Starry Treasures Free Quilt Pattern by Wendy Sheppard
Starry Treasures Free Quilt Pattern by Wendy Sheppard
Description:
Starry Treasures combines star units, narrow framing pieces, and sashing in a 69 x 79 inch quilt designed by Wendy Sheppard. The intermediate project features Cassandra Zaniboni’s Rocky Coast collection, with individual stars made in several fabric combinations. Seven rows of framed blocks form the center, surrounded by two narrow inner borders and a wider outer border. Flying geese units and small pieced rectangles create the stars and their surrounding frames.
Designer:
Wendy Sheppard
From:
Windham Fabrics
About This Free Pattern
This free quilt pattern was designed by Wendy Sheppard for Windham Fabrics.
This project is marked intermediate and uses pieced.
The finished quilt measures 69.0 x 79.0.
Download the pattern to review the full cutting instructions, diagrams, and sewing steps before you begin.
Starry Treasures Free Quilt Pattern by Wendy Sheppard quilt pattern summary
- Cut and label the block pieces, sashing, and border strips. Keep the different rectangle sizes organized before beginning the star units.
- Piece the flying geese and striped flying geese units, then join them with the small rectangle and corner units to make each star. Add the surrounding strips and repeat in the listed fabric combinations.
- Join six framed blocks with sashing rectangles for each of seven rows. Sew the rows together with the long sashing strips, following the block placement and rotation diagram.
- Add the two inner borders and then the outer border. Layer the quilt top with batting and backing, baste, quilt as desired, and bind with the designated fabric.