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BlockSize:8inchesFinished

(Noborderingfabricorsashing–thiswillbeleftuptotherecipient)

Fabrics:

• “Print”-Ahappy,brightpastelsolidorprintreminiscentofacandyheart.Pleasenote:nosayingsaretobeadded–justletthefabricspeakforitself.Seethecolorsamplesonthenextpageforinspiration(Figure1).

• “Background”-Awhitefabric,eithersolidwhiteorTone-On-Tonemonochromatic.

SuppliesNeededBesidestheObvious:

• Sharppencil

• ruler

CuttingListforEachHeart:

• (Two)8½inchesby4½inchesofthePrint

• (Two)4½inchesby4½inchesoftheBackground

• (Four)1½inchesby1½inchesoftheBackground

Instructions:

• GathertheBackgroundsquaresyoujustcut.Takethepencilandruleranddrawadiagonallinefromcornertocorneronthewrongsideseachofthesquares.Seeimagesonnextpage(Figure2).

• Layoutthetwo(2)Printrectangles,rightsidesup.Placethetwo(2)largeBackgroundsquaresonthebottomsofthetwo(2)Printrectanglesasshown.Sewalongthediagonallines.Trimto¼”seamallowances.Presstosetseams,thenpressseamsononehalfofthehearttothelightside,thenpresstheseamsontheotherhalfofthehearttowardsthedarkside–soyourseamsnestleagainsteachotherfornicesharppoints.(Figure3)

• Repeatforthesmallsquares-placethefour(4)smallBackgroundsquaresalongthetopsofthetwo(2)Printrectanglesasshown.Sewalongthediagonallines.***NOTE–Beforeyoutrimyourbottomtrianglesaway,comparethetwohalvesagainsteachotherandmakesureyouhaveaLeftandaRight!***Trimto¼”seamallowances.Presstosetseams,thenpressseamsoppositeforsharppoints.(Figure4)

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• Placethetwo(2)PrintrectangleswiththeirlittleBackgroundpiecesattachedrightsidestogetherwiththelongsectionofthePrintbeingthecenteroftheheart.Sewdownthemiddleseamwitha¼”seamallowance.Presstosetseam,thenpresstothesideofyourchoice.(Figure5,Figure6).Trimto8½inchesUnfinished(8incheswhenfinished).

TahDah!!!!CandyHeartCompleted.Nowgomakeawholebunchmore!J

Savethebigtrianglecut-offsandsewintoHSTsrightawaytoincludeinafutureproject!

AllisonR.HearthasgraciouslygrantedherpermissiontouseherHeartBlockforourCandyHeartBOM.Visitherwebsiteatwww.cluckclucksew.comforlayoutideasandmoreinspiration!Clickonthe“Tutorials/FreePatterns”tabatthetopofherwebsiteforthe“SimpleHeartsQuilt”tutorial.Thereisafree,printableHeartBlockpatternatwww.cluckclucksew.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Heart-Blocks-Pattern.pdfor“HeartBlockPattern”

FIGURE1-SUGGESTEDCOLORS

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FIGURE3-PLACEMENTOFPIECES

FIGURE2-CUTPIECES

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FIGURE4-SEWANDTRIMLIKETHIS

FIGURE5-SEWTHEHEARTDOWNTHEMIDDLEASSHOWN

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FIGURE6-COMPLETEDHEARTBLOCK(WITHOUTSASHING)