Have you been looking for an easy foundation-piecing block to use for your scraps? This is it--and it's also perfect to teach a friend foundation piecing. For more detailed instructions on each step of the quiltmaking process, see our Basic Lessons.
Directions
Make one copy of the paper foundation for each heart block you wish to make. (To print out the foundation pattern, click on the Foundation Patterns link at left. The quilt pattern presented in QM Jan/Feb '01 (No. 77) requires 10 heart blocks.
For each block, use light scraps for the background patches and a contrasting fabric for the heart. Following numerical order, foundation piece the block. Trim away excess fabric and paper along the outer lines. Do not yet remove the paper from the block.
Sew together the heart blocks with plain blocks or join rows of heart blocks for a cute crib quilt. See the January/February 2001 issue of Quiltmaker for our Hearts for Linus version of a finished quilt.
A Pro Bono Quilt For You To Make
Quiltmaker is pleased to announce that the national Project Linus organization is continuing as it was originally established with only a change in staff. The new contact information is as follows:
The web site address continues to be www.projectlinus.org, and local chapters remain as before.
Quiltmaker invites you to use this pattern for Make-A-Blanket Day February 17, 2001. Ways you can help:
Make and take blocks to your local chapter and help them sew the blocks into quilts on Make A Blanket Day.
Make quilts following the pattern in the Jan/Feb '01 (No. 77) issue of Quiltmaker magazine or using any set you wish. Send them to a Project Linus chapter of your choice, or to us by March 30, 2001.
For more information and to find a Project Linus chapter near you, visit the Project Linus web site at www.projectlinus.org .
Have you been looking for an easy foundation-piecing block to use for your scraps? This is it--and it's also perfect to teach a friend foundation piecing. For more detailed instructions on each step of the quiltmaking process, see our 