Be My Mini...

Hey All...

SewMamaSew is hosting a tutorial contest, so I'm linking up tonight! Here it is, my Mini Heart Tutorial. I'm also linking this tutorial up to The CSI Project for their seeing Red challenge.

 

Supplies:

I used Bliss Scraps for my heart. 

The biggest pieces for the top were 2- 5.25" sqaures. 

But you could easily use a FQ of whatever you want your heart to be.

FQ of background fabric (I used white)

Rotary Cutting supplies (mat, ruler, blade)

Pencil

ALWAYS use a 1/4" seam for this tutorial

 Cut your pieces to the following sizes.

Of your RED (heart) fabric:

2- 5.25" squares

1- 4" square

Of your White (background) fabric:

6- 2" squares

1- 4" square

2- 2" x 3.5" rectangles

2- 2" x 7.75" (not shown)

2- 2" x 12.5" (not shown)

 Step 1:

Use your ruler to draw a diagonal line on the WRONG side of all 6 of your 2" squares and the WRONG side of your 4" square.

 Step 2: 

Pin your 2" squares right sides to the right side of your 5.25" squares (as shown, I placed my pins in the same direction as my pencil marks so you can see which way they should be.)

Also, pin your 4" squares right sides together.

 Step 3:

For your 2" squares, you will sew directly on your pencil mark, but for your 4" square, you will sew a seam a 1/4" on each side of the pencil mark,

 Cut directly on your pencil mark. Press with seams open.

 

For your 2" corners, you need to cut a 1/4" from your seam.

Press out with seams open.

Step 4:

Trim your two top squares to 5"

Step 5:

Trim your two lower squares to 3.5"

Step 6:

Sew your two top squares right sides together USING A 1/2" SEAM (this is the only 1/2" seam you will use) Make sure you match the middle point of the heart and pin from there. Press with seams open.

Step 7:

Now pin your two rectangles right sides together to the outside of your two bottom squares.

Press with seams open.

Step 8:

Sew your two bottom pieces right sides together. 

Step 9:

Pin your pressed bottom to your pressed top starting from the to middle seams, matched right sides together. Sew it together.

 Step 10:

Trip your completed heart block to 9.25" x 7.75".

Step 11:

Sew your 2- 2" x 7.75" strips right sides together on the left and right side of the heart.

Press with seams open.

 Step 12:

Sew your last 2 strips (2" x 12.5") right sides together to the top and bottom of your heart.

Press with seams open.

 Step 13: 

 Trim it up!

(Approx. 12.5" x 10.5")

Step 14:

Sandwich, baste, quilt, and bind! 

There you have it! A completed Valentine's Heart Mini Quilt!

And just for kicks I'm throwing in some pictures of a couple others I made based off the Heart Mini Quilt Tutorial. Enjoy!