Heart Quilt

The thing about having four kids is that if you make one a quilt, you’re going to make them all a quilt.

This is the quilt for my third. She has very particular tastes and she preferred to choose a pattern, so she would have a better idea of how the finished product would look.

I used Quilty Hearts by Emily Dennis at quiltylove.com. It uses a four-patch design on the bias in pinks, reds and white to make hearts, then adds strips of diagonal sashing.

It’s a very easy pattern to use and the instructions were great. The quilt top came together quite quickly.

I mostly used Art Gallery Fabrics. The prints are all from the Love Struck Fabric Collection and the solids are from their pure solids collection.

For the background I used Kona snow. This is my favourite “white” fabric. It’s just a bit off-white and gives a softer look.

For the backing, I used Moonscape by Dear Stella in Apricot. I chose the wide-back, just to make things a bit easier.

I did all the quilting as straight-line quilting, but it makes an “x” shape – like a kiss! So it’s definitely on theme.

This was a beast to sew on my standard machine, because of the constant switching of directions and the need to roll up the quilt again with many of the directional switches. I’m seriously considering a machine with a higher tower height!

But the results were worth the extra effort – so crinkly! I adore this texture. It’s just heaven. I used cotton batting and cotton thread to help with the crinkly effect.

Quilt Summary

Pattern: Quilty Hearts by Emily Dennis at quiltylove.com

Quilt Top:

• Solids: Art Gallery Fabrics Pure Solids
  • Hibiscus 
  • Cactus Flower 
  • Sweet Pink
  • Quartz Pink
• Prints: Love Struck Fabric Collection by Art Gallery Fabrics Studio
  • Sweet on You
  • Love Letters
  • Pieces of You
  • Love Lane
  • Cherry-ish You

Background: Kona Snow

Binding: Skip a Beat (also from the Love Struck Fabric Collection by Art Gallery Fabrics Studio)

Backing: Moonscape by Dear Stella in Apricot

Batting: Quilters Dream 100% Cotton Batting – 4oz Loft 

Thread: Gütermann Cotton thread in white. 

Size: 72″ x 95″ (Twin).