Block of the Month

February 1998 - 6" Block

Heart

Fabric

The Heart block uses two different fabrics.

One focus fabric

One background fabric

Cutting the fabric

This block requires:

one 6-1/2" x 3-1/2" of focus fabric

two 3-1/2" squares of focus fabric

two 3 1/2" squares of the background fabric

four 2" squares of background fabric

Piecing the block

	1) Lightly mark a diagonal line on the wrong side of the two 3-1/2" background fabric squares and the four 2" background fabric squares as shown.
	2) Take the 6-1/2" x 3-1/2" rectangle of focus fabric and place one of the 3 1/2" squares of background fabric on the rectangle as shown, right sides together. Sew on the diagonal line marked on the 3-1/2" background fabric square.
	3) Trim fabric 1/4" from the sewn diagonal line as shown. Press seam toward the background fabric.
	4) Take the remaining 3-1/2" square of background fabric and place on top of the unit completed in Step 2 as shown with right sides together. Sew on the diagonal line marked on the 3-1/2" background fabric square.
	5) Trim fabric 1/4" from the sewn diagonal line as shown. Press seam toward the background fabric. The completed units should measure 6-1/2" x 3-12/2".
	6) Take one of the 2" squares of background fabric and place on top of one of the 3-1/2" squares of focus fabric as shown with right sides together. Sew on the diagonal line marked on the 2" background fabric square. Repeat with the remaining 3-1/2" square of focus fabric and one of the 2" squares of background fabric.
	7) Trim fabric 1/4" from the sewn diagonal line as shown. Press seam toward the background fabric.
	8) Take one of the 2" squares of background fabric and place on top of one of the units completed in Step 7 as shown with right sides together. Sew on the diagonal line marked on the 2" background fabric square. Repeat with the remaining Step 7 unit and the remining 2" square of background fabric.
	9) Trim fabric 1/4" from the sewn diagonal line as shown. Press seam toward the background fabric. This completed unit should measure 3-1/2" square.
	10) Piece together the two units created in Step 9 as shown. Press the seam allowance to either side. This finished unit should measure 6-1/2" x 3-1/2".
	11) Piece together the unit created in Step 5 with the unit created in Step 10 to complete the heart block. The finished block should measure 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" which includes a 1/4" seam allowance on all sides.

World Wide Quilting Page * Block of the Month

	one 6-1/2" x 3-1/2" of focus fabric
	two 3-1/2" squares of focus fabric
	two 3 1/2" squares of the background fabric
	four 2" squares of background fabric