String of Hearts Quilt SAL - Week 1
Hello and welcome to the String of Hearts SAL!
If you haven’t signed up yet, you can do so here!
Intro
My name is Olivia and I have been quilting since 2018! I am a self-taught quilter (thanks YouTube!) and the only quilter in my family. I’m kinda a serial crafter and hop around from craft to craft to scratch that itch in my brain. Quilting has been the craft that has stuck around and held out the longest! I was actually scared of sewing for the longest time, because I didn’t know how to do fabric math and was worried I was just going to waste a lot of fabric. I’m glad that passed, because quilting has been such a rewarding craft!
Okay, okay - on to the pattern!
Pattern
The String of Hearts pattern came from my love of indoor plants. I have quite a few in my house and I love being surrounded by all of the greenery. The idea came while I was thinking about how I needed more plants, which I’m sure some would say that I need to stop. LOL I went from needing a new plant to NEEDING THIS QUILT PATTERN!
The pattern is based on the String of Hearts plant (Ceropegia woodii) — a trailing succulent plant that has evergreen heart-shaped leaves. The new leaves grow at the ends of the vines, starting out small and growing larger as the leaves mature. The underside of the leaves are pinkish purple — my favorite part!
I know there are many heart quilts out in the world, but to me - this is a plant quilt!
Sew Along Details
Dates: Jan. 2 - Feb. 5
Duration: 5 weeks long
Quilt Size: Throw size - 51” x 62”
Hashtag: #stringofheartsquiltsal
Week 1: We will be picking out our fabrics this week. The cover quilt of String of Hearts is the original layout, but you can go totally scrappy with it! If you want to play around with colors in the quilt, you can do so on QuiltInk!
Week 2: This week is all about cutting our fabric.
Week 3: We will sew Heart Blocks this week.
Week 4: We will be finishing up the Heart Blocks and assembling the Heart Columns.
Week 5: We will be assembling the quilt top.
Participation and Prizes
Along with sending out SAL newsletters, I will be posting my progress on Instagram. If you aren’t following me on IG, you totally should. :) If you want to participate in the weekly prize drawings, you can post your progress picture each week on your Instagram using the hashtag #StringofHeartsQuiltSAL to be entered! But make sure you have a public profile - otherwise I won’t be able to see it.
This week’s prizes are:
Olfa 28mm Quick Blade Change Rotary Cutter - because I think these little rotary cutters are a nice addition to your quilting tools!
Omnigrid 8” Rotating Cutter Mat - because trimming is sooo much easier when you use one of these!
Creative Grids 6 1/2” Square Ruler - because I’ve gotten so much use out of mine!
It’s Sew Emma Rotary Cutter Case - because it’s cute and practical for traveling!
Fabrics I’m Using
I had a hard time deciding what fabrics I wanted to use! I made so many mock-ups and LOVED them all! In the end, I decided that since I haven’t made a fat quarter version of String of Hearts, this was the perfect opportunity! I have a hard time not seeing this quilt in greens and I always use pinks in my quilts, so I combined them and decided to go with a scrappy pink and green fabric pull!
The fabrics I’m using are Art Gallery Fabrics Pure Solids in the colors:
Crystal Pink
Sweet Fig
Miami Sunset
Blossomed
Dried Roses
Fresh Sage
Fresh Aloe
Dark Citron
Garden Fern
Rosemary
Sweet Macadamia
If you choose to make the fat quarter version, each fat quarter is going to get you one of each heart size! You can choose to make the hearts scrappy or keep all 4 heart sizes in the same column to create a cool gradient effect!
This is the mock-up of the version I’m making during the SAL!
I really love the idea of a 2 tone gradient like this one!
Quilt Kits
I have a few quilt kits available in the shop! Click the pictures below to be taken to the shop listing!
Pasadena Quilt Studio is also offering a few as well! Click on the pictures below to see the shop listing!
String of Hearts Quilt Inspo
I’m sharing some inspiration pictures to give you all some ideas! I’d love for you all to make one of these versions!! And don’t forget, you can play around with mock-ups on QuiltInk!
