Saturday, February 6, 2016

XO - Be my Valentine!

Like school supplies in the fall, a charm pack is filled with many possibilities.

first crush mini charm

Crack open the label and spread out these goodies.  What shall I make?

first crush mini charm

Sort out the reds from the lights.

tutorial valentine quilt

Turn those reds into a heart - making a HST with a gray square (draw a line corner to corner and sew a scant to the side of the line.   You want that finished HST to be a 2 1/2 square.

tutorial valentine quilt


Grab that scrap from the HST and position it on the corner of another red square so it lines up straight and tall at 1 1/2''


Finger press so when folded corners line up and sew.   Cut off those extra dog ears.


Take another gray charm square and cut it into 4 pieces, each 1 1/4''.  Use these at the other corner.

tutorial valentine quilt

Assemble your hearts.


Assemble your mini quilt.  Secure two squares of batting - each at 4 1/2'' square - behind the hearts and then sew around the outline.

tutorial valentine quilt

Carefully snip away the excess batting.

tutorial valentine quilt

Make your quilt sandwich and then quilt.

tutorial valentine quilt

 I went with straight lines but avoided any quilting on the hearts because I wanted them to puff (or is it poof?) up.  I've named this project XO!

valentine quilt


I love making projects with mini charm packs. I get all of my precuts from Green Fairy Quilts - so many precuts to choose from!  In my Craftsy shop, you can find a pattern for another heart using a mini charm pack.  I call this one Everyday Love.  


heart quilt


I hope you found this tutorial and quilting tip on a quick project to use a mini charm pack helpful.  I'll be linking up here at Sew Simple Saturdays.  I love the idea of sharing quilting tips each month.  Here are the list of tips I shared previously:


valentine mini quilt



Have a wonderful day! Patty

7 comments:

  1. did you use a charm pack or a mini charm pack? love the mug rug.

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  2. Patty that is really adorable and a great tutorial! Thank you for sharing and for linking up! xo

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  3. Cute puffy poofy hearts :) This is a Sweetwater collection I didn't bite on...but I see I may need to take a second look and perhaps stash a few of those prints!

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  4. Sew sweet! Thank you for sharing how you made this ... :) Pat

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  5. Fantastic just in time for Valentines day also!

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  6. It's like magic! Great tutorial for a sweet Valentine project. Thanks for sharing :)
    Wendy xo

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  7. So adorable herats.Thanks for the tutorial.That fabrics are yummiest!

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