It didn't take long to come up with something (as i have a big old sketch book full of ideals for new quilts!) to pick out a simple heart design.Matter of fact it took longer to name the quilt than it did to design it! OK so I didn't name it, my Aunt G. did when I was completely clueless as to what to call it. It took a whole minute to come up with the Have A Heart name. Sometimes that woman is just to smart for her own good!
I quickly spotted a perfect looking Moda Layer Cake (Winter Wonderland) at my local quilt shop, The Wooden Spool (Effingham IL.) that would be perfect to make a sample of the quilt. I also picked up a little matching yardage just to be sure I had enough creams for the background. I also picked out some prefect swirly Cream Minky/Cuddle fabric from Shannon fabrics for the backing. Once home I got to work right away, cutting the layer cake down into 5" squares. And laid out on the design wall.
Once I had everything ready to be sewn I thoughtfully asked (OK so I begged) My Aunt to do the sewing for me. What can i say except that I am more at home at my quilting machine than I am at my sewing machine! It didn't take her long, just a couple of hours and the quilt top was finished.
That very night I took it to my quilting machine and got to quilting, I was excited and I wanted to bring it to show a few friends the net day! I used Quilters Dream Wool Batting (the quilt was just screaming to be a soft puffy quilt!) Using Essential Pro thread from Connecting Threads in both Red (for the heart) and Cream (for the background) i quickly finished the quilt up!
I wanted to share the pattern with you sooner however I also thought that since some had paid to take the class I wanted to be sure they got the pattern first! This past Friday & Saturday the class took place so its time to pass the pattern on to all of you as well. I only ask a couple of things from you. #1 If you do make this quilt using my pattern, please consider making one for your local Project Linus Chapter or another charity in your area. #2 Please don't make and sell any of the quilts made from my pattern, that's not what it is for. You are welcome to make and give them away but please don't make money off of them. #3, Please don't remove my name or any of my contact info from the pattern. and #4 Please remember I am not a pro at pattern writing, there will be mistakes and flaws and better ways to do things than the way I did them. But remember this was made for beginners so simple was, at least in my mind, the best way to go!
On another note, this will be my last official job as a Project Linus Assistant. I have decided that it is past time to move on and let someone else enjoy in on all the fun. Just because I have decided to move on does not mean that I will not support our local Linus Chapter, Its just that as the time passes and the world changes I also change. Its time for me to start doing some of the things that I have been putting off for years and using some of that free time for me.
So without further adieu, here it is, Have A Heart!
Have A Heart
(Link should take you to the Google Drive download!)
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