Scrappy Pink Heart Block

Scrappy Pink Heart Block

 

Today was a busier day, so I did not get to play on

my sewing machine until after dinner. 

 

Since I have been joining in the

Rainbow Scrap Challenge at So Scrappy 

on Saturdays, I decided to sew pink.

 

Since Valentine's Day is coming and I do not have a table topper for this holiday, it seemed like a good time to turn some of my pink scrap fabrics into a holiday project.

 

16 patch heart block

 

This is my pattern ... a pink post-it note stuck to my machine. After I started sewing I actually went a little more scrappy and put some pink HSTs inside the heart with my scraps.

The basic pattern calls for:

8 HST of pink and white to form the heart

2 white squares on the bottom outside corners

6 pink squares

You can make the block in any size.  I decided to make a block that will finish at 16 inches square.

So I cut:

8 white 5" squares
8 pink 5" squares
2 white 4.5 inch squares
6 inch 5" pink squares  (OR ... a few 4.5 inch pink squares
                                       and a few pink 5 squares (to make HSTs),
                                       as shown in my block)

To sew:

 

pair the 8 white and 8 pink squares; draw lines for your HST

chain sew

 

cut in half

press toward pink

trim and square to 4.5"

 

(Note:  if you are adding pink HST pairs, make these in the same manner)

 



layout block

sew in pairs and then into four quarter block units

 

sew into halves

your block is done!

 

May you have a Happy Heart!

 

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