Each side of the heart quilt block is sewn separately, and then two mirror-image sides are joined vertically to complete the block. Make as many individual blocks as needed for a project. You can use a quilt pattern that separates heart blocks with sashing and cornerstones.
Choose Fabrics for the Patchwork Hearts
Choose two focal fabrics for each heart. Try two dark colors that are similar in color value. Choose a cream-colored fabric or any neutral fabric for the background. Tone-on-tone fabrics are a good background choice for this design.
Cutting for One Heart Quilt Block
Cut two 3 1/2" x 6 1/2" rectangles from dark fabrics of similar value.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.
Sew a Patchwork Heart Quilt Block
Use the illustrations as a guide to assembly. Chain piece to speed up assembly if you make several quilt blocks at the same time.
Make a Patchwork Hearts Quilt
Use your heart quilt blocks to make a quilt that finishes at about 44" x 44." To make scrap quilts, use the yardage suggestions as a guide, but pay more attention to the number of patches required if you’re drawing from a fabric stash. Make a test block before you cut all of your fabrics.
Red Fabrics and Pink Fabrics
Use 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.
Cream Background
Use 7/8 yards.
Cut five 2" wide strips from selvage to selvage. Cut (100) 2" x 2" squares from the strips. Cut five 3 1/2" strips from selvage to selvage. Cut (50) 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" squares from strips.
Sashing
1/3 yardCut six 1 1/2" wide strips from selvage to selvage. Cut (40) 1 1/2" x 6 1/2" bars from the strips
Sashing Cornerstones
Cut one 1 1/2" wide strip from selvage to selvage. Cut (16) 1 1/2" squares from the strip
Borders
Inner: 1/4 yardOuter: 5/8 yard
Additional Materials
Binding: 1/2 yardQuilt backing: Enough to create a 50" x 50" square
Assemble the Patchwork Hearts Quilt
Sew Borders to the Heart Quilt
Sew butted borders to the quilt. Use 1 1/2" wide strips of fabric for the inner border. Repeat to sew an outer border with 4 1/2" wide strips.
