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  Nine Patch Hearts This is a very easy block, measure, cut and assemble. I knew I needed a nine patch block, so that's where I started. I had three inch squares left over from another project, so I used those. For a twelve inch finished block you will need: From one color cut five 3 inch squares and one 8 x 5 inch rectangle. (my light pink) From another contrasting or complimenting color cut four 3 inch squares and one 7 x 5 inch rectangle. (my dark pink) From your background cut one 5 inch square and four 2 1/4 inch squares. |
| First, assemble your nine patch block. I pressed to the darker fabric, and then pressed all the seams of the finished nine patch in the same direction. |  |
Add the 7 x 5 rectangle to one side of the nine patch as shown. Then add two 2 1/4 inch squares to each corner and sew diagonally from corner to corner. Now if you want, you may trim off the excess leaving a 1/4 inch seam allowance. (I left mine on since I had dark red fabrics and the double layer of white-on-white helped mask the dark reds underneath the corners.)
Next add the corners to the 8 x 5 rectangle, and then sew it together with the 5 inch background square.
That goes on the top of the block and your block is finished. It should measure exactly 12 1/2 inches.
My sample block is on the left. And on the right is a little heart table topper I saw in a Christmas ad in a magazine, not a quilting magazine either. It looked something like this one, and had a candle and other Christmas goodies sitting on it, which really appealed to me. To make this little topper you would need four hearts and some extra background fabric, plus the backing and binding.
To make a little table topper like that wouldn't be that hard really. First you need four nine patch hearts. You can make them all the same or all differnt. BUT you should use all the same background fabric. When deciding what fabric to use for your background, remember you will also be using it for your topper corners. You will need two 25 inch squares for those corners.
When your nine patch hearts are finished, sew all four together as shown. Next cut those 25 inch squares in half diagonally. If you don't know why, it's so you can sew the bias to the edge of the nine patch hearts square, which is the stretchiest part of the fabric. That will make yout table topper lay flat nicely, and not have wavey edges and stretch out of shape. Because this is a large square you are cutting, I would certainly mark that diagonal line before I attempted to cut it. Folding it to cut it, then finding out you folded it wrong is horrible, ask me how I know. If you've marked it, then you can fold it properly if you must.
If you'd like to make a different size nine patch heart block it easy to figure out the measurements. Just make some smaller or larger nine-patch units whatever size you want. The top of the heart is the same height as two of the rows in your nine-patch, and as wide as the nine-patch unit. (3 plus 3 is 5, minus the 1 inch seam allowances, so we cut the original one 7 inches by 5)
So for a new one, let's say we're using two inch strips for the nine-patch unit, it would be 2 plus 2 is 4 minus the 1 inch seam allowances, so this cut would be 3 inches by the width of the nine-patch which should be 5 inches. The squares for the snowball corners would be the same size as the squares in the nine-patch unit in this case two inches. And the corner square is the height of the rectangles, in this case 3 inches.
The top of the heart is the same height as two of the rows in your nine-patch, and as wide as the nine patch unit. The corner square is the height of the rectangles. The little squares for the corners of the hearts would be the same size as the squares in the nine patch unit.
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(Left) Do you have a child (or even an adult) in your life who loves Halloween? Why not make him or her a Halloween quilt. The purpose of this diagram is to show what a quilt would look like of you used all the same background, and included sashing when putting the quilt together. And the quilt on the right speaks for itself, I hope. Just a simple nine patch hearts quilt set with sashing and corner stones. And below, a holiday table runner.  |
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