My Mother Sews Free Quilt Pattern by Jean Katherine Smith
My Mother Sews combines a printed center panel with appliquéd sewing machines, scissors, spools of thread, and buttons. Pieced Friends units join these sewing motifs in side panels, and striped sashing separates them from the central print. Featuring the McCall’s collection, the quilt finishes at 63 by 76 inches. Narrow and wide borders frame the arrangement, with button appliqués at the corners, and the pattern includes individual templates plus instructions for backing, quilting, and binding.
About This Free Pattern
This free quilt pattern was designed by Jean Katherine Smith for Windham Fabrics.
This project uses fusible applique.
The finished quilt measures 63.0 x 76.0.
Download the pattern to review the full cutting instructions, diagrams, and sewing steps before you begin.
My Mother Sews Free Quilt Pattern by Jean Katherine Smith quilt pattern summary
- Prepare the fusible appliqué shapes and cut the non-fused Friends pieces separately, using the actual-size templates without fitting them to the page.
- Fuse the sewing motifs onto their backgrounds and piece the two Friends units, then assemble the side panels.
- Join the side panels and central print with striped sashing, adding the top and bottom strips and corner pieces.
- Add the narrow and wide borders, incorporating button corners in the wide border, then piece the backing, layer, quilt, and bind.