Hearts on Fire: Blog Hop

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Carol, from Just Let Me Quilt, posted about this blog hop way back in December. I figured I had lots of time and signed up right away.

Here’s what she said about the challenge:
Make something with a heart in any color, BUT NOT RED…get creative! It can be big or small, in a quilt, a bag, or whatever.

SEW … what to do? I knew I wanted to make a donation baby quilt. I had a pattern in mind I went through my stash and nothing was talking to me … until, I pulled this panel from the bin and it clearly said, “Cut me up.”

This had become a “What was I thinking?” panel. A good one to cut into. I needed (20) 6″ squares and (10) half-square triangles … should be easy … right? Well, when you’re thinking it’s 10 squares … it can become a problem. But, I managed, even if the squares and HST are not all fussy cut to my liking … it’s good. It’s cut!

And this is the result! I used a ruler from Silly Moon called Cupid and made 3″ and 6″ hearts all over the quilt. It was fun to make … and I enjoyed practicing my ruler quilting.

Blog Hop Bloggers

Many bloggers have already posted … make sure you visit them and see what “heart” they came up with!

January 18

January 19

January 20

January 21

January 22

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting! 
Gail 

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53 thoughts on “Hearts on Fire: Blog Hop”

  1. What a cute panel to cut up and make this baby quilt!! I’m sure the recipient will love it. Running late, but finally made it over here!

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  10. This is great! A child will love it. You should be very happy with yourself that you conquered a “What was I thinking” panel!
    P.S., I’m also a Gail

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  15. Oh Gail, I love this and never thought about using those panel or border type prints for it! we are our own worse critic, because it looks wonderful to me! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  17. I think we’ve all bought one or two “what was I thinking” fabrics, but you managed to make this into a beautiful quilt. It shows the love and it has some playful characters to look at…love it! The fabric is really cute, so I’m glad you used it for this because it’s adorable. Thank you for sharing your no-red heart! xo

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  19. I love your quilt–the way the panel cut up is great! and the quilting, using the rulers–awesome! I really like the way the quilted hearts touch each other so you don’t have to keep starting and stopping all the time. Thanks for sharing!

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  24. That’s great, Gail! I don’t think it matters at all that everything isn’t perfectly fussy cut centered blocks. The panel made a wonderful heart landscape anyway. The quilting is the icing on the cake.

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  27. Hi Gail! What a creative use of a panel. Someone is really going to adore this and feel all the love and care you stitched into each area of this sweet quilt. I really love all the heart quilting! ~smile~ Roseanne

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