Heart quilt block
Two square lobes with small stitch-and-flip corners on top, and two large half-square triangles for the point.
The Heart is pieced on a 4 × 4 grid, so a 12" block has 3" grid squares.
Cutting for 6", 8", 10", 12" blocks
| Fabric | Pieces | Cut | 6" block | 8" block | 10" block | 12" block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| main | Squares | 2 | 3½" | 4½" | 5½" | 6½" |
| background | Stitch-and-flip corners | 4 | 1¼" | 1½" | 1¾" | 2" |
| main | Half-square triangles | 1 | 3⅞" | 4⅞" | 5⅞" | 6⅞" |
| background | Half-square triangles | 1 | 3⅞" | 4⅞" | 5⅞" | 6⅞" |
Cut sizes include ¼" seam allowances.
How to sew a 12" Heart block
Make 2 stitch-and-flip units, 6" finished. Lay a 2" background square on 2 corners of a 6½" main square, sew corner to corner, trim ¼" past the seam and press.
Make 2 half-square triangles, 6" finished. Pair a 6⅞" main square with a 6⅞" background square right sides together. Draw a line corner to corner, sew ¼" on both sides of it, cut on the line and press. Each pair makes 2.
Lay out the units as drawn and sew them into 2 rows. Press the seams of each row the opposite way from the one before so they nest, then sew the rows together. The block measures 12" finished, 12½" with seam allowance.
Quilts made with the Heart block
Heart baby quilt patternTo paint it on a board, the Heart barn quilt pattern has the measurements for 2, 4 and 8 ft boards and the paint for each color.
Design a quilt with this block
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