Playing -

 

 

With the Hearts - 

 

For my Memory Quilt - 

 

I was asked how big they are - 

 

And they measure 4-1/4" tall x 5-1/4" across - 

 

 

So they would fit diagonally on a 6" square - 

 

Or "straight" on a 6" square -

Which cuts it close on the sides - 

 

Or three in a column 6" x 12" -

Which also needs room for seam allowances - 

 

Or four in a circle on a 10" square -

Which should be 11" or 12" -

For seam allowances all around - 

 

These three are on a 9" x 12" - 

 

And gave me an idea of how they might look on a "light neutral" - 

 

But then I found these 1/4 yd cuts - batiks - in my stash - 

 

And these tone-on-tone 1/4 yd cuts - 

 

The first four Hearts with the batiks - 

 

And with the tone-on-tone fabrics - 

 

I like the tone-on-tone fabrics the best-

 

And I like that with SO many different colors in the various Hearts - 

 

The first four look good on the DARK RED - 

 

Or the BRIGHT GREEN - 

 

I think it would be easier to applique the Hearts in a column - 

 

Than it would be to sew them in circle without looking "crooked" - 

 

And - 

 

If I lay them out in a column - 

 

I can fit 11 on one 1/4 yd strip - 

 

Or -

 

For variety - 

 

I could split the 1/4 yd strip in half - get two pieces of each color - 

 

Mix them up a little around the quilt - 

 

And have 5 Hearts on each half - 

 

Oh - the possibilities!! - 

But I like where this is going - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -