Scrappy Heart Crush Quilt
February holds Valentine's Day, is heart health month, and the anniversary of some good, and not-so-good things in my life. For the past 3 weeks I've gotten one bug after the next with the last one knocking me for a real loop. Low energy had me looking for a mini project while I put Lorelei on hold. The scraps were calling out so I dug into my reds coming up with a neat little heart block. The beauty of it was how fast I could sew it. In under 10 minutes I had a 10.5" block to trim! in no time at all, February was looking up, and these blocks were ready for a quilt.
Oh, and did you see the LOVE block? Well, I just thought it needed that little touch of text, and wasn't nearly as hard as I made it out to be. All my whining, (or whinging according to my expert Aussie friend, Jan, on paper piecing) was for nothing because in the end I figured it out, and am a better person for it. Thanks, Jan.
Here's the paper template I used, and give me a couple days to turn it into something you can reproduce or print. The same with the LOVE block. The 10" finished blocks would make a cute table runner as well, and who says they have to be red?
Now back to the couch as I catch a little rest. This can't go on forever. Check back in a few days, and I'll give you the details and tutorial.
Cheers!
Come on, Doxie girls.
Let's go sew.
3 comments:
Great way to use up some of those scraps. Your swiftness from start to finish always amazes me. The month will now look a whole lot better.
Had the same “bugs” at my house. Started December 30th and am just now turning the corner. Still pretty tired. Love your heart/love blocks.
You're the second blog I've seen where someone has been sick. I hope that you are feeling better. Your quilt is lovely. I kick and scream when I have to paper piece anything too.
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