Welcome to Needle and Thread Thursday, friends! It's a new month, and that means that crisp autumn air is on its way, hopefully sooner rather than later. With all of the pumpkins and earthy colors I've been seeing around lately, it seemed like the perfect time to work on a quilt that would look beautiful for....Valentine's Day? haha!
Oh well, off-season or not, I decided I needed to handle my reds and pinks, and there's no better way to do that than a quilt full of hearts. I also had tons of different gray solids in my stash, and even a small bit of white, so my path was set.
I designed this heart block a little differently than most I've seen, and I really prefer the longer "skinnier" heart shape, rather than other heart blocks that are more round and puffy. These hearts kind of look like the sketch hearts that someone may sign with their name, which is what I wanted, and the skinny shape looks great alternated for a tumbling effect.
With this quilt, I came to a realization about the color red. Though I had quite a bit of it in my stash, I don't actually enjoy working with it unless it's for a very specific theme, like Christmas, a patriotic quilt, a rainbow, or now a heart quilt. Red is just not a color I pull to add to a "regular" quilt very often.
That being said, I absolutely love how this top turned out. I worried that the grays in the background would be too dark, but there are enough lighter fabrics to balance everything out.
I have some huge chunks of yardage leftover that will make up the majority of this backing, so it will go together quickly, and then this one will get finished up!
This finished rainbow start is from
Anne-Marie at Stories From the Sewing Room. It is so striking against the black!
This beauty is from
Nancy at Grace and Peace Quilting-
And finally, this one is from
Vicki's Crafts and Quilting, and it's a cute little nod to the upcoming season.
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