Scrap-Friendly Valentines: 14 Free Heart Quilt Block Patterns
Add a little extra love in your sewing room this February with these heart quilt block patterns. Each one is absolutely free, and a perfect way to use your precious fabric scraps you’ve been saving.
I love handmade projects that come from the ‘heart’ (and the scrap bin!), and individual blocks are so versatile you can make anything with them. You can use a single block for a sweet mug rug, or mix and match them to create a whole Valentine quilt. Whether you prefer traditional piecing or a more modern look, there is a ‘scrap-friendly’ heart here for everyone. So, grab your favorite pink and red bins, claim your creative ‘me-time,’ and let’s sew something beautiful together.
How to Use Your Quilt Blocks
A few of these patterns are for a quilt, but most of them are for a single quilt block. There are lots of things you can do with a single block that show your love, or make your space pretty for the holiday. Here are some ideas you can create with your pretty creations.
- Mug Rug: Size down your fabric pieces, or just add a binding around a single block for a thoughtful gift.
- Throw Pillow: Sew several small blocks together, or size up your fabric pieces to make the size block you want. Then turn your beautiful heart into a throw pillow (or two or three!).
- Pot Holder: Add heat-resistant batting, backing, and binding. With that you will have a perfectly completed bit of love for your kitchen.
- Table Runner: Sew just one row of hearts together for a LOVE-ly table decoration; it’s a quick way to make a pretty table setting.
- Place Mats: Speaking of tables, you can also make placemats from a single quilt block. Just add a background fabric to make it the size and shape you want!
- ‘Heart’felt Bag: You can add a heart to an existing bag; that’s the quickest use. You can also use the heart as a focus piece for a handmade bag as a real treat. Here are some free bag patterns if you are looking to make something truly unique.
Jelly Roll Heart
A Jelly Roll fabric bundle will be your friend for this heart block. The free heart block sewing pattern here is for a table runner to make your table festive for any occasion.
Build A Heart Block
Learn to sew an easy heart, and then build three different quilt blocks from it! Andy, from A Bright Corner, will walk you through the steps for this pretty interpretation.
Baby Heart Log Cabin
Using the log cabin technique, you can sew hearts! Here is how I made my heart blocks into the Baby Heart Log Cabin Quilt.
On Point Heart Block
This On Point Heart Block is perfect for many different projects. You could make a potholder, pillow cover, table runner, or a quilt! It’s easy because it’s not too intricate or complicated; you’ll love it with a border!
Woven Heart Table Runner
I love setting my table with a runner and matching place mats. This free table runner sewing pattern will show you how to make the woven heart block.
If you’re interested in sewing a whole quilt, here is my free quilt pattern using the woven hearts block.
HST Heart
Using half square triangles you can make a mini quilt or a quilt block. Use my free HST Heart mini quilt pattern to make something special!
Foundation Paper Piecing Heart Block
Use the free template from Duckadilly.com to sew this sweet quilt block. If you’ve never tried FPP (foundation paper piecing) before, give it a shot. It’s a really fun technique that a lot of people absolutely love.
Pixelated Heart Quilt
There are so many things you can do with simple patchwork and scraps. Look at this pretty quilt that Amy Smart made with low volume fabrics and turquoise! You can make a fabulous quilt just like this, or make several heart blocks using this technique (and smaller pieces of fabric). Amy’s tutorial includes links to a free layout sheet; check it out!
Ombre Quilt Block
Use your stash, or a honey bun fabric bundle for this heart block from The Crafty Quilter. Using strips gives you more color options for making ombre (darker shades to light) or even scrappy hearts.
Hexagon Heart Block
Use the free scrappy heart pattern from Diary of a Quilter and turn it into whatever your heart desires. This will show you how to make decorative throw pillows.
Easy Heart Mini Quilt
Here is a free mini quilt pattern from Coral & Co. to melt your heart! This would be a good place to fussy cut your favorite piece of fabric and show off its sweetness.
Log Cabin Heart Block
The video tutorial for the log cabin heart block (on point) from Quilt As You Sew demonstrates the whole process from start to finish. At the end you will find a few color options to sew this quilt block into a quilt. Be inspired and enjoy the process!
Take Heart Block
Sew a whole quilt or just a few blocks using the free sewing pattern from Modern Domestic. Here, you will also find ideas for charities and fundraisers built around sewing blocks. How fun!
Be Good To Your Heart Block
Sew a heart in a heart with the free sewing pattern from Diary of a Quilter. I hope you are able to share some love for yourself and others with this thoughtful block.
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