Sewing: Twisted Heart Quilt

About three years ago I purchased this cute little quilting ruler and a pattern for a small heart wall hanging with grand intentions. I was however in the middle of building a house and then settling into a new house and then just busy with life. Last month I saw a photo of a butterfly quilt made with this ruler and fell in love with the idea of making one myself using a gorgeous butterfly fabric I had purchased last year without a plan for. But....I was hesitant to dive into a project I would be designing without having worked with the ruler, so I pulled out the heart pattern and some leftover pinks and white fabric and put this together. I am excited with out it turned out and am pleased to share it with you!

First:  cut out the specified number of squares, for this ruler I needed 5" squares, lay out the colors in the desired pattern and assemble using 1/4" seams. Then add the specified boarder, in this case 3 1/2" white boarder.

Second:  Place the ruler on the quilt lining up the seams with the lines on the ruler. Cut all four sides without cutting to far past (or you will have slashes in some of the new squares, I speak from experience). Be careful to keep them in order so you can reassemble them in the correct order.

Third:  Piece the quilt back together (I sewed sets of two and then sewed those together to make squares, but however you need to so you don't get them confused or out of order).

Fourth:  Add boarders to personal taste and desired finished size. Layer with batting and backing and quilt as you like! I meandered over the heart and stitched a 1/4" inside each of the boarders.

Finish:  Bind with matching or contrasting fabric of choice. I used a gray in the same pattern as the pink and red I used for the heart. I also attached a rod pocket for hanging. I love how it turned out!

What quilting project have you been excited to try? I would love to hear about it!!!


* If you would like to try a quilt like this, the ruler can be found on Amazon.