Nine Patch heart-it moose be love blog hop
Thank you Joan for the opportunity to participate in the “It Moose Be Love” blog hop. You can find Joan sewing and sharing at MooseStash Quilting. With a name like It Moose Be Love how could I resist? Today I’m sharing my nine patch quilt with embroidered hearts.
fabric & cutting the nine patch blocks
Last year I purchased an embroidery machine from a friend of my sister’s and I have made a few small projects with it, I’m still learning tho. Since the word LOVE is in the hop title and it is February my project had to have hearts. I’ve been saving this Grenadine fabric from Island Batik and paired it with their white solid.
For cutting the fabric I used the 2 1/2″ strip and 6 1/2″ square die from AccuQuilt. For the nine patch blocks I sewed strips sets then, sub-cut them into 2 1/2″ strips to build the 6 1/2″ 9 patch blocks.
Embroidery
I found this free embroidered heart from Hatch Embroidery a while ago and loved it. I knew I would eventually use it for something, so I downloaded it. You’ll notice I did remove the wording and extra scrolls from the design.
The embroidered blocks were stitched while cutting and piecing the nine patch patch blocks, great use of time wouldn’t you say? And the best part, being able to use thread I already had.
Nine patch and heart layout
It went together pretty quick after I decided how I would place the hearts within the quilt. For quilting I used Hobbs Tuscany 100% Wool Batting and stitched horizontal wiggly lines.
I finished the quilt Saturday but it snowed most of the day. We tried taking a photo but the grenadine looked more like a blob of black fabric, so we tried again Sunday. It was so cold and cuddling up in this piece with wool batting was nice and cozy.
other stops today
You can view the entire hop schedule here, and see photos of Joan’s getaway.
Tuesday February 20
A Quiltery-For the Love of Geese– you are here
New pattern and giveaway
Stop by Thursday for a new pattern release and giveaway. The post will feature a new fabric collection from Island Batik and if you love bright colors you wont want to miss it. I am giving away 10 free Butterfly Garden patterns, once the code has been used 10 times the giveaway is over. There will also be a rafflecopter in the post for a chance to win a fabric bundle from Island Batik.
The hearts really add zing to the 9 patch quilt, very pretty! Happy stitching!
Thank you
Beautiful quilt! I love the embroidered hearts, and the placement of them in the quilt is perfect! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much!
Beautiful quilt. The embroidery is lovely.
Thank you Elizabeth!
Wow, I love that Grenadine fabric. That sweet embroidery design you found is perfect for the month of LOVE!
Thanks for playing with us. Love your new web site!
It is so pretty and I’m glad I used it for this hop. Thank you again for hosting, its been fun.
This turned out really beautiful…love the colors! It’s been a long time since I’ve added embroidery to a quilt. I need to do it again after looking at your pretty quilt. Thanks for the inspiration you always give me, Denise! xo
Awe, thank you so much Carol!
Beautiful quilt, I love that embroidery design! Thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you, I think I just visited your post.
Beautiful quilt! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you
Wow, I absolutely love this! That heart is just beautiful.
Isn’t it though, I love the swirls. Thank you for stopping by!
Beautiful!!! I love how your hearts really complement the fabric (or is it the other way around?). Love it!
Thank you Gail, I agree, not sure which I like more.
Great quilt! I love the color and the white; of course, your embroidery machine did a bang-up job on the hearts. Yep, I’ve got an old embroidery machine but there’s still lots of work involved; you did excellent.
Thank you so much
Love your embroidered hearts. Lovely quilt. Congrats on the new machine. The year I got mine I made an embroidered contribution to these hops monthly. It kept me using it til I was more comfortable using it. Have fun.
The only thing I have not tried with it is quilting. Thank you.
That’s so pretty. The embroidery is beautiful with that fabric.
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Oh, this is so pretty! I like the simple quilting so those pretty hearts give the shine to the quilt. Thank you for sharing.
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The embroidery is gorgeous, and I love the colors you’ve used.
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Very, very pretty, Denise!!! Your embroidery adds so much beauty!!!
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That Grenadine fabric is so vibrant and pretty. Island Batiks are great fabrics. Your quilt looks gorgeous.
Thank you! I was on the fence about the Grenadine but when I started cutting and stitching I fell in love with it.
Beautiful Quilt!
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That is one beautiful quilt. I love the heart you embroidered. I love that a simple 9 patch and beautiful embroidered blocks can become a gorgeous, sophisticated quilt!
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oh love it! I have an embroidery machine and just don’t seem to get around to using it! One day… in the meantime I can enjoy yours! Thanks for sharing! xx
Thank you Joy, I’m still trying learning how to incorporate the embroidery into projects.