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Memorial quilting

Free American flag cross-stitch chart

A simple, free American flag chart for remembrance pieces, memorial squares and Fourth of July projects. It is ours to share: print it, stitch it and pass it on. Please don’t sell it.

Cross-stitch chart of the American flag: 13 red and white stripes and a blue field with 50 white stars, on a 74 by 39 grid
Click the chart to open it full size for printing. Heavy grid lines mark every 10 stitches.

Key

Red: DMC 321White: DMC BlancBlue: DMC 796*Star: one white cross stitch

Finished size

FabricDesign sizeCut fabric at least
11-count Aida6.7 × 3.5 in12 × 9 in
14-count Aida5.3 × 2.8 in11 × 8 in
18-count Aida4.1 × 2.2 in10 × 8 in
28-count evenweave, over two5.3 × 2.8 in11 × 8 in

Stitching tips

A quilted square with a stitched American flag, framed in navy sashing with red cornerstones
  • Use two strands of floss on 14-count, three on 11-count and one or two on 18-count.
  • Stitch the blue field first, leaving the star stitches empty, then fill the stars in white so they sit cleanly in the blue.
  • Work the stripes in long rows, half stitches out and back, so every top stitch slants the same way.
  • To make it a remembrance piece, add a date or a name below the flag in backstitch.

Using this chart for a group memorial quilt? Read our guide to stitching a memorial square.