Heart Wall Hanging

Finished Size: 80cm x 80cm (31.5" x 31.5")

Materials Required

Heavy Floral Print 115cm (45") wide material	.50 meter
Light Background 115cm (45") wide material	.60 meter
1st Border 115cm (45") wide material	.30 meter
2nd Border 115cm (45") wide material	.30 meter
Backing 115cm (45") wide material	1 meter (extra given)
Binding (packaged) or Make your own	4 meter (extra given)
Quilt Fuse™	1.3 meter (extra 6" added)
Batting	87cm x 87cm (34" x 34") Piece
Muslin	6" by the finished width of quilt (for Hanging sleeve)
Light Coloured Quilters Pencil	to mark half square triangles
Iron with steam setting	to fuse squares
Safety Pins	to pin the quilt sandwich
Wood Dowel or Small drapery rod	1 for hanging

Cutting Instructions

Heavy Floral Print 115cm (45") wide material	Cut 107 squares for heart Cut 8 squares for corners Cut 22 squares for half square triangles
Light Background Print 115cm (45") wide material	Cut 138 squares for back ground Cut 8 squares for corners Cut 22 squares for half square triangles
1st Border 115cm (45") wide material	Cut 68 squares
2nd Border 115cm (45") wide material	Cut 68 squares

Note: all squares are to be cut 2"x2"

Setting Up

1. Lay the 1.3 meter piece of Quilt Fuse™ on a flat surface which can be ironed on (towels on a table work well), bumpy side up. Note:15 1/4 cm (6" or 3 rows) have been added to the Quilt Fuse™ in case any size adjustments are needed. Start laying your pieces in the row following the outside three rows that have been added.

2. Cut Heavy floral print into seven 5cm (2") wide strips. Then cut the seven strips into 137 5cm x 5cm (2" by 2") squares.

3. Cut Light background print into eight 5cm (2") wide strips. Then cut the eight strips into 168 5cm x 5cm (2" by 2") squares.

4. To make the half square triangles take 22 squares of the Heavy floral print and 22 squares of the Light background print. Using the Quilters Pencil and a ruler draw a line diagonally from one corner to the other on the wrong side of either the Heavy floral print or the Light background print. Lay one square of the Heavy floral print on top of one square of the Light background print, right sides together and the diagonal line on top. Using the diagonal line as a guide stitch a 1/4" seam on both sides of the line. Once all 22 squares are sewn together cut them apart along the center diagonal line. Press.

5. Following the coloured diagram above lay the Heavy floral print squares and the Light background print squares out row by row.

6. Once the desired look is achieved set your iron to the wool setting with light steam. Using moderate pressure press the fabric squares onto the Quilt Fuse™. Work in a set pattern (left to right/ top to bottom) and overlap previously fused area, holding iron in place for approximately 12-15 seconds. Important: do not slide the iron over the fabric squares, pick it up and move it from section to section so the fabric squares don't shift.

Sewing Instructions

1. Fold the first vertical column, right sides together, along the dotted line making sure the fold is straight. Stitch a scant ¼ inch seam down the entire length following grid line. Continue to stitch each column, being careful to keep them straight as you sew. Lightly steam or finger-press all seams in the same direction. Optional: you may want to clip the seams where the grid lines intersect for easier stitching. Fold and stitch across each horizontal row in the same manner as the vertical.

2. Lay the quilt backing out on a table or large area, right side down. Next place the quilt batting on top of the backing, and lastly place the quilt top right side up on top. Pin with safety pins all layers of your quilt sandwich together.

3. Quilt the wall hanging together using stitch in the ditch, stippling, or by any other means desired.

4. Remove the safety pins and trim the batting and backing.

5. Bind the quilt using one of the methods from our Border & Bindings page or using pre-packaged bias tape.

6. To add a fabric sleeve for hanging cut a piece of muslin 6 inches wide by the width of the quilt. Turn under 1/2 inch on each end and press. Turn under 1/2 inch on each end again and stitch. With right sides together stitch a 1/2 inch seam on the long edge of the hanging sleeve. Press seam allowances open. Turn casing right side out, centering seam and pressing flat. Pin sleeve to back of quilt close to top edge and 1 inch away from the sides. Hand-stitch sleeve to quilt along upper and lower sleeve edges; stitching through the backing and batting but not the front.

7. Insert rod or wood dowel and hang as desired.