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Free Patriotic Wall Hanging Project From Oh, Kaye Quilting

5/24/2023

 
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Don't you love a free pattern that is quick and fun?  This Patriotic Wall Hanging designed by Kaye Collins from Oh, Kaye Quilting is perfect for this time of year. We have several patriotic holidays coming up and if you like to decorate I think this might become a new favorite. I took a longarm class with Kaye at the Sewing And Quilt Expo In Atlanta.  She is a Handi Quilter educator. I really enjoyed the class and now receive her newsletter emails.  This project was in one of the emails and I printed it off thinking I really want to make that.
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I like the pattern because it doesn't require much fabric and you have lots of options.  The fabric requirements are easy especially if you have scraps.  She has two different finishing options. One has a binding and the other is envelope style. I chose the latter because I didn't want to fuss with a binding.  I also altered the stars a bit.  On the pattern, she has you do raw edge applique.  
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Instead, I used some wash away stabilizer and traced the included pattern with a heat away Frixion pen.  Then I layered the stabilizer on top of the right side up fabric, sewed around the traced star and trimmed away the excess.  I cut a small hole in the stabilizer and turned the star right side out carefully poking out all of the corners. This is an easy way to get a hem finish around those edges.   I used a zig zag seam to attach the stars on the pieced panel.  A small amount of fiberfill made the stars puffy. I finished with some hand sewing. 
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I did the quilting on my domestic machine with variegated patriotic thread.  I used one of my specialty stitches and the edge of my presser foot to guide me around each star.
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All of the other quilting was simple straight lines. I matched the bobbin to my back fabric.
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Here is a close up of my other fabrics. Stars everywhere! You could really make this wall hanging your own by using different fabrics. How about using camo or subdued military fabric?  Maybe the Army prints for one strip and a solid khaki grunge with black stars? I see your creative wheels turning now. 
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Look how pretty my front porch looks with my wall hanging. I love the size of the finished project because you can really see it from the road.  Those dimensional stars pop!  Are you inspired to make your own wall hanging? You have time before Memorial Day and then use your hanging to decorate through the Fourth Of July! Check out Kaye's website here.  She has lots of great content. I hope you have enjoyed this post, share what you learn and are generous with what you create. Someone will appreciate your hard work.

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