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Yankee Doodle Dandy Flag Quilt



Celebrate your love of the USA with this scrappy patriotic salute to the American Flag! This patchwork version of the stars and stripes is a great scrap buster, allowing you to dig into your red, white, & blue fabric stash!

Finished quilt size 58.5” x 81”

This quilt is very simple construction, either using precut 5” squares or cutting fat quarters into 5”

Class time is divided into 3 sections

  1.      assembling the rows using the 5” squares
  2.      embroidering the letters, either completing on a strip before assembly or completing the letters and

appliqueing them after quilting

  1.      assembly of the completed rows and hints for quilting.

Quilt pattern and cd with embroidery instructions are included in the class fee.

Please come to the first class with squares cut and ready to sew!




Class fee for just the flag:  $75 + supplies
(pattern is included in class fee, embroidery files are not)


or with embroidery:


Class fee for flag with Embroidery:  $100 + supplies
(pattern is included in class fee, embroidery files are not)

This quilt is very simple construction, either using precut 5” squares or cutting fat quarters into 5”

 

Class time is divided into 3 sections

 

  1.     assembling the rows using the 5” squares
  2.     embroidering the letters, either completing on a strip before assembly or completing the letters and

 

appliqueing them after quilting

 

  1.     assembly of the completed rows and hints for quilting.

 

Quilt pattern and cd with embroidery instructions are included in the class fee.

 

Please come to the first class with squares cut and ready to sew!

 

 

 

Supplies:

 

Class #1: basic assembly

o   Sewing machine in good working order with power and foot controls

o   Yankee Doodle Dandy pattern – provided with signup

o   New needle, 80/12 universal

o   ¼” piecing foot

o   White, blue and red cotton thread for piecing with matching bobbins

o   Pressing mat with iron (these are available in the classroom to use, however, if you like yours, please bring it.)

 

Class #2:  Embroidery of letters

  • Embroidery design collection (available from The Sewing Circle) – provided with signup

 

o   Please transfer the embroidery designs to a stick ready to use and printed out instructions.

o   Embroidery machine with at least a 200mm x 300mm hoop

o   NEW 90/14 Embroidery needle

o   Fabric scraps for letters,

o   light weight, paper backed fusible web for applique (steam-a-seam 2)

o   Heavy weight, tear-away stabilizer

o   Coordinating threads for embroidery with matching bobbins

o   Erasable or water-soluble pen

o   Your pieced strips or other fabric

o   Our goal is to get you comfortable embroidering the letters! Homework is to finish all the words on your strips.

 

Class #3: -- assembling your quilt top!

o   Bring your rows and sewing machine and be ready to stitch

o   Sewing machine in good working order to sew

o   Thread (cotton)

o   80/12 Universal needle

o   We will also give you ideas for quilting and binding.

 

 

 

 

 




Skill Level:
beginner
Skill Details:
Must know your machine
Materials Included:
Pattern included
Requirements:
EARLY signup
Instructor Name:
Sue Lynd

Yankee Doodle Dandy Flag Quilt

Cost:
$ 120.00
Pattern included in class Fee - Embroidery is extra $25