I first wrote about Kaffe Fassett’s new book here – when the rains on Nashville turned our eyes to disaster. More than a month has passed and the folks of Nashville still need our help and today I am back to thinking about Kaffe Fassett’s Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts.
Inspired by the lovely geometries Kaffe illustrates – and the upcoming summer months – we have decided to begin a Quilt of the Month project – starting with our all-time favorite
American Flag Quilt.
Purchase one of our
DIY Flag Quilt Kits which comes cut, stenciled and ready to sew with all the needed notions or follow the instructions below using our
100% Organic Cotton, up-cycled t-shirts or scraps.
Supplies
Measurements and Guide below:
Finished Size: 103” X 62”
The quilt is worked up in long stripes that are 5” wide and 103” long (finished width) with 1/4" seam allowances on each side – 5 1/2" cut width. (We cut the stripes into smaller pieces that we can incorporate scraps into our final project and to add color variation.)
The short stripes are 5” x 64” with 1/4" seam allowances – 5 1/2" cut width – on each side and broken into smaller pieces as well.
We also chose to break the blue star area up into smaller parts; however, you could choose to make this one piece with appliquéd stars. The finished measurement of the blue field is 32” in height and 39 “wide.
Below is a guide to the stencils that we chose for our project but remember that any stencil will work and the quilt works up lovely with no embellishment at all.
Technique by Block:
A Abbie’s Flower Applique
B Clematis Reverse Applique
C Apples Reverse Applique
D String Quilted
E Lotus Applique
F Climbing Rose Reverse Applique
G Rose in 3-D Applique
H Poetry Stenciled Only
I Dove Reverse Applique
J Gothic Quilted
K Trumpet Vine Reverse Applique
L Clematis Reverse Applique
M Bloomers Reverse Applique
N Stripe Reverse Applique
O Fish Double Reverse Applique
P Poetry Reverse Applique
Q Black & White Stenciled Only
R Anna’s Garden Reverse Applique
S Hearts Reverse Applique
T Spiral Stenciled Only
U Rose 3-D Applique
V Dove Reverse Applique
W Apples Reverse Applique
X Abbie’s Flower Applique
Y Spiral Stenciled Only
Z Lotus Applique
AA Vitae Reverse Applique
BB Black & White Stenciled Only
CC Abbie’s Flower Applique
DD Moths Reverse Applique
EE Fish Double Reverse Applique
FF Small Rooster Reverse Applique
GG Clematis Reverse Applique
HH Small Latin Cross Reverse Applique
II Stripe Reverse Applique
JJ Skull & Crossbones Reverse Applique
KK Lotus Applique
LL String Quilted
MM Moths Reverse Applique
NN Abbie’s Flower Applique
OO Rose 3-D Applique
PP Apples Reverse Applique
QQ Climbing Rose Reverse Applique
RR Pig Reverse Applique
SS Flowers & Machine Reverse Applique
TT Poetry Reverse Applique
UU Stripe Reverse Applique
VV Dove Reverse Applique
WW Gothic Quilted
XX String Quilted
YY Climbing Rose Reverse Applique
ZZ Lotus Applique
AAA Anna’s Garden Reverse Applique
BBB Black & White Stenciled Only
CCC String Quilted
DDD Clematis Reverse Applique
EEE Trumpet Vine Reverse Applique
FFF Small Rooster Reverse Applique
GGG Hearts Reverse Applique
Embellish as desired, construct in strips, add appliquéd stars and enjoy your summer...
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