Share your love of quilting by making this ruffled heart quilt for a loved one. This fun and fast quilt will sew together in only a few short hours and will decorate your house for Valentine's Day or your sweet little one's room. Download printable heart template and printable instructions.
Materials:
- Madeira Aerofil all-purpose thread to match fabrics
- Five fat quarters for hearts and binding
- 1 Yard lightweight fusible interfacing
- 2 1/2 Yards cotton fabric
- Chalk
- Scissors
- 28" x 40" Batting
- Iron and ironing board
- Pins
Tools:
- Baby Lock Sewing Machine
- Ruffling foot (optional)
Steps:
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Cut four 9" x 12" pieces from main cotton fabric.
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Cut one 28" x 40" piece from main cotton fabric.
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Print template (attached below) and then trace the heart shapes onto the wrong side of the small fabric pieces using chalk.
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With right sides facing position the pieces on the background fabric in the desired locations. The chalk lines should be facing up.
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Stitch around the heart shape through all layers following the lines.
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Optional: You can choose to add the swirl flourish to one or more of the heart shapes if desired.
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Cut slit through both layers inside the heart shape. Trim the center of the heart out leaving a small seam allowance. Clip the curves to but not through the stitching lines.
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Turn and press the lining to the wrong side through the center of the heart shape.
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Repeat this process for the other three hearts. Your main quilting fabric will appear to have four heart shaped "windows" at this point.
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Cut four 9" x 12" pieces from the interfacing.
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Cut the fat quarters in half lengthwise and sew a seam so they are now 9" x 44" long.
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Attach the ruffling foot to the machine and select a center position straight stitch.
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Adjust your ruffling foot so it is set on 4 stitches per inch and a medium ruffle depth.
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Ruffle the length of the printed fabric on both long sides.
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Adjust and smooth the ruffles out by hand and position the ruffled fabric on the fusible interfacing so the wrong side of the fabric touches the fusible side.
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Press and fuse the ruffled fabric to the interfacing to keep the ruffles in the desired location and fullness pattern.
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Repeat for the remaining ruffles.
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Optional: You can choose to hand fold pleats in the printed fabric as well. Pleating may require additional project time.
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Place one ruffled section under the main fabric piece so the ruffles are visible in the heart shaped frame.
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Stitch along the edge of the heart shape to hold the ruffled section in position. Repeat for the remaining heart shapes.
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Trim away excess ruffled fabric from the back to reduce bulk.
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Layer the remaining cotton fabric batting and the heart quilt top.
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Using a ruler and chalk mark vertical rows of evenly spaced lines for the quilting. This is a great way to keep all the layers together while adding an element of texture to the quilt.
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Once the quilting lines are complete press the quilt and trim away the excess batting and backing fabric.
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With the remaining fat quarter cut 2" bias strips and sew them together to create one complete long strip.
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Sew one edge of the binding along the edge of the quilt folding and mitering the corners as you go. Overlap the ends.
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Wrap the binding around the edge of the quilt and fold under the raw edge. Hand or machine stitch the binding in place.