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Heart Quilt - Make a Patchwork Heart Quilt and Quilt Blocks

By Janet Wickell, About.com

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Heart Quilt Pattern Introduction and Cutting Chart

heart quilt blocks

Heart Quilt Blocks Made by Kate

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This 6" (finished size) heart quilt block is made with a quick-piecing technique. Each side of the heart block is pieced separately, and then two mirror image sides are joined vertically to complete the block.

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Heart Quilt Fabrics

Choose two focal fabrics for each heart: two reds of similar value or two pinks of similar value. Choose a cream colored neutral fabric for the background. Tone-on-tones are a good choice.

Make One Heart Block

  • Cut two red or pink rectangles from two fabrics of similar value, each 3-1/2" x 6-1/2"

  • Cut four 2" x 2" cream squares; draw a diagonal line from one corner to the opposite corner on the reverse of each

  • Cut two 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" cream squares; draw a diagonal line as you did on smaller squares

Make a Hearts Quilt Page 3

Yardages are a difficult call for scrappy quilts. Use my suggestions as a guide, but pay more attention to the number of patches required.

Make a test block before you cut all of your fabrics.

Red Fabrics & Pink Fabrics

1 yard if making hearts from a single fabric; or 5/8 yard of pinks and 5/8 yard of reds if using a scrappy assortment.

  • Cut fifty 3-1/2" x 6-1/2" rectangles; cut in pairs of two -- fabrics you intend to use together in one block

Cream Background

  • 7/8 yards:

    • Cut five 2" wide strips across the selvage, then cut one-hundred 2" x 2" squares from strips
    • Cut five 3-1/2" strips across selvage, then cut fifty 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" squares from strips

Sashing

  • 1/3 yard; cut six 1-1/2" wide strips across selvage, then cut forty 1-1/2" x 6-1/2" bars from the strips

Sashing Cornerstones

  • one 1-1/2" strip cut across selvage; cut sixteen 1-1/2" squares from the strip

Borders

  • Inner: 1/4 yard

  • Outer: 5/8 yard

More Materials

  • Binding: 1/2 yard

  • Backing: Enough to create an (approx) 50" square

Index: Heart Quilt - Make a Patchwork Heart Quilt and Quilt Blocks

  1. Heart Quilt Pattern Introduction and Cutting Chart
  2. Make a Patchwork Heart Quilt Block
  3. Make a Heart Quilt Wallhanging

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