Did you know that the ultra-famous Statue of Liberty presiding over New York Harbor was made by two illustrious Frenchmen, the sculptor Bartholdi and the engineer Eiffel? Yes, the same who built the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris! This incredible monument has become a world icon, and you do not need to be a New Yorker to show it off in your projects! Fortunately for us quilt lovers, the American textile designer Ben Richard has already included the Statue of Liberty in one of his designs for Robert Kaufman‘s Patriots Collection. This is the free sewing pattern we are bringing to you today, check it out in the pictures below! We’ve posted a different quilt pattern also using this fabric, which you can check out here. Maybe you can make both quilts!
The multicolored panel fabric features many differently colored squares with close-up images of the statue’s face. The perspective, the bright colors used and their clever combinations create an incredibly vivid visual effect. The quilt design makes the most out of it, placing the colorful squares onto a black background for contrast, which makes them stand out yet more. Once finished, the quilt will measure about 160 x 132cm.
Kona Cotton solids in yellow, light green and more are used to make the beautiful but somewhat complex eight-pointed stars embellishing this design, with a bigger star right in the centre of the quilt, and many more smaller ones forming blocks along two rows. You will need to cut and sew many small fabric triangles to make all these colorful stars! We’ve included fabric suggestions here for you to get started, including some other shades that you might enjoy using.
Due to the difficulty rating of the pattern, it is recommended for those with some sewing experience, about an intermediate level. How do you like it? Please, do send us some pictures of your finished quilt, should you decide to give it a try. We would love to see them, and share them!
We love this quilt! You can learn how to make it!
colorful Statue of Liberty fabric by Robert Kaufman
solid pink fabric Robert Kaufman USA Bright Pink
marigold Corn Yellow Kona fabric Robert Kaufman USA
Robert Kaufman turquoise Kona cotton fabric
Birch organic fabric in clover green
solid denim blue Cloud 9 organic fabric Shadow from the USA
solid sea green birch organic fabric from the USA
silver metallic embellished black Michael Miller fabric
