Hey friend.  I've been meaning to share with you all of my 

red, white, and blue quilts - together in one place.  

Hopefully, if you want to make a

patriotic quilt, you'll find some inspiration here!

First up is my Star-Spangled Pineapples quilt.

This is a free pattern that Amanda Niederhauser (@jedicraftgirl) 

and I created for our Five Fat Quarter Fun series several years ago.

HERE is a link to the free PDF pattern and

HERE is a link to the original blog post with more photos and details.

Next up are my beachy, faded Stars and Stripes quilt

and my No-Point Stars quilt.

Both of these patterns are by other quilt pattern designers.

Stars and Stripes is by Camille Roskelly of Thimbleblossoms and it's available

in her shop HERE.  The No-Point Stars pattern is a free tutorial by

Allison Harris of Cluck, Cluck, Sew.  You can find it HERE.

I don't have blog posts up yet about my versions.

I want to share more details so I'll do that soon in another, separate post.

Another red, white, and blue quilt that I made

many years ago is my Scrap Jar Stars quilt.

This is a great stash-buster project!

This pattern comes with instructions for 4 different-sized quilts

and is available in my Etsy shop HERE.

I've also made my United quilt pattern in 2 different color ways.  

It has 50 really simple flag blocks (to represent the 50 states) 

plus 5 stars and a heart block!  It's a fun make and very beginner-friendly!

United finishes at 78-1/2" x 87-1/2".

You can find the pattern in my Etsy shop HERE and

HERE'S a blog post with all the details about the navy one.

You can see the low volume one HERE.

If you're looking for a really simple star/flag quilt

check out my Glory quilt HERE.

I share a free cutting chart & tutorial for Sawtooth

Star block sizes 3" - 20" plus all the details for this quilt.

Another option is a red, white and blue Star Patch quilt!

I've made 3 Star Patch quilts over the years (a colorful one, a red and white one,

and this one).  It was just screaming to be made up in 

red, white and blue, don't you think!?!

Click HERE for the paper pattern.

And for all you scrap lovers out there, I've got a tutorial

for this Firework quilt.  I made a baby-size but it

would be really easy to make it bigger.  A coloring sheet is included.

And if you're in the mood for some simple patchwork,

I've got this red, white, and blue Rough and Tumble quilt pattern.

It comes with instructions for 5 different quilt sizes and is great for beginners!

I think it would be cute to layer any patriotic quilts

with a simple red or blue quilt (like the ones that I made for my book,

Quilt the Rainbow.  Quilt the Rainbow is now out of print but I am slowly working on

releasing the patterns as stand-alone patterns!

This red quilt is called Sew Delightful.  It's fat quarter friendly and can be found HERE.

The blue quilt pattern will hopefully be available later this year.

[Patchwork Plaid.  Photo courtesy of Martingale.]

In 2025, I made this Checkered Spools quilt.

Because why shouldn't I have a spool quilt in red, white and blue haha!?!

It's a 2-1/2" x 42" strip-friendly pattern with 2 size options.

Click HERE for the paper pattern or HERE for the PDF.

And my most recent red, white, and blue quilt is my Scrapology pattern!

Such a fun scrapbuster!  It's scrap and fat quarter friendly and comes with

instructions for 4 quilt sizes!  Grab the paper pattern HERE.

Oh, and I also made a scrappy little pillow out of the Scrapology cut-offs.

Click HERE for the free pillow tutorial.

Am I a little bit obsessed?  Probably!

I just love America and red, white and blue!

Do you have a favorite of the quilts I shared today?

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I hope you found some inspiration here!

Please remember, most of my patterns come in paper and PDF options.

As always, let me know if you have any questions or comments!

I love hearing from you guys!

Happy Summer!

United Quilt in Solids

Hi there!  I'm popping on really quick to share a quilt I said I would share.  
This is my United quilt pattern and I finished this particular version in 2021.

I have two other versions that you can see HERE and HERE.   

I decided to make this bright and happy version because I had a lot of solids in my stash that I wanted to use up.  I also think it's fun to try out different color palettes to see how different a pattern can look.  I had fun putting together different color combinations for the flags and I especially loved making the heart block!  Each star is a different blue or green color.

I had my long-arm quilter do wavy lines 

(which is one of my favorite pantos to do on a flag or patriotic quilt).  

It adds some movement to an otherwise "angular" quilt.

I love a fun quilt back and fell in love with this old Juice Carton fabric the minute I saw it.

It had a lot of my flag colors in it so I thought it tied everything together with a bit of whimsy.

The United pattern is pretty big (it finishes at 78" x 87").

So I decided to leave off the 2 borders on this one to make it a little smaller.  

I just wanted to document this version of United.

I can't believe I never posted about it before!  Better late than never!  

If you'd like to snag a copy of my United pattern you can get the paper pattern HERE

and the PDF pattern HERE.  It's a beginner-friendly pattern.

Thank you for stopping by today and happy quilting!

The Original United Quilt

Introducing...my United quilt!  This is one of the most special quilts I own!  Many hands went into making it.  It was completed in 2020 so this blog post is long overdue! Keep reading to hear the story behind this quilt...

I am sure you would all agree that 2020 was a rough year for humanity.  At the beginning of the year, people started to realize we had a terrifying worldwide Covid-19 pandemic on our hands.  Then, a few months later George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis, MN. police officer.  Riots ensued and cities across the country burned. All of this happened during a major U.S. presidential campaign.  Things got ugly.  It wasn't our best moment as Americans.  My heart was in turmoil.  So what does a quilter do when things get rough?

They create.  They use the hum of a sewing machine to blur the chaos of the world.

So, I made a little flag block and then another.  They were so fun and easy to make.  I quickly realized what would make them even better though - if some of my Instagram friends joined me.  So I put a request out there for anyone who desired - to please send me a flag block for my special project.

My request was for just one block in soft red, white, and blue fabrics.  Of course, many quilters could not resist sending more than one because they are that simple to make!  Just 2 seams!  It takes more time to pick out the fabrics than it does to make the block!  They're kind of addicting to make.

I received so many blocks!  Most came with sweet notes, a few with extra fabric they thought I would enjoy.  Everyone was so kind; it was so fun to open each package.  After I received all of the flags, I started piecing together my quilt top which included 50 flags (to represent the 50 states), plus 5 stars and 1 heart.  Thus, my United pattern was born!  And there really wasn't a question about what I would call it, "United" was meant to be.  It really was such a heartfelt project, from beginning to end.

I smile when I see the back of my quilt because it represents the generosity of my Instagram friends!  I didn't know any of them personally, but I received so many blocks that I had to put some on the back!  It's a reminder of how good, kind, and thoughtful people really are.  Despite all of the different religious, political, economic, and cultural backgrounds we have (there was even a flag from Australia!), we are all humans, and I believe, children of God.  And that is the greatest uniter.  We have more in common than we think and sometimes we need to be reminded of that.

I enjoyed putting the quilt together and then I took it to my quilter, Jen Ostler, who quilted it using the Diagonal Plaid panto.  It's a great general panto that looks good on everything!

I think the light blues and reds look great on the navy background.  But I've also made two other United quilts!  One with a low-volume background that you can check out HERE.  It's extra scrappy.  And one with just solid fabrics that you can check out HERE.  I would love to hear which one is your favorite!

This quilt will always have a special place in my heart.  I want to thank everyone who sent me a block.  They mean so much!  I even had several pattern testers for United so be sure to check out the #unitedquilt hashtag on Instagram to see lots more inspiration.  They really knocked it out of the park.  People have even hosted block swaps for United (which I have thoroughly enjoyed seeing!) 

This quilt finishes at 78" x 87". So it's big!  Someone told me the other day that they gave their United quilt to a friend in her "Military Mom Era".  That made me so happy!

If you'd like to make a United quilt you can grab the 

paper pattern HERE or the PDF pattern HERE.

Have a great day!

Scrappy United Quilt

 Hi friends!  Happy New Year!  I am so excited for 2025!  I love a fresh start and am looking forward to some fun things on the calendar this year!  I don't know if you've noticed but I now have an "Events" tab at the top of my blog with some of the said things on my calendar!  Check it out if you're looking for trunk shows, classes, and retreats you can do with me this year!

Today I want to share a quilt I started back in July of 2023.  

I just finished it last month and finally have some pictures to share!

This is my United quilt pattern and the third United quilt I've made.

Okay, I just realized that I never blogged about my other United quilts!  

I will have to make another post for those ASAP!  But here's the original United quilt. 

It has a great story...stay tuned.

01//14/25 Edit: I finally posted about my original United quilt!  Click HERE to check it out and hear the beautiful story of how many hands came together to create this quilt.  You can also check out the third United quilt HERE.

I really love the original quilt so much but I saw a scrappy version that one of my friends/pattern testers made and I was smitten!  Leah @pinkdesertblossoms.shop on Instagram made a darling low-volume background version that I couldn't stop thinking about.  Here's her finished quilt:

[Photo by Leah @pinkdesertblossoms.shop on Instagram]

With Leah's permission, I totally copied her!  Because I just loved it so much!

I made scrappy little flags whenever I had red and blue fabrics out.

United has 50 flags in the pattern - to represent the 50 states of course!

It also has 5 star blocks and 1 heart block for a little extra sweetness!

I used a red and white striped fabric for the binding and was absolutely in LOVE 

with the two-toned blue floral fabric I used for my back.

Jen Ostler quilted it for me with a really fun quilty star panto that was new to me.

It's called Starry Sawtooth by Melissa Kelley of Sew Shabby Quilting.  

I love how the quilting turned out!

Lots of fun fabrics were used!

The red and white wide-striped fabric below was from an old shirt of mine! 

These flag blocks are SO easy to make!  It will take you more time to decide 

which fabrics to use than to cut the fabric and make the blocks!

The quilt is pretty big!  It finishes at 78" x 87". 

I'm gonna give you a pro tip too!  It's awesome to do this pattern as a block exchange because then you don't have to buy so many different red and blue fabrics (if you want all of the flags to be different).  I did end up buying quite a few for mine because my red stash had gotten really low!

You can snag a paper or PDF version of this pattern HERE in my Etsy shop.

I'd love to hear what you think of this United quilt!

I'll try to do another post soon of my other United ones!

Happy quilting friends!