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Vintage Quilts Pattern

Vintage Quilts
From Vintage Quilts
Annual 1998 Issue

American Classic

Owned by Kelly Corbridge

If quilts could talk, this one would probably tell a story of patriotism. Rich with red, white, and blue fabrics, each star could easily be pieced from different prints if your stash is replete with the desired colors.

American Classic Quilt

FINISHED QUILT SIZE
73 1/8" x 80 1/4"

NUMBER OF BLOCKS AND FINISHED SIZE
45 Star Blocks 7 1/8" x 7 1/8"

PLANNING, CUTTING, AND MARKING
To simplify construction, we chose to limit star fabrics to 5 darks (navy prints/stripes), making 9 stars from each. The 3 red prints make the 28 stars in the quilt center; the 2 tan prints make the 17 stars along the edges. Feel free to use 90 different fabrics.

FABRIC REQUIREMENTS
... Navy check (blocks, border) - 2 5/8 yards
... Cream solid (blocks) - 2 1/2 yards
... Red print (blocks, border, binding) - 1 3/8 yards
... 3 assorted red prints (blocks) - 3/8 yard each
... 2 assorted tan prints (blocks) - 3/8 yard each
... 5 assorted navy prints/stripes (blocks) - 3/8 yard each
... Backing (piece lengthwise) - 5 1/8 yards
... Batting - Double size

OTHER MATERIALS
Sewing thread
Quilting thread (hand-quilting)
Monofilament thread (machine quilting)

CUTTING THE FABRIC
Navy check
... *4 strips 2 1/2" x 82", cut on lengthwise grain
... 45 squares 7 5/8" x 7 5/8"

Cream solid
... 360 Template B
... 180 Template C
... 180 Template D
... 180 Template F
Red print
... 4 strips 2 1/2" x 74", pieced from 8 width of fabric (WOF) strips
3 assorted red prints - cut from each:
... 80 Template A (16 left over)
... 40 Template E (8 left over)
2 assorted tan prints - cut from each:
... 72 Template A (8 left over)
... 36 Template E (4 left over)
5 assorted navy prints, stripes - cut from each:
... 72 Template A
... 36 Template E
*Cut first
Template Diagrams - PDF format

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