Materials Needed: (beyond standard sewing supplies)
Sub-cut Red fabric (1-1/3 yards)
- 2 - 2 ¾” X 24” (used in 9-patch)
- 1 - 2 ¾” X 12” (used in 9-patch)
- 4 - 3 ¾” X 7 ¼” (top of heart)
- 4 - 5 ½” strips WOF (outside border)
- Binding
Sub-cut Pink fabric (½ yard)
- 1 - 2 ¾” X 24” (used in 9-patch) DIAGRAM C
- 2 - 2 ¾” X 12” (used in 9-patch)
- 4 - 3 ¾” X 7 ¼“ (top of heart)
- 1 - 2 ¾” square (center of quilt) piece D
Sub-cut White fabric (½ yard)
- Cut 4 - 3 ¾” squares (outside corners)
- Cut 8 - 2 ¼” squares (top of heart corners)
- Cut 4 - 2” strips WOF (inside border)
Sub-cut White print fabric (¼ yard)
- 4 - 2 ¾” x 10 ½” (sashings)
Instructions
Diag. A
Construction: ¼” seam allowance throughout
(A) 9-Patches
• Sew the three 24” strips of fabric together, red on the outside with the
pink strip in the center, making a 24” X 7 ¾” piece.
• Sub-cut 8 - 2 ¾” X 7 ¾” strips, which will make the outside rows of the 9-patches.
• Sew the three 12” strips of fabric together, pink on the outside with the red strip in the
center, making a 12” X 7 ¾” piece.
Diag. B
• Sub-cut 4 – 2 ¾” X 7 ¾” strips, which will make the inside rows of the 9-patches.
• Sew the two outside and one inside row of each 9-patch together.
(B) Top of Hearts
• Place one 2 ¼” white square to the upper left hand and upper right hand corner of the red rectangle.
• Stitch a diagonal line from opposite corners of the white square. Repeat on opposite
corner.
• Cut ¼” from the stitching line cutting off the corner.
• Repeat on pink top of heart rectangle.
• Sew the red top of heart to a 9-patch, sew the white outside corner to the pink top of
heart, then attach to the red top and 9-patch piece to complete one heart.
Diag. C
• Repeat three more times to complete the 4 heart blocks.
(C) Sashings
• Lay out the four heart blocks with points toward the center.
• Sew two heart blocks to one of the 4 white print fabric strips.
• Repeat with the other two heart blocks.
• Sew the last two white print strips with the center pink block (D) in the middle.
• Sew the double heart blocks to the strip with the center block.
(D) Borders
• Attach the inside border.
• Attach the outside border.
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