String of Hearts Quilt SAL - Week 2
Welcome back to the second week of the String of Hearts Quilt SAL!
This week is all about cutting our fabrics. And if you’re using fat quarters for the hearts, you’ll also be sorting out which pieces will go in each column. Play your favorite music playlist and let’s get to cutting!
Organization
There are quite a few different background pieces that help make up the heart columns. In the pattern, I don’t provide labels for these pieces BUT I'm going to add some here for you all to use if you’d like! Use the button below to download the PDF.
Scrappy Columns
If you are doing the scrappy/fat quarter version, this section applies to you! Each column will need one pair each of the Fabric A-D heart pieces. I highly recommend figuring this out before moving on with the piecing. This will help you get an idea of what the color distribution will look like. For me, I don’t like when the same fabrics “touch” so I played around a lot for this part. Here’s how I organized the layout I’m doing:
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.
Week 1’s winner is: @kellianne86!!
Week 2’s prizes are:
DMC Size 8 Thread Bundle - because these are my favorite for hand quilting!
A pack of needles - because I use these to do all of my hand quilting with!
A needle case - because everyone needs a safe space to store their needles
4. A bundle of Ponderosa Creative Thread Gloss by Ponderosa Creative - because this stuff is AMAZING! No really… If you’ve never heard of it, here’s what it is:
