Hive 8 July Tutorial: Scrappy Heart Block

Hi all, Francis from the Netherlands here.


I have chosen this big (16") block. 

I make 'Droomdekentjes' sort of comfort blankets for children who are sick or who are in a not so nice place in their life. These blocks will make a great Droomdekentje for some girl :-)

The colors for these blocks can be RED-PINK-PURPLE-LILAC in all their shades.

So a red-pink is fine, a red-lilac, a red-purple, a purple lilac, or a purple-pink , 

whatever you think will look nice together :-)
Also a LOW VOLUME background is what I want for this block.

Now on to the cutting directions:

Cut 4 Low Volume Square blocks each measuring 5″ x 5″

Cut 2 Color 1 (purple) blocks each measuring 5″ x 5″

Cut 2 Color 2 (lilac) blocks each measuring 5″ x 5″

Cut 3 Color 1 (purple) blocks each measuring 4.5″ x 4.5″

Cut 3 Color 2 (lilac) blocks each measuring 4.5″ x 4.5″

Cut 2 Low Volume Blocks each measuring 4.5″ x 4.5″

Sewing Instructions:

Draw a diagonal line on the 4 Low Volume 5x5 squares. Place them right sides together on a Color 1 and Color 2 5x5"block, stitch 1/4" besides this line on both sides of the line. Cut the line and you have 8 Half Square Triangles.

 (Using 2 Low Volume and the 2 Color 1 squares together make 4 half square triangles)

 (Using 2 Low Volume and the 2 Color 2 squares together make 4 half square triangles)

 Trim each half square triangle block to a 4.5″ x 4.5″ square.

Lay out all the HST and the remaining squares according to the image below.

Sew each row together to make the block.

And you're done! 

I want to thank you in advance for making some girl happy with this quilt :-)