Simple art from my heart quilting to make a paper +fabric card, wall hanging, or little prayer flag to send or bring with you to someone who needs it!
You don't even need a pattern for some thing like these! I made these two the night before I personally delivered them to family members independently hospitalized on different floors of the same hospital after emergency hospitalizations.
Lifted my own heart to make and set them up in their windowsills as other caring cards arrived from long distance mailings.
Made for a quilted swap. I made 3 of these but never heard from the recipients or received my own gifts in return. But they were still made with care and sent with prayer!
My String Pieced Prayer Pocket Pillow make with strings or solids and use the little pocket in the back...for sending good wishes of any kind
Making a (Cardiac) Heart Pillow
perfect for post surgery for either cardiac or breast cancer patients, hugging a pillow over the heart after cardiac surgery or under the arm after breast surgery have been shown to help significantly with post-operative pain.
Origami 'Petal Bag' Tutorial
Make a quilt with either string pieced hearts or applique'd hearts:
Or with my own design and liberated piecing as I went along.
*Free Heart Themed Quilt Patterns
And
And from around the web that weaves its way into our days and often into late nights!
Here's some blasts from my saved past! A lot of them disappeared over the past decade. Websites, blogs and sadly a huge number of bloggers. I've been blogging since 2006! And I saved, shared, and promoted and gave to others and still continue it the best I can on a cell phone 😅
And now....my collection of more than a hundred links for free heart shaped quilt blocks or heart themed quilt or craft patterns all in one place for you to check out for special gift for a loved one, or for another Valentine's Day in the future!
Links below:
Freebies: Paper pieced hearts
How to Make County Raggedy Heart Coasters
Click on the PICTURE to Download the Free Pattern from Cindy Carter!
Have a Heart, free pattern by Becky Goldsmith Linda Jenkins at Piece o'Cake Designs
Download your FREE Nine-Patch Heart Block pattern from link below. Refer to the McCall's Quilting issue shown below for the Heart of the Home quilt pattern by Jackie Robinson.
Have to join site to see if they still share it on these big sites
Freebies: Paper pieced hearts
How to Make County Raggedy Heart Coasters
Heart Patterns
Terri at Quilternity’s Place (hearts above) is sharing a couple of free heart quilt patterns on her blog.
(Heart quilt blocks & a garland)
Here are a couple of wonderful ~free~ quilt bloc
Vintage Heart Collage by Allison Aller free pattern at
Heart Tree by Liz Jones from her book Flowers, Hearts and Garlands, free applique pattern at American Quilter
Have a Heart, free pattern by Becky Goldsmith Linda Jenkins at Piece o'Cake Designs
free quilt pattern by Nina Lise Moen at Mrs Moen Free Patterns
Scrappy Heart Quilt by Cindy Carter at Carter Quilter (there are seven different free hearts patterns at this link)
Be Still My Heart tutorial by Jacquie Gering at Tallgrass Prairie Studio
Raw-Edge Machine Appliqué Hearts, Deonn Stott for Riley Blake Designs ..free tute and pattern
Twisting Heart Valentine Tutorial..this one is just 18"..use it for a carseat cover, a wallhanging, or a pillow"
Heart Blocks
Nine-Patch Heart: FREE Quilt Block Pattern |
Have to join site to see if they still share it on these big sites
(Oops! Looking again to reattach image)
Use drawing above to make another little Sue for a card or a quilt block!
(pdf)
Save A Heart from Carol Doaks
Choose the woven heart, the bow heart or the star heart to send a message of love and friendship.Click to download the pdf
Floral Hearts
Read her tutorial at link above:
http://www.bethanyreynolds.com/snwhearts.html
Flower hearts Yvonne's dk...pdf dnload of pattern only
String Heart Block from sophie
Many Pieced Heart Blocks by Carol Doak, including Pink Ribbons and Hearts
AmeriHearts at Home
Heart Quilt Block Pattern #1
Heart Quilt Block Pattern #2
Heart Quilt Block Pattern #3
Heart Quilt Block Pattern #4
Heart Quilt Block Pattern #5
Heart Quilt Block Pattern #6
Heart Quilt Block Pattern #7
Valentine ‘healing heart’
Mrs. Mary Cutout Heart (pdf)
From Oxford Seminary (a circle of hearts form a star in the center)
and quilt above from AZ Patch, also
Quiltmaker Floral Hearts
About.com PP Heart can be a Signature Block
Strings ~ Hearts from Mary at MaryQuilts.com
How to Create a Heart-in-Hand Valentine Card eHow.com
Boxed Heart Quilt Block Pattern by Joan Rodwell
Boxed Heart Quilt Block Pattern by Joan Rodwell
Cheater's patchwork,cut and paste fabric squares: a card making tutorial
Yvonnes dk dnload of pdf pattern only for all of these only now-sorry this happens often with these sites!
Crazy Patch Heart
Click to download the pdf
Many Pieced Heart Blocks by Carol Doak, including Pink Ribbons and Hearts
Heart Quilt Block Pattern #1
Heart Quilt Block Pattern #2
Heart Quilt Block Pattern #3
Heart Quilt Block Pattern #4
Heart Quilt Block Pattern #5
Heart Quilt Block Pattern #6
Heart Quilt Block Pattern #7
Valentine ‘healing heart’
Mrs. Mary Cutout Heart (pdf)
From Oxford Seminary (a circle of hearts form a star in the center)
Quiltmaker Floral Hearts
About.com PP Heart can be a Signature Block
Heart Block
Here’s My Heart
Flags & Heart
Ute-Barbara Skjønberg, Norway
Heart Block
Quiltaholics Heart Block
Heart Block, Cole Brothers
Janet Smith’s Hearts pdf download
JC Quilts, Pieced Heart
JC Quilts, 1997,
Paper Pieced (PP)
JC Quilts, 1998,
Here’s My Heart
Ute-Barbara Skjønberg, Norway
Heart Block
Quiltaholics Heart Block
Heart Block, Cole Brothers
Janet Smith’s Hearts pdf download
JC Quilts, Pieced Heart
JC Quilts, 1997,
Paper Pieced (PP)
JC Quilts, 1998,
Mrs. Burns Chained Heart pdf download
Australian Heartland pdf
Pat Patches Crazy Heart (in Portuguese) pdf
simple pieced heart with lots of diagrams
The Heart Pillow Program for Heart and Stroke Patients
Bypass Heart Surgery Heart, Photo
Quilt
Logic
The Heart Pillow Program for Heart and Stroke Patients
Bypass Heart Surgery Heart, Photo
Quilt
Logic
Sandy Bonsib’s Pieced Heart Block
Sew Quilty, Jake’s Heart
Sew Quilty, Strippy Heart
Heart Pin Step-by-Step
My Newest Add-ins
tiny tutorial ~ Valentines: Jane LaFazio's handsewn felt hearts and painted rocks..
does it get any better than this???
Jane LaFazio's Hand sewn Felt Hearts and Painted Rocks
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Love Bugs
It's a fun and easy project that even the kids can help out with. You can make one or a whole class set of these adorable love bugs. It's okay to be creative with the colors.
This is a great way to use up some of the bits of scrapbooking paper you may already have.
Materials
Materials
- 1 piece of white cardstock to print the heart template
- 1 piece of colored cardstock
- 1 piece of coordinating patterned paper
- 2 small brads - I used heart shaped ones, but plain brass ones work fine
- pencil
- scissors
- black pen or marker
- 1/8 inch hole punch
- 2 small googly eyes and glue (optional)
sewing kit ensemble!
You can find the tutorials for most of these "Snippets" HERE,
BLOOMIN' BLOSSOMS
Bloomin' Blossoms for Spring
Table Topper, 20" x 20"
HEN PARTY CHICKS PINCUSHION
Quiltscapes Hen Party Chicks Pincushions: TUTORIAL
Hen Party Chicks @ Sew We Quilt: STORY & TUTORIAL
Hen Party Chicks @ Sew We Quilt: STORY & TUTORIAL
Spring Chickens @ Riley Blake Designs: TUTORIAL
Printer-Friendly Instructions: PATTERN'
I ♥ Appliqué
~ Raw Edge Appliqué Basics
I {Heart}♥ Appliqué II
Chenille Appliqué
Rosebud Wristlet Pincushion
Needlenook
>> TUTORIAL
>> TUTORIAL
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Heart Box Tutorial What's in YOUR Sewing Kit? |
Heartstrings Quilt Project by Mary
Patriotic Heartstrings for Our Soldiers
String Quilting Tutorial and Online Links
And Just For Fun! Free Patterns for Hearts to knit or crochet!
Hearts Baby Blanket - from Care Package, Inc
Heart Coaster
Plastic Canvas Heart
Valentines Fridgie- crocheted
http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa021099.htm (crochet- links to heart patterns of all kinds!)
http://www.thesmartyarns.com/americanheartlandafghan.html (crochet - American Heartland Afghan)
http://members.aol.com/SAG55/fheartaf.html (crochet- pretty filet heart square)
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/crochettalk2/granheart.htm (Crochet- pretty filet heart square)
Bev's 6" Heart square (background)
Valentine Heart sampler
Bev's Heart square in x- stitch
Heart Baby Blanket
Filet Crochet
The following filet crochet charted patterns are on this site - About Crochet:
Hearts Border (Add Initials)
Hearts Border With Love
Hearts Filet Crochet Bedspread
Hearts Filet Crochet Tablecloth
Heart With Rose Center
At Crochet Memories: Made with worsted weight yarn; center is crocheted around a plastic ring.
Valentine Hearts Fridgie
On this site - About Crochet: This hot pad uses the ruffling technique; a how-to is included. (Photo)
Textured Hearts Hot Pad
At Priscilla's Patterns: Includes instructions for potholder, hotpad and dishcloth. (Photo)
Heart Motif
At Jenn's Crochet Page: You could use this as an applique, a magnet; bet you can think up more uses.
Heart Motif 2
At Jenn's Crochet Page: Made with size #10 cotton thread. (Photo)
At Joyful Abode: She gives directions for making the heart shapes into pins. (Photo)
Heart Shape Pillow
At Crochet Me: Easy-to-make shapes are joined to form the heart-shaped pillow. (Photos)
Connected Hearts Shawl in Filet Crochet
On this site - About Crochet: A triangle shaped shawl pattern that I created, featuring my Connected Hearts charted design.
Please thank the creators of the free sites you visit and my apologies here if some of these have disappeared over the years.
Michele Bilyeu Creates With Heart and Hands as she shares her imaginative, magical, and healing journey from Alaska to Oregon. Creating, designing, sewing, quilting, and wildcrafting... from my heart and with my hands
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Boggles my mind but makes me happy.
One of the last things my beloved father said to me was to ask if I was still a teachera and a writer. Oh yes, I said. I've always taught and always written. I have a blog!
Michele Bilyeu blogs With Heart and Hands as she shares a quilting journey through her life in Salem, Oregon and Douglas, Alaska. Sewing, quilting, and wildcrafting, with small format art quilts, prayer flags, and comfort quilts for a variety of charitable programs. And best of all, sharing thousands of links to Free Quilt and Quilt Block Patterns and encouraging others to join her and make and donate quilts to charitable causes. Help us change the world, one little quilt at a time!
6 comments:
Wow! So many ideas and possibilities. Thank you for compiling all this and sharing it.
Oh my! So many beautiful projects - so hard to choose!
My word girl!!! Only you with a heart bigger than Texas would ammas such an amazing list of opportunities.
Big Heart-filled Hugs :)
Kelly
So many great ideas and oodles of inspiration! Thank you so very much for putting this together Michele!
what an incredible selection of heart projects that you have gathered here~!!
i especially loved the felt envelopes with the painted rocks~!
your clever recycling/reusing gift bag was fun too.
take good care.
:-)
libbyQ
Thank you! I can't imagine how much time it took for you to compile the info for this post and to place all the links in it. There is an amazing variety o heart projects here, but I am going to check out VERY many of the links. Hearts are the best.
xxx, Carol
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