XO - Be my Valentine!

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

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

Sort out the reds from the lights.

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.

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.

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.

Carefully snip away the excess batting.

Make your quilt sandwich and then 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!

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.  

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:

• Staying Organized
• Marking Quilting Lines
• Webbing
• Disappearing 9 Patch

Have a wonderful day! Patty