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Because blogger had a HUGE glitch and this blog self published an old MOTHER"S DAY post!!! I quickly plugged in this older Valentines Day one into the newest spot, instead.
So check out the updated version at my primary blog at this post:
These, below, are not yet updated. Click this link to go to newest list!
My newest and greatest version with lots of sewing I've recently done including gifts for my first grand baby will published on my primary blog With Heart and Hands on February 1st at 3:00 a.m. I'm magical that way!
But for now, you'll have to be happy with this older, more spare version for a place holder. And thanks a lot blogger for wishing everyone a Happy Mother's Day yesterday and telling them that I said it wasn't too late to make gifts for your moms! I should hope not!!! Maybe you can get a head start on that holiday with ideas from this blog post ;-)
My String Pieced Prayer Pocket Pillow (shown at top)
Make this with strings, or solids fabric hearts.... and use the little pocket in the back...for sending good wishes of any kind!
My own heart shaped or themed tutorials:
My String Pieced Prayer Pocket Pillow make with strings or solids and use the little pocket in the back...for sending good wishes of any kind
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Making a (Cardiac) Heart Pillow
perfect for post surgery for either cardiac or breast cancer patients, hugging a pillow over the heart after cardiac surgery or under the arm after breast surgery have been shown to help significantly with post-operative pain.
pdf pattern from the link above (lots of cute sayings like those that are on candy hearts)
Make a quilt with either string pieced hearts or applique'd hearts:
Make a simple quilt and applique a heart on top of its blocks!
And now....my collection of more than a hundred links for free heart shaped quilt blocks or heart themed quilt or craft patterns all in one place for you to check out for special gift for a loved one, or for another Valentine's Day in the future! Links below:
Have a Heart, free pattern by
Becky Goldsmith Linda Jenkins at
Piece o'Cake Designs
Scrappy Heart Quilt by
Cindy Carter at
Carter Quilter (there are
seven different free hearts patterns at this link)
Raw-Edge Machine Appliqué Hearts,
Deonn Stott for
Riley Blake Designs ..free tute and pattern
Nine-Patch Heart: FREE Quilt Block Pattern
Designed by JACKIE ROBINSON
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Download your FREE Nine-Patch Heart Block pattern from link below. Refer to the
McCall's Quilting issue shown below for the
Heart of the Home quilt pattern by Jackie Robinson.
WEB BONUS
Click here to download their FREE Nine-Patch Heart Quilt Block Pattern from their
FREE online Quilt Block Reference library.
Have fun designing your own Valentine's Day quilts. The Valentines blocks shown here each finish to approximately 8". Make one block and frame it, or assemble a group of blocks into a quilt. By mixing fabrics and block styles and alternating sashing between blocks, the possibilities are endless.
- Classic Heart Block
- 8" x 8"
- Cut one 2.5" strip of light fabric.
- Cut one 2.5" strip of dark fabric.
Lay strips right sides together and cut eight Easy Angles. Do not separate the sets - they are ready to sew. Cut six 2.5" squares from the dark fabric and two 2.5" squares from the light. Sew the Easy Angle sets to create Easy Angle units. Sew Easy Angle units and squares together following diagram below. Press seams in direction of arrows.
- Two Hearts Together Block
- 8" x 8"
Cut one 2.5" strip of background fabric. Cut one 2.5" strip of heart fabric. Lay strips right sides together and cut eight Easy Angles. Do not separate the sets - they are ready to sew. Cut four 2.5" squares from each of the background and heart fabrics. Sew Easy Angles together to form Easy Angle units.
Sew Easy Angle units together in pairs as shown below. Make two of each pair.
Sew background squares together to form two sets of pairs. Repeat with heart fabric.
Assemble block as shown in diagram below. Press seams in direction shown.
- Tri-Rec Heart Block
- 8" x 8"
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- Cut one 2.5" strip background fabric to yield four Recs.
- Cut one 2.5" strip of heart fabric to yield two Tris.
- Cut one 4.5" strip of background to yield two Recs.
- Cut one 4.5" strip to yield one Tri.
- Cut one 1.5" strip and one 2.5" strip sashing fabric.
Sew 2.5" recs to either side of 2.5" Tris to make a two triangle in a square units. Sew small triangle in a square units together side by side to create top of heart.
Sew 4.5" recs to either side of 4.5" Tri to make one triangle in a square unit.
Sew heart sections together.
Measure width of heart unit and cut two 1.5" sashing strips to fit. Sew one each to top and bottom of unit.
Measure length of heart unit and cut two 2.5" strips to fit. Sew one to each side of blocks to complete.
My Companion Valentine Heart Block
8" x 8"
Cut pieces using the Companion Angle™ & to complete flying geese unit use the Easy Angle™
Flying geese unit
On bottom half of block:
Cut one Companion Angle™ from 4 1/2" strip of dark fabric.
Cut one pair of Easy Angles™ from 4 1/2" strip of light fabric.
Sew Easy Angle™ triangle to either side of Companion Angle™ triangle to complete flying geese unit.
Quarter square blocks (make two)
Cut six Companion Angles™ from 2 1/2" strips of light fabric.
Cut two Companion Angles™ from 2 1/2" strips of dark fabric.
Sew two triangles together as shown to make a half square, then sew two half squares together to create each block.
Sew quarter square blocks together. Sew to flying geese unit to complete block.
Bloomin’ Hearts Quilt...click on image
Use drawing above to make another little Sue for a card or a quilt block!
Read her tutorial at link above:
Wonky Hearts:
Wonky Hearts: Sharon of Indigo Threads
Paper Pieced Heart Blocks
Stack'n Whack Hearts http://www.bethanyreynolds.com/snwhearts.html
Make a Patchwork Heart Quilt Block
Flower hearts Yvonne's dk...pdf dnload of pattern only
Crazy Patch Heart
String Heart Block from sophie
Many Pieced Heart Blocks by Carol Doak, including Pink Ribbons and Hearts
Many Pieced Heart Blocks by Carol Doak, including Pink Ribbons and Hearts
AmeriHearts at Home
About.com PP Heart can be a Signature Block
Piece by Number, CandyBox Heart
Quilters Online Resource, Hearts A Bloom
Quilters Online Resource, Beginner HeartsEZ Quilts Heart Block
18" Square
Here’s My Heart
Flags & Heart
Ute-Barbara Skjønberg, Norway
Heart Block
Quiltaholics Heart Block
Heart Block, Cole Brothers
Janet Smith’s Hearts pdf download
JC Quilts, Pieced Heart
JC Quilts, 1997,
PP
JC Quilts, 1998,
PP
Nutmeg Nook’s Primitive Heart
Warner Stained Glass (these could be pieced)
Mrs. Burns Chained Heart pdf download
Australian Heartland pdf
Pat Patches Crazy Heart (in Portuguese) pdf
:http://www.pat.patches.nom.br/Down/2003/BMJan03.pdf simple pieced heart with lots of diagrams
The Heart Pillow Program for Heart and Stroke Patients
Bypass Heart Surgery Heart,
Photo
Quilt
Logic
Quilters Neighbourhood Pieceable Hearts
Quilt Pox Think Pink Hearts
Red Dawn’s Woven Heart PP:
paper pieced
Sandy Bonsib’s Pieced Heart Block
Sew Quilty, Jake’s Heart
Sew Quilty, Scrappy Heart
Sew Quilty, Strippy Heart
Portable Hand-sewing Kit.
Heart Pin Step-by-Step
My Newest Add-ins
does it get any better than this???
Jane LaFazio's Hand sewn Felt Hearts and Painted Rocks
Love Bugs
There is something extra special about receiving a handmade Valentine. These Valentine ladybugs are a cute way to let someone know how much you care. It's a fun and easy project that even the kids can help out with. You can make one or a whole class set of these adorable love bugs. It's okay to be creative with the colors. This is a great way to use up some of the bits of scrapbooking paper you may already have.
Materials
- 1 piece of white cardstock to print the heart template
- 1 piece of colored cardstock
- 1 piece of coordinating patterned paper
- 2 small brads - I used heart shaped ones, but plain brass ones work fine
- pencil
- scissors
- black pen or marker
- 1/8 inch hole punch
- 2 small googly eyes and glue (optional)
Directions can be found here: Love Bug Valentine's
sewing kit ensemble!
You can find the tutorials for most of these "Snippets"
HERE,
BLOOMIN' BLOSSOMS
Bloomin' Blossoms for Spring
Table Topper, 20" x 20"
HEN PARTY CHICKS PINCUSHION
Quiltscapes Hen Party Chicks Pincushions: TUTORIAL
Spring Chickens @ Riley Blake Designs: TUTORIAL
I ♥ Appliqué
~ Raw Edge Appliqué Basics
TUTORIAL @ Riley Blake Designs: Photo Tutorial ← click here
I {Heart}♥ Appliqué II
Chenille Appliqué
TUTORIAL @ Riley Blake Designs: Photo Tutorial ← click here
Bloomin' Posy
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photo below
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Other:
Heartstrings Quilt Project by Mary
Patriotic Heartstrings for Our Soldiers
String Quilting Tutorial and Online Links
;;And Just For Fun! Free Patterns for Hearts to knit or crochet!
Fridgies
Filet Crochet
The following filet crochet charted patterns are on this site - About Crochet:
Hearts Border (Add Initials)
Hearts Border With Love
Hearts Filet Crochet Bedspread
Hearts Filet Crochet Tablecloth
Heart With Rose Center
Fridgies
Double Hearts Fridgie
At Crochet Memories: Interlocking hearts made with worsted weight yarn.
Heart Fridgie
At Lee's World: Made with sport weight cotton. (Photo)
Heart Fridgie or Pin
At Crochet Memories: Made with worsted weight yarn; center is crocheted around a plastic ring. (Photo)
Valentine Hearts Fridgie
At Crochet Memories: Made with small amounts of worsted weight yarn. (Photo)
Valentine Magnet/Pin
At Crochet'N More: Made with worsted weight yarn. (Photo)
Hot Pads
Hearts Hot Pad
On this site - About Crochet: This hot pad uses the ruffling technique; a how-to is included. (Photo)
Textured Hearts Hot Pad
At Priscilla's Patterns: Includes instructions for potholder, hotpad and dishcloth. (Photo)
Motifs
Heart Motif
At Jenn's Crochet Page: You could use this as an applique, a magnet; bet you can think up more uses. (Photo)
Heart Motif 2
At Jenn's Crochet Page: Made with size #10 cotton thread. (Photo)
Valentine Brooches
At Joyful Abode: She gives directions for making the heart shapes into pins. (Photo)
Pillows
Heart Shape Pillow
At Crochet Me: Easy-to-make shapes are joined to form the heart-shaped pillow. (Photos)
Shawls
Connected Hearts Shawl in Filet Crochet
On this site - About Crochet: A triangle shaped shawl pattern that I created, featuring my Connected Hearts charted design.
Michele Bilyeu blogs
With Heart and Hands as she shares a quilting journey through her life in Salem, Oregon and Douglas, Alaska. Sewing, quilting, and wildcrafting, with small format art quilts,
prayer flags, and
comfort quilts for a variety of charitable programs. And best of all, sharing thousands of links to
Free Quilt and Quilt Block Patterns and encouraging others to join her and make and donate quilts to charitable causes.
Help us change the world, one little quilt at a time!
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