Prairie Star Free Quilt Pattern by Marsha Evans Moore
Prairie Star is an intermediate quilt by Marsha Evans Moore featuring Circa: Turkey Red fabrics. A central appliqued flower is surrounded by tulip squares and triangles, then framed with additional piecing and borders. Appliqued flower rectangles also appear within the patchwork border. The finished quilt measures 54 inches square. The pattern supplies placement diagrams and templates, with options for raw-edge or turned-edge applique and separate instructions for assembling the center, patchwork units and outer borders.
About This Free Pattern
This free quilt pattern was designed by Marsha Evans Moore for Windham Fabrics.
This project is marked intermediate and uses applique.
The finished quilt measures 54.0 x 54.0.
Download the pattern to review the full cutting instructions, diagrams, and sewing steps before you begin.
Prairie Star Free Quilt Pattern by Marsha Evans Moore quilt pattern summary
- Print and check the templates, cut the fabrics and prepare the applique shapes using the chosen raw-edge or turned-edge method.
- Mark the placement guides and stitch the flowers, tulips, stems and leaves onto the center square, tulip squares and triangles, and border rectangles.
- Piece the small square-and-triangle units and join them to the appliqued rectangles to make the patchwork borders.
- Join the center and surrounding units in the illustrated order. Add the plain inner border, patchwork borders and outer border.
- Layer the top with batting and backing, baste and quilt as desired. Bind with the B strips.