The second Island Batik Ambassador project for the year was to make a mini quilt. When I started my Galentine mug rugs, I was already thinking ahead to what I wanted to make for my mini quilt too!
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I started with some red and pink Island Batik scraps (all sent to me by Island Batik either last year or this year as part of the ambassador program). I pressed the scraps onto Pellon 808 Craft Fuse.
Next, I cut 2" hearts from the pieces. (All steps exactly the same as the Galentine mug rugs!) This time I made 38 hearts.
Next I cut a fat quarter of a light background fabric for the quilt top and a fat quarter of a pink/peach for the backing, then made a quilt sandwich using Warm & Natural batting. I didn't even pin baste it because it seemed to stay put well enough without it.
I used my acrylic ruler and hera marker to mark a grid with both horizontal and vertical lines spaced 1 1/2" apart.
I used the intersections of the grid to line up the bottom tips of the hearts, arranging them into one large heart shape.
Once all the hearts were secured, I quilted an additional line between each vertical line, just because I like the look of more dense quilting lines.
I trimmed the quilt to 17" x 19" and machine bound it using 2 1/4" double fold binding.
I gave away all my mug rugs, so I'm excited to have a matching mini quilt that I get to keep!
Happy Valentine's Day, quilty friends!
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Lovely! I like how you take and idea and keep working with it, Laura. So often I feel I have one idea and immediately get pulled to another before I can refine and explore more.
ReplyDeleteIt’s breathtaking!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Like a floating heart shaped cloud of hearts!
ReplyDeleteSo cute.
ReplyDeleteGood idea to use the same technique for both projects this month. I really love these hearts and the way hanging is spectacular.
ReplyDeleteSew cute!!! Love the barn as a backdrop for your photos.
ReplyDeletePretty, I like that the hearts can move.
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute mini quilt! Fabulous design!
ReplyDeleteIt's just a pretty as the mug rugs.
ReplyDeleteReally like the simplicity and uniqueness of the design. Your hearts are so perfect!!
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely Laura! I love the idea of the 3D hearts.
ReplyDeleteLove it! And more quilting is always better :) I love that you arranged the hearts to make a giant heart.
ReplyDeleteThese hearts are a great way to embellish a quilt.
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