Uncle Sam's Salute
©1990 by Marge Wooters
OVERALL SIZE: 7 1/2" x 9 1/2"
MATERIALS
Yardage is estimated for 44" fabric.
- 1/3 yard muslin for border, flag, beard and backing
- Remnant of dark fabric, enough to cut 2 strips 1" x 22", or equivalent, for
binding
- Scraps in the following colors/patterns: flesh-color for hands and face; stripe for
trousers; red for vest, flag, pieced blocks and border; blue for jacked and pieced blocks;
black for hat and shoes; star prints for flag, hatband, and nine-patch block
- 9" x 11" piece of very thin batting - or regular batting split in half
- Freezer paper or Grid-Grip™
DIRECTIONS
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- Trace the full-sized pattern onto freezer paper or Grid-Grip™. You should trace on
the papery, or unwaxed, side of the paper.
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- Cut out the pattern pieces from the fabric, adding seam allowance on all sides as you
cut. Marge prefers a 1/8" seam allowance, but you can use a 1/4" seam allowance
and trim it to 1/8" after you finish piecing.
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Sew the pieces together by hand using the "football stitch"
illustrated. Make 3 or 4 stitches, then pull the thread, drawing the pieces together.
Marge says, "Working from the right side of the fabric facilitates accurate seam
alignment when joining small pieces."
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3-DIMENSIONAL SECTIONS:
- Hat Brim: Fold a 1/2"-wide scrap of the black hat fabric in half
lengthwise, right side outwards. Insert it into the seam between the hatband and Uncle
Sam's face.
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- Sleeves and Hands: Make a tube by sewing a 1 1/8" x 5" strip of
blue jacket fabric right sides together. Use a 1/8" seam. Turn the tube and cut in
half, making two 2 1/2" sleeves.
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- Fold a 1" square of flesh-colored fabric in half diagonally, right sides facing, to
make a hand. Mark and stitch as shown. Make 2 hands.
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- Insert a hand into one end of each sleeve, turning under the sleeve's raw edge and
slipstitching the hand in place.
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- Baste the three-dimensional lower arm sections to the stationary upper arm with the
lower arm's seam side up. When the quilting is finished, tack Uncle Sam's right arm in a
downward position. Take his left arm to the hat in a salute.
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FINISHING
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- Mark the top with your quilting design, as needed.
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- Sandwich the top, batting and backing, and baste for quilting.
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- Bind using the 1"-wide dark fabric strips.
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- Marge says, "The seam allowance on the outside border should equal the finished
width of the binding. The last log of the Log Cabin block will not extend that far, so
baste the stitching line of the log to insure accuracy."
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To Printout the full size patterns for Uncle Sam's Salute, click here.
Back to Free Patterns Page.
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