Patchwork Heart Pillow
Hello, WeAllSew fans! I am Minki from Minki’s Work Table and Instagram @zeriano.
I would like to share my simple and easy heart pillow today. It will be a perfect project to dress up your home or surprise your loved ones for Valentine’s Day.
Materials to Make a Heart Pillow
Finished size is approximately 20″ wide x 20″ tall. I used my Someday fabric collection for Riley Blake Designs.
- Assorted strips to create heart: nine (9) 1 1/2″ x 7″ strips
- White sprinkle fabric: 1/2 yard
- Backing fabric: 3/4 yard
- Batting: one (1) 22″ x 22” square
- Lining fabric: 22” x 22″ square
- Backing fabric: 3/4 yard
- Binding: 1/4 yard
- 20” square pillow form
- Embroidery floss such as Aurifloss
Cutting
- I: 1 1/2” x 4”
- H: 1 1/2” x 5 1/2”
- G: 1 1/2” x 7”
- F: 1 1/2” x 7”
- A: 1 1/2” x 7”
- B: 1 1/2” x 7”
- C: 1 1/2” x 7”
- D: 1 1/2” x 5 1/2”
- E: 1 1/2” x 4”
- White sprinkle print: eighteen (18) 1 1/2” x 11”, two (2) 6 1/2” x 22”
- Backing: two (2) 14 1/2” x 22″
- Binding: two (2) 2” x WOF (width of fabric)
Note: All seam allowances are 1/4″ unless otherwise noted.
Prepare the strips
1. Sew assorted strips to create the heart with the white strips (cut 1 1/2″ x 11″) together and arrange as below.
2. Before starting, place the pillow lining under the batting and pin or baste.
Draw a 1 1/2” strip on the center of the 22” batting, using a temporary marking pen. Center and place the A strip in between the marked lines.
2. Place B strip 3/4” up of the first strip A, with right sides together, and pin in place. Sew along the raw edges on the right-hand side, sewing through the batting. Open the fabric and press the seam outward.
3. With the same manner, sew C, D, E strips with 3/4” height difference.
4. Sew the white print (6 1/2” x 22”) to the end of strip and press seam outward.
5. Repeat the steps 2 ~ 4, and finish the heart. Quilt straight lines between 1”.
6. Using embroidery floss, hand stitch around the heart.
7. Trim the pillow top to 20″ x 20″.
Finish it using your favorite pillow finishing technique. I used an envelop enclosure and double binding to complete my pillow (similar to this pillow tutorial here at WeAllSew).
My Someday collection for Riley Blake Designs is arriving to the stores this month. I am so excited to see what you will sew up with my Someday!
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12 comments on “Patchwork Heart Pillow”
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Great pattern!! Thank YOU!!
Could this pattern be enlarged using 2.5″ precut jelly roll strips?? Obviously it would be larger than a pillow–perhaps a throw, or a wall-hanging??? -
How did you do the binding? It doesn’t show that on the pillow tutorial.
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Hello efuller, the tutorial mentions the pillow was finished using the envelope method (following similar tutorial in the link) with a double-fold binding. You can check out our tutorial for creating double-fold binding here: https://weallsew.com/bind-quilt-using-double-fold-binding/
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It would be so helpful to have a print version of these projects.
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The piping and the stitching transform this pattern into a special gift. Love the finished pillow so much I want to keep it!
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Should the backing pieces measure 14 1/2″ by 20″ instead? Since we are trimming the pillow top to 20″?
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Is there a way to get a print version of the projects? That would be very helpful. It is hard to try and look at a device for the instructions. Thank you.
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Along with all my quilting commrades here asking about printing your patterns, I have also asked on other projects about printing for easier construction. I never get a response. My computer is upstairs and my sewing room down in the basement which makes it almost impossible to follow the directions. Editors: please answer this question. Thank you. Quilter Mom in Ohio
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hi Bernina – I too would love to be able to print your patterns and suggestions in the We All Sew blog.
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Ladies.. do you see the three dots on the right bottom of this oage? Hit them, choose open in browser then you should have the option to print. I hope that helps.
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Oh, you know what, that’s only on my phone! (To select the three dots.) I just printed from my iphone. Much easier I guess. Sorry & good luck
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How is it possible to print this darling pillow pattern?