Jake's Heart Block

July 2002’s block is called "Jake's Heart".

Instructions:  Use good quality, 100% cottonpre-washed fabrics.

This block measures 9 inches square.  (9 ½ inches unfinished).  

 




1.    Pastel rectangles & squares
            
2.    Contrasting solid rectangles & squares
 
3.    White-on-white rectangles & squares
 

4.  Long white rectangles

5.   Assembling the nine-patch Finished nine-patch

6.  Assembling "flying geese" type sections

7.  Assembling heart

8.  Finished block
Choose a small-print pastel fabric and solid contrasting fabric for the heart, and use a white-on-white fabric for the background.


Cutting instructions:

    1.  From the small-print pastel fabric, cut two 2 inch by 5 inch rectangles and five 2 inch squares.    
    (see graphic 1)  

    2.  From the solid, contrasting fabric, cut two 2 inch by 5 inch rectangles and four 2 inch squares.
    (see graphic 2)

    3.  From the white background fabric, cut two 2 inch by 3 1/2 inch rectangles and four 2 inch squares. 
    (see graphic 3)   Mark the wrong side of the white squares with a diagonal pencil line from one corner to the opposite corner.

    4.  From the white background fabric, cut two additional rectangles.  Cut one 2 inches by 8 inches and
    cut one 2 inches by 9 1/2 inches.     (see graphic 4)



Assembly instructions:

1.  With right sides together, sew one print 2-inch square to one solid 2-inch square using a 1/4-inch seam allowance.  Press seams to the solid fabric.  Repeat twice making 3 sets total. Refering to graphic 5, add an alternate 2-inch square to the end of each set making 3 rows of 3 squares.  Press seams to the solid fabric.  Sew the 3 rows together to form a nine-patch square.  (Remember to pin the seams well before sewing to ensure that points match)   Press seams in one direction.

2.   Place two white 2-inch squares face down on the ends of one of the print rectangles.  Sew along the pencil diagonal lines.  Refer to graphic 6A.  Trim the seam to 1/4-inch seam allowance. (6B.) Press the white squares open to the print side. (6C)  Repeat the process for a solid rectangle and the remaining two white squares.  Press

3.  Sew the units from step 2 to the matching print or solid rectangles along the long sides.  Press. Sew the two 2-inch x 3 1/2-inch white rectangles together.  Press.

4.  Sew the white square unit from step 3 to the right side of the print & white unit. Sew the long side of the solid & white unit from step 3 to the right side of the nine-patch square from step 1.  Refering to graphic 7, sew these two rows together into a heart-shaped center block.

5.  Finally, sew the 2-inch x 8-inch strip of white fabric to the top of the heart.  Press.
Sew the 9 1/2-inch strip of white fabric to the right side of the heart.  Press.



Your completed unfinished block will measure 9 ½ inches.

Nine inches after sewn into a quilt!

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