Just in time for Summer.
Make this USA wallhanging!
Finished size 16 x 21 inches
Free pattern and tutorial here.
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You will need an
1/8th to a 1/4 yard of:
Red print
White solid
Blue polka dot
Cream polka dot
Pink and yellow fabric scraps for "USA" and star.
1/4th yard of stripe fabric for binding
Batting and backing fabric approximately 20 x 25 inches
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Cut:
six-- 1 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch strips from red fabric
five -- 1 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch strips from white fabric
six-- 1 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch strips from red fabric
five -- 1 1/2 x 6 1/2 inch strips from white fabric
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From blue dot fabric cut:
2 - 2 1/2 x 10 1/2 inch strips
2 - 2 1/2 x 11 1/2 inch strips
8 - 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch squares
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From cream dot cut:
2 - 3 1/2 x 10 1/2 inch strips
2 - 3 1/2 x 15 1/2 inch strips
4 - 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch squares
2 - 3 1/2 x 10 1/2 inch strips
2 - 3 1/2 x 15 1/2 inch strips
4 - 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch squares
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Join red and white strips together to form the inside of star block.
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Press seems toward the darker fabric.
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Add the 11 1/2 inch blue strips to the sides and press towards the blue fabric.
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Add blue strips to the top and bottom and press.
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Draw a line from corner to corner of blue squares. Place 2 blue squares on cream polka dot fabric strips at each end. Stitch on line, flip and press. Do this to all four cream strips.
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Add shorter cream strips with blue points to top and bottom of block.
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To the longer cream strips, add cream squares to each end.
Add these strips to the sides of the block.
Press in such a way that seams can "nestle" together where seams meet.
Trace star and USA letters to the paper backed fusible such as Steam a Seam. Cut out and fuse to block using the finished picture as a guide for placement. (Sorry, forgot to take picture!)
Print out pattern for star and letters here.
Press in such a way that seams can "nestle" together where seams meet.
Trace star and USA letters to the paper backed fusible such as Steam a Seam. Cut out and fuse to block using the finished picture as a guide for placement. (Sorry, forgot to take picture!)
Print out pattern for star and letters here.
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Though the star and letters are fused, to make them more secure, I used my single stitch applique method to secure the edges.
I layered the top, batting and backing and quilted mostly straight stitches with my domestic machine.
For the binding, I cut two strips 2 1/8 by width of fabric (WOF), joined them together. I then ironed the binding strip in half and attached in to the quilted piece with a 1/4 inch seam. I flipped the binding to the back and secured it with hand stitching.
I hope this tutorial was helpful and that you can now make a USA Wallhanging of your own!
Please feel free to share this with your quilting friends.
I layered the top, batting and backing and quilted mostly straight stitches with my domestic machine.
For the binding, I cut two strips 2 1/8 by width of fabric (WOF), joined them together. I then ironed the binding strip in half and attached in to the quilted piece with a 1/4 inch seam. I flipped the binding to the back and secured it with hand stitching.
I hope this tutorial was helpful and that you can now make a USA Wallhanging of your own!
Please feel free to share this with your quilting friends.