Scrappy Heart Quiltalong + Block Tutorial

Hi!

I'm planning a long term quilt project for 2021, a scrappy heart quilt. I've been wanting to make a heart quilt for a while, and I like the idea of making a chunk of blocks each month. Here's what I have in mind (colors are not decided for sure yet):

The blocks are 5" square before sewn together into the quilt, including the sashing strips on the bottom two edges of the heart. The quilt made up as shown above will be twin size, 70"x95", and includes 305 heart blocks. If you want to make a throw size quilt that's about 50"x70", you would need to make 158 blocks. If you just want to make a few, 13 of these blocks would make a 19" pillow top.

So I think I'll make about 26 blocks each month this year and make up a quilt top in December 2021 or January 2022. I would love it if you join in!

Fabric requirements

Colored fabric : Since I'll be using scraps, I'm not calculating the yardage needed for the colored heart parts of each block. A 5" charm square is big enough to cut the two colored pieces for one heart though.  

Background fabric: 5 1/4 yards for the twin size quilt, 3 1/4 yards for the throw size quilt. This is enough for the blocks and setting triangles. If you want to use scraps for the block backgrounds, the yardage needed for the setting triangles for both sizes of quilts is 3/4 yard.

Block Instructions

Cut your fabric.

 

 

From colored fabric, cut:

  1 square 2" x 2" 

  1 rectangle 2" x 3.5"

 

From white or low volume background fabric, cut:

  1 square 2" x 2"

  1 rectangle 2" x 3.5"

  1 rectangle 2" x 5"

Assemble the block:

All seams are 1/4"

1. Sew the two 2" squares together, press seam

2. Sew the colored 2" x 3.5" rectangle to block as shown, press seam

3. Sew the white 2" x 3.5" rectangle to block as shown, press seam

4. Sew the white 2" x 5" rectangle to block as shown, press seam

Let me know if you plan to join in! Feel free to use the hashtag #scrappyheartquilt21 on Instagram. I'll be back soon to post my January blocks.