Diagram: Fabric: Cutting Directions: Prints (heart) Scraps of pink prints (20) 1 3/4" squares (5) 2 1/8" squares, cut in half diagonally White (background) Light tone-on-tone or solid (1) 4 5/8" square, cut in half diagonally (2) 2 1/8" squares, cut in half diagonally (2) 1½" x 8" rectangles (2) 1½" x 10" rectangles

Assembly Instructions:

(Note: Press patch seams in even-numbered rows in one direction; press patch seams in odd-numbered rows in the opposite direction.)

1. Heart row 1: Join a small background triangle to a pink print triangle to form a square; make 3 more units. Join units with two pink squares as shown.
2. Heart rows 2 and 3: Join 6 pink squares per row. Join rows 1, 2 and 3 to form the top half of the heart.
3. Heart row 4: Join four pink squares and sew one pink triangle to each end, as shown.
4. Heart row 5: Join two pink squares and sew one pink triangle to each end, as shown.
5. Heart row 6: Join remaining pink triangles to form a larger triangle, as shown. Join rows 4, 5 and 6 to form the bottom half of the heart.
6. Add a large background triangle to each side of the bottom half of the heart, as shown. Join heart halves.
7. Add shorter background strips to the top and bottom of the heart; add remaining background strips to the sides of the heart. Trim block to 9½" square.

• Use 100% cotton fabrics for the block. Wash fabrics before cutting. Do not use fabrics that bleed or run!
• Arrange the patches on a piece of felt, flannel or batting before sewing to aid in assembly.
• Stitch all seams a scant ¼". Please try to be accurate!
• Unless otherwise specified, press seams toward the dark fabric if possible, taking care not to stretch any bias edges.

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