For many of us, we have so many quilts, that we get excited when we have a “reason” to make another. I find that holidays can be the perfect reason to create a new masterpiece. My recent Valentine’s project – Bless Your Heart Banner makes my heart happy.
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This is another design that has both up close and far away appeal.
Top Design
Desiging banners can be both enjoyable and challenging. Most of these include either a panel or a center section where applique resides.
As I considered how to design Valentine’s Day Banner, the concept of hearts was at the forefront. I did not want to create something that was predictable. This is where the Bless Your Heart concept was born. This Texas sentiment does double-duty inside this banner
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The first thing I did was decide on fabrics. I love how the Burgandy, whites, and black in my choices play so well together and provide impact.
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The block designs are – wait for it… Paper-Pieced! By now you know I love paper-pieced blocks. These not only look super-cute, but they also provide a backdrop for custom quilting.
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For the stylized hearts inside the middle, I sewed strips of my fabrics together. Then I cut out the larger hearts. For the smaller hearts, I made squares instead of strips and cut them out. Again, this helped to make areas for some fun custom quilting.
Custom Quilting
Speaking of quilting, there is a lot of custom long arm motifs in this quilt. Each quilt block has it’s own design as well as the applique hearts inside.
I used a McTavish pattern for most of the background quilting. This technique was developed by Karen McTavish (of course). You can learn more about her work in this video:
I adore how pretty this technique makes the background.
Final Quilt Stats
Quilt Name: Bless Your Heart Banner
Size: 40 x 60
Quilt Pattern: Custom
Thread: 10002 Super White Glide and Maroon
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