Hi All! This is Jera from Quilting In The Rain and I am thrilled to be posting on U Create for the first time! A little bit about myself…
- I started quilting 5 years ago and immediately got the quilting bug.
- I work full time (in the biotech industry) and started my blog one year ago as an outlet to my creative side.
- I quickly learned that I love teaching others to quilt, hence all of my tutorials. Stop by my blog for simple, unique and clear tutorials! 🙂
- I am a self-described fabric addict – gorgeous fabrics are what inspire me to quilt!
- My dream is to open a fabric shop – my online shop will launch this Fall!
- And lastly, I’m a mommy-to-be! I’m 10 weeks along!
Thanks so much for checking out my tutorial. As mentioned above, I love simple and this tutorial is only 3 steps…
Materials (57″ x 50.5″ quilt top):
- 1 jelly roll (you will have plenty of leftover strips!)
- 1 solid white jelly roll
- 3 yards backing
Step 1 – Trim the strips from both the colored and solid white jelly roll to the exact measurements represented in the cutting diagram below. (Note: the measurements below are the exact cutting measurements of the unfinished pieces). Since a jelly roll strip is 2.5″x44″ long, in some cases you will need to sew a couple of strips together and then trim it to get the measurements shown below.
Step 2 – Using a 1/4″ seam allowance, sew all the pieces in each row together, and then sew all rows together. 
Step 3 – Add the borders. Sew enough strips together until you have these measurements:
- Left and right borders – 46.5″ long. Sew these on first.
- Top and bottom borders – 57″ long.
Baste and quilt. Sew together six leftover strips to create the binding. A binding tutorial can be found here.
That’s it! Simple and absolutely beautiful! Thank you for checking out my tutorial! Happy Quilting! -Jera at www.QuiltingInTheRain.blogspot.com
Isn’t it beautiful?! Lately I’m really loving quilts with lots of white material in between! Jera thanks again for sharing this amazing tutorial with us!
LOVE THAT!! You may now be responsible for me starting to quilt now!
This is beautiful:) Sandra H
Oh, that is so lovely!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
I love this heart quilt and super love your simple-to-follow-and-easy-to-understand tutorials!!! I am a new quilter who would certainly not call myself a sew-er, so your blog immediately went to my favourites list!
Thanks everyone for your kind comments! Happy quilting! 🙂
Its so simple and so very pretty!
I love this! In fact, I’m starting it tomorrow. Can’t wait to see how it turns out. Thanks for the fabulous tutorial!
What a Fun QUILT! Thanks so much for the Tutorial!!
Thank you so much for this tutorial! It was the second quilt I’ve ever made and it was a super easy baby gift that everyone raved over.
Hi there! I loved this quilt so much, I just made it as a baby quilt too! Here is a link to it, I also gave credit for finding it here on your blog…enjoy! Thanks again…Tiffiny @smiliemommy =) http://www.freepatchworkquiltinfo.com/2013/12/baby-quilt-with-heart.html
So, I encountered this pattern a while ago, and have wanted to make it since. From Mid January this year, until Feb 14, I made three quilts like this for my favorite valentines…Darling Hubby, DD, and DS all got one, though I lengthened with background colors, and varied the heart. Your patterns are very inspiring! Thanks for sharing.
This is *perfect* for Christmas gifts for our daughters!! Thanks for developing the pattern and sharing!, Jera!
Love this – but as a beginner I think I’ll start with a pillow – I’ll have to adjust lengths – it will be cute as a Valentine pillow for couch ( hopefully) ha ha
The strip lengths don’t work unless you use 1/2” seams