It's here! It's finally here! The first block from The Splendid Sampler is finally here! Pat Sloan and Jane Davidson have done a great job organizing this project and I've been on pins and needles waiting for the first block to finally post!
Pat Sloan shared her block, Hearts Aflutter, today and I wanted to show my version of her block:
I just want to hug and squeeze and pet this block non-stop!
I had so much fun making it, and wanted to share with you how I did it. Here's an in-progress photo:
I pieced the block according to the directions and then chose to hand applique the heart onto the block. I cut the heart out of Reynold's Freezer Paper and ironed it to the back side of the fabric. Then, using my Karen Kay Buckley "most awesome scissors in the world", I cut the fabric leaving approximately 1/4"of fabric all of the way around the heart freezer paper. I pinned the heart to the block using teeny tiny applique pins. Shorter pins provide less opportunity for the thread to get caught on them. Ask me how I know! I use a really thin thread and a straw needle to take tiny stitches all of the way around the heart, turning the extra 1/4" of fabric to the inside so the heart has a beautiful edge. Once the stitching was complete, I used my "most awesome scissors in the world" to cut a small slit in the fabric behind the heart to remove the freezer paper.
If you want to see all of the different Hearts Aflutter blocks in a range of gorgeous fabrics, CLICK HERE.
I had so much fun making this block and have so many ideas about how to quilt it! While I won't be showing a tutorial on how to quilt each and every block, I will feature several blocks throughout the year. Do you want to see a tutorial about this block?
If you are looking for a class on free-motion quilting, I am very proud of my Craftsy Class "Free-Motion Quilting with Lines, Curves and Loops."
Pat Sloan shared her block, Hearts Aflutter, today and I wanted to show my version of her block:
I just want to hug and squeeze and pet this block non-stop!
I had so much fun making it, and wanted to share with you how I did it. Here's an in-progress photo:
I pieced the block according to the directions and then chose to hand applique the heart onto the block. I cut the heart out of Reynold's Freezer Paper and ironed it to the back side of the fabric. Then, using my Karen Kay Buckley "most awesome scissors in the world", I cut the fabric leaving approximately 1/4"of fabric all of the way around the heart freezer paper. I pinned the heart to the block using teeny tiny applique pins. Shorter pins provide less opportunity for the thread to get caught on them. Ask me how I know! I use a really thin thread and a straw needle to take tiny stitches all of the way around the heart, turning the extra 1/4" of fabric to the inside so the heart has a beautiful edge. Once the stitching was complete, I used my "most awesome scissors in the world" to cut a small slit in the fabric behind the heart to remove the freezer paper.
If you want to see all of the different Hearts Aflutter blocks in a range of gorgeous fabrics, CLICK HERE.
I had so much fun making this block and have so many ideas about how to quilt it! While I won't be showing a tutorial on how to quilt each and every block, I will feature several blocks throughout the year. Do you want to see a tutorial about this block?
If you are looking for a class on free-motion quilting, I am very proud of my Craftsy Class "Free-Motion Quilting with Lines, Curves and Loops."
1 comment:
very pretty! I love your fabrics
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