Valentine's Day is all about hearts, so it's a perfect time to share about the MINI Exploding Heart pattern cover quilt!
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I made this quilt awhile ago, but didn't take any progress photos while making it! You'd think I'd never blogged about my quilts before! (Face palm.) But it's still a finished quilt, so it deserves its spotlight on the blog!
The MINI Exploding Heart quilt is just the same as the original, only smaller! The original makes a 72" x 72" throw size, but this one is a 36" x 36" wall hanging size.
I used lots of solid pink fabrics from my stash for the heart. They're a mix of different manufacturers and a range from baby pink to coral to hot pink. After piecing the top, I used an 80/20 batting and a small free-motion meander on my longarm for the quilting. And yes, I used pink thread! You can't see it from a few feet away - only up close!
Sometimes I like to bind my quilts with a contrasting fabric color to create a frame, but this time I opted for black so the binding blended in to the background. I don't have any rules about that; I just let the quilt tell me what it wants.
The Exploding Heart quilt pattern was first released in 2020, then this smaller size was released in 2024.
And this one has a matching sticker! (There are also notecards in my shop!)
The quilt made an appearance in my 2023 Quilt Market booth too!
You can get the pattern in my shop, or you might find it in your local quilt shop!
I've made three MINI Exploding Heart quilts, and you can see the other two HERE and HERE. And I'm actually working on a fourth one right now! Maybe I'll finish it and get it blogged before the end of the year! Ha!
Now it's your turn! What have you finished that you'd like to share this week? Link up a Facebook post, Instagram post, or blog post!
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Your Exploding Hearts quilts are lovely! The little one is very cute, happy stitching and happy Valentine's Day!
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ReplyDeleteLove it! I am eventually going to piece all my blocks into a top. LOL
ReplyDeletelove the pattern just finished mine in blues
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