray)

3. 1 y: red star (P4295 83-Barn Red) includes binding

4. ½ y: flag (P4292 159-Americana)

5. 7/8 y: midnight firework (P4297 128-Midnight)

6. 7/8 y: license plate (P4294 159-Americana)

7. ½ y: blue star (P4295 65-Denim)

8. 3/4 y: white firework (P4297 3-White)

9. ½ y: large star (P4293 159-Americana)

10. 5/8 y: Prussian tonal (104 169-Prussian)

11. ¼ y: small star (P4296 3-White)

73"x 88" piece of backing fabric (5y)

73" x 88" piece of batting

Basic sewing notions and matching threads

Cutting Directions:

1. From gray tonal, cut for

a. stripe blocks

(2) 2" x WOF. Sub-cut (3) 2" x 15 1/2" rectangles.

(3) 4 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (5) 4 1/2" x 15 1/2" rectangles.

b. small star blocks

(1) 2" x WOF. Sub-cut (2) 2" x 2" squares, (2) 2" x 3 1/2" and (2) 2" x 11" rectangles.

2. From gray star, cut for

a. stripe blocks

(2) 2" x WOF. Sub-cut (3) 2" x 15 1/2" rectangles.

(2) 4" x WOF. Sub-cut (4) 4" x 15 1/2" rectangles.

b. small star blocks

(3) 2" x WOF. Sub-cut (56) 2" x 2" squares.

(1) 3 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (7) 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" squares.

c. large star blocks

(3) 1 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (6) 1 1/2" x 15 1/2" rectangles.

(4) 3" x WOF. Sub-cut (48) 3" x 3" squares.

d. outer border

(7) 4" x WOF. Piece strips and sub-cut (2) 4" x 67 1/2" and (2) 4" x 75 1/2" strips.

3. From red star, cut for

a. stripe blocks

(2) 2 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (4) 2 1/2" x 15 1/2" rectangles.

b. small star blocks

(4) 2" x WOF. Sub-cut (7) 2" x 2" squares, (7) 2" x 3 1/2" and (7) 2" x 11" rectangles.

c. for binding cut (8) at 2 1/4" wide strips, and pieced using diagonal seams to make a

continuous strip.

4. From flag, cut for small star blocks

(2) 4 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (4) 4 1/2" x 15 1/2" rectangles.

(1) 5 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (2) 5 1/2" x 15 1/2" rectangles.

5. From midnight firework, cut for

a. stripe blocks

(2) 2" x WOF. Sub-cut (4) 2" x 15 1/2" rectangles.

b. small star blocks

(3) 3 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (5) 2" x 3 1/2" and (5) 3 1/2" x 11" rectangles.

c. large star blocks

(2) 5 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (3) 5 1/2" x 8" and (3) 3" x 5 1/2" rectangles.

6. From license plate, cut for

a. stripe blocks

(2) 3" x WOF. Sub-cut (4) 3" x 15 1/2" rectangles.

b. small and large star blocks

(3) 4 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (6) 4 1/2" x 15 1/2" rectangles.

(2) 5 ½” x WOF. Sub-cut (3) 5 ½” x 15 ½” rectangles.

7. From blue star, cut for

a. stripe blocks

(2) 3" x WOF. Sub-cut (3) 3" x 15 1/2" rectangles.

b. small star blocks

(3) 2" x WOF. Sub-cut (4) 2" x 2" squares, (6) 2" x 3 1/2" and (4) 2" x 11" rectangles.

(1) 3 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (2) 3 1/2" x 11" rectangles.

8. From white firework, cut for

a. stripe blocks, small and large star blocks

(1) 15 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (3) 2 1/2" x 15 1/2", (3) 4" x 15 1/2", (3) 4 1/2" x 15 1/2" and (1) 5 1/2" x 15 1/2" rectangles.

b. small star block

(1) 2" x WOF. Sub-cut (1) 2" x 2" square, (1) 2" x 3 1/2" and (1) 2" x 11" rectangles.

c. large star block

(2) 3" x WOF. Sub-cut (3) 3" x 3" squares, (3) 3" x 5 1/2" and (3) 3" x 8" rectangles.

9. From large star, cut for

a. stripe blocks

(2) 4 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (3) 4 1/2" x 15 1/2" rectangles.

b. large star blocks

(1) 5 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (6) 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" squares.

10. From Prussian tonal, cut for

a. large star blocks

(5) 3" x WOF. Sub-cut (9) 3" x 3" squares, (12) 3" x 5 1/2" and (9) 3" x 8" rectangles.

(1) 5 1/2" x WOF. Sub-cut (3) 5 1/2" x 8" rectangles.

11. From small star, cut for stripe blocks

(2) 2" x WOF. Sub-cut (4) 2" x 15 1/2" rectangles.

Constructing Stripe Blocks

1. Stripe blocks are constructed by sewing rectangles together (from top to bottom):

(1) 2" x 15 1/2"

(1) 4" x 15 1/2"

(1) 2" x 15 1/2"

(1) 3" x 15 1/2"

(1) 2 1/2" x 15 1/2"

(1) 4 1/2" x 15 1/2"

2. Make a total number of blocks in the following colorways:

3 blocks

2 blocks

Constructing small star blocks

1. Flying Geese unit. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of (1) 2" x 2" gray star square. Place square, right sides together, at a corner of (1) 2" x 3 1/2" red star rectangle. Sew on drawn line. Trim 1/4" away from sewn line. Open and press to reveal gray star corner triangle. Repeat with another 2" x 2" gray star square at the other corner of the same 2" x 3 1/2" red star rectangle to compete 1 Flying Geese unit.

Use the same procedure to make a blue star and a gray tonal Flying Geese unit.

2. Sawtooth Star Unit.

a. Sew together (1) 2" x 2" red star square, (1) red star Flying Geese unit, and (1) 2" x 11" red star rectangle.

b. Sew together (1) 2" x 2" gray tonal square, (1) gray tonal Flying Geese unit, and (1) 2" x 11" gray tonal rectangle.

c. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of (1) 2" x 2" gray star square. Place square, right sides together, at a corner of (1) 3 1/2" x 11" blue star rectangle. Sew on drawn line. Trim 1/4" away from sewn line. Repeat with another 2" x 2" gray star square at the adjacent corner of the same 3 1/2" x 11" blue star rectangle. Sew sewn unit to the right of (1) 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" gray star square, following by the 1 blue star Flying Geese unit to the left of the same 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" gray star square.

d. Sew all the rows made in steps a-c to complete 1 Sawtooth Star unit.

3. Sew to the top of Sawtooth Star unit (1) 4 1/2" x 15 1/2" white firework rectangle, followed by (1) 5 1/2" x 15 1/2" flag rectangle.

4. Repeat to make a total number of blocks in the following colorways:

2 blocks

1 block

Constructing large star blocks

1. Flying Geese unit. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of (1) 3" x 3" gray star square. Place square, right sides together, at a corner of (1) 3" x 5 1/2" Prussian tonal rectangle. Sew on drawn line. Trim 1/4" away from sewn line. Open and press to reveal gray star corner triangle. Repeat with another 3" x 3" gray star square at the other corner of the same 3" x 5 1/2" Prussian tonal rectangle to compete 1 Flying Geese unit.

Repeat to make a total of 2 Prussian tonal and 1 white firework Flying Geese units.

2. Sawtooth star unit.

a. Sew together (1) 3" x 8" Prussian rectangle, (1) Prussian Flying Geese unit and (1) 3" x 3" Prussian square.

b. Sew together (1) 3" x 8" white firework rectangle, (1) white firework Flying Geese unit and (1) 3" x 3" white firework square.

c. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of (1) 3" x 3" gray star square. Place square, right sides together, at a corner of (1) 5 1/2" x 8" Prussian tonal rectangle. Sew on drawn line. Open and press to reveal gray star corner triangle. Repeat with another 3" x 3" gray star square at the adjacent corner of the same 5 1/2" x 8" Prussian tonal rectangle to complete sewn unit.

Sew sewn unit and (1) Prussian Flying Geese unit to the opposite sides of (1) 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" large star square.

d. Sew all the rows made in steps a-c to complete 1 Sawtooth Star unit.

3. Sew to the top of Sawtooth Star unit (1) 4 1/2" x 15 1/2" white firework rectangle, and to the bottom (1) 1 1/2" x 15 1/2" gray star rectangle to complete 1 large star block.

4. Repeat to make a total number of blocks in the following colorways:

1 block

2 blocks

3 blocks

Assembling Quilt Center

1. Arrange and sew 4 pieced blocks to make a pieced row.

Row 1

Row 2

Row 3

Row 4

Row 5

2. Sew all pieced rows together to complete quilt center.

Assembling Quilt Top

1. Outer border. Sew (2) 4" x 75 1/2" gray star strips to the opposite long sides of quilt center. Sew (2) 4" x 67 1/2" gray star strips to the remaining opposite short sides of quilt center to complete quilt top.

Finishing/Quilting Instructions:

1. With the backing fabric laying taut, place batting and then quilt top to form quilt sandwich. Baste quilt sandwich.

2. Quilt as desired.

3. Square up quilt before adding binding strip, hanging sleeve and label.