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BlockSize:8inchesFinished
(Noborderingfabricorsashing–thiswillbeleftuptotherecipient)
Fabrics:
• “Print”-Ahappy,brightpastelsolidorprintreminiscentofacandyheart.Pleasenote:nosayingsaretobeadded–justletthefabricspeakforitself.Seethecolorsamplesonthenextpageforinspiration(Figure1).
• “Background”-Awhitefabric,eithersolidwhiteorTone-On-Tonemonochromatic.
SuppliesNeededBesidestheObvious:
• Sharppencil
• ruler
CuttingListforEachHeart:
• (Two)8½inchesby4½inchesofthePrint
• (Two)4½inchesby4½inchesoftheBackground
• (Four)1½inchesby1½inchesoftheBackground
Instructions:
• GathertheBackgroundsquaresyoujustcut.Takethepencilandruleranddrawadiagonallinefromcornertocorneronthewrongsideseachofthesquares.Seeimagesonnextpage(Figure2).
• Layoutthetwo(2)Printrectangles,rightsidesup.Placethetwo(2)largeBackgroundsquaresonthebottomsofthetwo(2)Printrectanglesasshown.Sewalongthediagonallines.Trimto¼”seamallowances.Presstosetseams,thenpressseamsononehalfofthehearttothelightside,thenpresstheseamsontheotherhalfofthehearttowardsthedarkside–soyourseamsnestleagainsteachotherfornicesharppoints.(Figure3)
• Repeatforthesmallsquares-placethefour(4)smallBackgroundsquaresalongthetopsofthetwo(2)Printrectanglesasshown.Sewalongthediagonallines.***NOTE–Beforeyoutrimyourbottomtrianglesaway,comparethetwohalvesagainsteachotherandmakesureyouhaveaLeftandaRight!***Trimto¼”seamallowances.Presstosetseams,thenpressseamsoppositeforsharppoints.(Figure4)
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• Placethetwo(2)PrintrectangleswiththeirlittleBackgroundpiecesattachedrightsidestogetherwiththelongsectionofthePrintbeingthecenteroftheheart.Sewdownthemiddleseamwitha¼”seamallowance.Presstosetseam,thenpresstothesideofyourchoice.(Figure5,Figure6).Trimto8½inchesUnfinished(8incheswhenfinished).
TahDah!!!!CandyHeartCompleted.Nowgomakeawholebunchmore!J
Savethebigtrianglecut-offsandsewintoHSTsrightawaytoincludeinafutureproject!
AllisonR.HearthasgraciouslygrantedherpermissiontouseherHeartBlockforourCandyHeartBOM.Visitherwebsiteatwww.cluckclucksew.comforlayoutideasandmoreinspiration!Clickonthe“Tutorials/FreePatterns”tabatthetopofherwebsiteforthe“SimpleHeartsQuilt”tutorial.Thereisafree,printableHeartBlockpatternatwww.cluckclucksew.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Heart-Blocks-Pattern.pdfor“HeartBlockPattern”
FIGURE1-SUGGESTEDCOLORS
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FIGURE3-PLACEMENTOFPIECES
FIGURE2-CUTPIECES
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FIGURE4-SEWANDTRIMLIKETHIS
FIGURE5-SEWTHEHEARTDOWNTHEMIDDLEASSHOWN
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FIGURE6-COMPLETEDHEARTBLOCK(WITHOUTSASHING)