American Beauty Free Quilt Pattern by Leslie Sonkin
American Beauty Free Quilt Pattern by Leslie Sonkin
Description:
American Beauty features a flag made with appliqued stars and curved stripes in a 42 by 50 inch quilt. Leslie Sonkin’s design places white stars on a blue corner and curved white strips over a red background. Lightweight fusible interfacing supports the machine-applique pieces, with instructions also allowing hand applique. A striped inner border frames the flag, followed by a blue outer border with red corner squares and striped binding.
Designer:
Leslie Sonkin
From:
Windham Fabrics
About This Free Pattern
This free quilt pattern was designed by Leslie Sonkin for Windham Fabrics.
This project uses applique.
The finished quilt measures 42.0 x 50.0.
Download the pattern to review the full cutting instructions, diagrams, and sewing steps before you begin.
American Beauty Free Quilt Pattern by Leslie Sonkin quilt pattern summary
- Cut the flag background, border pieces and binding strips. Prepare the star templates and curved stripe shapes, using the specified interfacing for the machine-applique pieces.
- Applique the stars onto the blue corner and baste that unit onto the red background. Arrange and applique the curved white stripes, then secure the remaining edges of the blue star unit.
- Sew the striped inner border and blue outer border with red corner squares. Layer the top with batting and backing, quilt and finish with the striped binding.