Hearts on Fire

I had a request yesterday from someone for my Hearts on Fire quilt pattern. I realized I didn't have it up at my Etsy shop, so I reactivated it. Do you remember this? All raw edge appliqué using batiks.

Hearts on Fire: 46" x 63"

I made this quilt almost 25 years ago. I donated it for a charity fund raiser (never doing that again!) and I truly hope the new owner treasures it.

Here are a few of the steps I took when I made a smaller quilt using some Benartex fabrics:

Five block Hearts on Fire

What's fun is that when you cut out the larger hearts, you get a small heart as a bonus!

A left and right half-heart with bonus tiny heart halves

Then, as you cut using freezer paper as your template, you can get another set of small hearts out of the fabric rectangles.

Here is a single block from the front after stitching. The rectangle halves are stitched FIRST, and then joined with the center vertical seam.

Single heart block

Here is a closeup from the back. Yes, I clipped away the background fabric from behind the appliqué. It reduces bulk.

Single heart block from the wrong side

Of course, that gives me some more half-hearts. Those are what you see in the outside borders of the quilt at the top. Nothing is wasted!!

This was the first of several appliqué shapes in my Cookie Cutter series. I actually made a quilt top using all the blocks. I had it for sale at my Etsy shop, but no buyers, so it's taking a rest.

Cookie Cutter Sampler quilt top: 53" x 54"

Don't you just love all those fun shapes, the kind you can get from a cookie cutter?!