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
