Dayspring Quilter: Hearts in the Window

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Hearts in the Window - Free Pattern

Hearts in the Window

Finished Size: Approx. 24" square

This quilt was created from my stash during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. There was a worldwide display of "hearts in the window" started by an unknown person as a way for quarantined citizens to show gratitude to front line workers (health workers and essential services). I like fabric way more than paper so I created my heart as a quilted wall hanging. In that same spirit, I'm offering this pattern for free. Please do not share the pattern but instead send people back to my blog to download their own copy. Thank you. Mavis Reynolds

This pattern was designed using my Accuquilt GO cutter but this is not mandatory. Alternate instructions are provided.

Yardage:

1/2 yard of floral

1/2 yard of background

1/2 yard of border fabric

Cutting:

Cut 37 background squares (2 1/2")

Cut 68 floral squares (2 1/2")

Cut 3 strips 2 1/2" wide x width of fabric from background fabric

Cut 4 strips 3 1/2" wide x width of fabric from border fabric

To make pieced squares:

Cut one 2 7/8" square of each of your background and floral fabrics. With right sides together draw a diagonal line from corner to corner and sew a scan quarter inch on either side of the line. Cut along the center line. Open and press to the floral. These two half square triangle squares for for the top left and top right corners of the quilt top. Pay attention to the orientation so that the floral fabric faces towards the center of the heart.

Cut 4 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" squares from each of the floral and background fabric. With right sides together, sew them in pairs one floral to one background piece. Press towards towards the floral.

Trim 2 of these units to 2 1/2" like this so that the smaller piece (approximately 3/4") is the background and the rest is the floral). These blocks create an illusion of a taper towards the bottom of the heart.