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21 Jul

Free Heart Quilt Pattern

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.

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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:

  1. Left and right borders – 46.5″ long. Sew these on first.
  2. 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. 

heart-quilt-tutorial

That’s it! Simple and absolutely beautiful! Thank you for checking out my tutorial! Happy Quilting! -Jera at www.QuiltingInTheRain.blogspot.com

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Comments

  1. Kari says

    July 21, 2011 at 3:06 PM

    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!

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  2. mama walker says

    July 21, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    LOVE THAT!! You may now be responsible for me starting to quilt now!

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  3. Sandra says

    July 21, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    This is beautiful:) Sandra H

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  4. jbsews says

    July 21, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    Oh, that is so lovely!

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  5. Canadian Kristin says

    July 21, 2011 at 10:33 PM

    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!

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  6. Quilting In The Rain says

    July 23, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    Thanks everyone for your kind comments! Happy quilting! 🙂

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  7. Heckety says

    July 27, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    Its so simple and so very pretty!

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  8. Nenna says

    August 6, 2011 at 2:13 AM

    I love this! In fact, I’m starting it tomorrow. Can’t wait to see how it turns out. Thanks for the fabulous tutorial!

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  9. Christine L says

    February 9, 2013 at 1:57 PM

    What a Fun QUILT! Thanks so much for the Tutorial!!

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  10. Jill says

    May 10, 2013 at 12:02 AM

    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.

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  11. Tiffiny Quilts says

    December 4, 2013 at 4:32 PM

    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

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  12. DL says

    April 1, 2017 at 3:23 AM

    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.

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  13. Denise says

    October 1, 2017 at 8:32 AM

    This is *perfect* for Christmas gifts for our daughters!! Thanks for developing the pattern and sharing!, Jera!

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  14. Patcee says

    January 9, 2021 at 3:55 PM

    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

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  15. Beverly says

    January 30, 2021 at 10:06 AM

    The strip lengths don’t work unless you use 1/2” seams

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