I first wrote about Kaffe Fassett’s new book here – when the rains on Nashville turned our eyes to disaster. More than a month has passed and the folks of Nashville still need our help and today I am back to thinking about Kaffe Fassett’s Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts. Inspired by the lovely geometries Kaffe illustrates – and the upcoming summer months – we have decided to begin a Quilt of the Month project – starting with our all-time favorite American Flag Quilt.
We have applied a variety of stencils from our Alabama Chanin archives to our Flag Quilt; however, you may use any stencils that you have available in any combination of techniques from Alabama Stitch Book and/or Alabama Studio Style.

Supplies
1/2 yard 100% organic cotton jersey in Navy
1/2 yard 100% organic cotton jersey in Storm Blue
2 yards 100% organic cotton jersey in Burgundy
2 yards 100% organic cotton jersey in Ruby
2 yards 100% organic cotton jersey in Parchment
2 yards 100% organic cotton jersey in Sand
Stencils of your choice
Textile paint
Approximately 8 spools Button Craft thread in Maroon #41B (depending on the amount of embellishment you plan to incorporate).
Approximately 8 spools Button Craft thread in Dogwood #155 (depending on the amount of embellishment you plan to incorporate).
1 spool Button Craft thread in Navy #12
18” C-thru ruler
Rotary cutter
Cutting mat

Measurements and Guide below: Finished Size: 103” X 62”
The quilt is worked up in long stripes that are 5” wide and 103” long (finished width) with 1/4″ seam allowances on each side – 5 1/2″ cut width. (We cut the stripes into smaller pieces that we can incorporate scraps into our final project and to add color variation.) The short stripes are 5” x 64” with 1/4″ seam allowances – 5 1/2″ cut width – on each side and broken into smaller pieces as well. We also chose to break the blue star area up into smaller parts; however, you could choose to make this one piece with appliquéd stars. The finished measurement of the blue field is 32” in height and 39 “wide. Below is a guide to the stencils that we chose for our project but remember that any stencil will work and the quilt works up lovely with no embellishment at all. Technique by Block: A        Abbie’s Flower Applique B         Clematis Reverse Applique C         Apples Reverse Applique D         String Quilted E         Lotus Applique F          Climbing Rose Reverse Applique G         Rose in 3-D Applique H         Poetry Stenciled Only I           Dove Reverse Applique J          Gothic Quilted K         Trumpet Vine Reverse Applique L          Clematis Reverse Applique M         Bloomers Reverse Applique N         Stripe Reverse Applique O         Fish Double Reverse Applique P         Poetry Reverse Applique Q         Black & White Stenciled Only R         Anna’s Garden Reverse Applique S         Hearts Reverse Applique T          Spiral Stenciled Only U         Rose 3-D Applique V         Dove Reverse Applique W        Apples Reverse Applique X         Abbie’s Flower Applique Y         Spiral Stenciled Only Z          Lotus Applique AA       Vitae Reverse Applique BB       Black & White Stenciled Only CC      Abbie’s Flower Applique DD      Moths Reverse Applique EE       Fish Double Reverse Applique FF       Small Rooster Reverse Applique GG      Clematis Reverse Applique HH      Small Latin Cross Reverse Applique II          Stripe Reverse Applique JJ        Skull & Crossbones Reverse Applique KK       Lotus Applique LL        String Quilted MM      Moths Reverse Applique NN      Abbie’s Flower Applique OO      Rose 3-D Applique PP       Apples Reverse Applique QQ      Climbing Rose Reverse Applique RR      Pig Reverse Applique SS       Flowers & Machine Reverse Applique TT        Poetry Reverse Applique UU      Stripe Reverse Applique VV       Dove Reverse Applique WW     Gothic Quilted XX       String Quilted YY       Climbing Rose Reverse Applique ZZ       Lotus Applique AAA    Anna’s Garden Reverse Applique BBB    Black & White Stenciled Only CCC   String Quilted DDD   Clematis Reverse Applique EEE    Trumpet Vine Reverse Applique FFF     Small Rooster Reverse Applique GGG   Hearts Reverse Applique

Embellish as desired, construct in strips, add appliquéd stars and enjoy your summer… Get inspired by Kaffe Fassett’s Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts and use our Alabama Studio Style techniques to create your own…