Happy Valentine's Day!

Today is the day of love and hearts - Happy Valentine's Day! 

Back in January, I shared a post full of free heart patterns from multiple designers, and now it's time for a free heart block from me - an outlined heart. This heart block has an unfinished size of 9" x 12 1/2", and uses the stitch 'n flip method, suitable for confident beginners - let's get started!

Materials for 1 block
1 fat quarter each of red, background, and outline fabric

Cutting for 1 block
Cut the following, labeling each piece.

Outline Fabric:

OA    1 (one) 7″ x 7″ square

OB    2 (two) 2″ x 3¹/₂″ rectangles

OC    2 (two) 2″ x 2″ squares

OD    2 (two) 1¹/₂″ x 6¹/₂″ rectangles

Background:

BA    1 (one) 7″ x 7″ square

BB    2 (two) 1¹/₂″ x 1¹/₂″ squares

BC    2 (two) 3″ x 3″ squares

Red:

HA   1 (one) 5″ x 5″ square

HB    2 (two) 2″ x 5″ rectangles

Block Construction

Make the lower hearts

Mark a diagonal on each 7″ x 7″ background square (BA) and each red 5″ x 5″ square (HA).

Place BA and OA right sides together, stitch a scant ¹/₄″ on each side of the diagonal line. Cut on line for two HST’s. Trim to 6¹/₂″ x 6¹/₂″. Press.

Place marked HA's on top of OA's, stitch on the line. Trim excess. Press.

Make upper heart units

Mark diagonal lines on 2 (two) outline 2″ x 2″ squares OC.

Place on ends of 2 (two) red 2″ x 5″ rectangles (HB) stitch on line. Trim excess, press to HB.

Lay outline fabric 2″ x 3¹/₂″ rectangles (OB) on the other end of each unit, drawing a diagonal line on each as shown. Stitch on line. Trim excess, press.

Make upper outline units

Mark diagonal lines on 2 (two) background 1¹/₂″ x 1¹/₂″ squares (BB). Place on ends of 2 (two) outline 1¹/₂″ x 6¹/₂″ rectangles (OD), as shown. Stitch on line. Trim excess, press.

Stitch upper heart units to lower heart units, nesting seams, and matching any others. Press seam open.

Add upper outline units to top, pressing seam open.

Stitch both heart halves together, press seam open.

Mark diagonal lines on each 3″ x 3″ background square BC.

Place on upper corners over OB and OD. Stitch on the line. Trim and press for final block.

Need more hearts? How about a parade of my Valentine quilt patterns, available in my Etsy shop. 

The newest addition, Wrap Up Some Love, is full of hearts and adorable kitties. It's my current favorite to snuggle under!

The rest of the list includes table runners:
Love Match, with it's striking red, black, and white theme

Love Abounds, full of beautiful interlocking applique hearts in two versions: 
as outlines

or filled in

Sweetheart table runner, an easy pieced and scrappy runner

and the Heart to Heart table runner of stacked hearts, with matching place mats.

With all these hearts, I'm wishing you a Happy Valentine's Day!

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