Crazy Hearts: a Valentine's project

You are crazy about something

Your heart is crazy for someone...

I am going to show you how to make some crazy patchwork hearts as a gift for Valentine's Day.

I made a small wall hanging that will post easily to my Valentine.

with these crazy hearts

I made a small wall hanging that will post easily to my Valentine.

The size can be tiny, can be A4 or Letter, or can be as large as you want. Mine are about 5 inches square.

You could use smaller hearts and glue them to cardstock for postcards or greeting cards.

You could join two into a pincushion.

If you make tiny hearts, then your patches need to be small too, otherwise you won't have any crazy patch when you cut them out.

• Assorted red fabric scraps
• Red sewing thread
• 1 x 6 inch square of lightweight pale fabric such as lawn for each heart
• Sewing equipment
• Paper or plastic heart shapes for templates

When you're ready

Right sides together, sew with a ¼ inch seam

Position your template

Draw around it onto the crazy patch

Place the heart(s) on the background

Spray with positioning spray to hold in place

Here's what you need for this step

• Your crazy hearts quilt
• Backing fabric about 1 inch larger all around than the hearts
• Lightweight batting the same size as the backing
• Threads in desired colours
• Sewing machine set up for quilting

1. Layer the backing wrong side up, position the batting on top of the backing (lining) fabric.
2. Lay the hearts on top, centering the top on the batting.
3. Baste the layers together either by spray or pins.

for our crazy hearts project

Read the instructions on the can of spray.

Follow them exactly and the results will be great.

to give it sculpture