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facts about the pixelated hearts quilt;

•  made completely from 3" squares

•  the heart itself is made completely from Kaffe Fasset fabrics.  which are great for a jewel glow!

•  i hand quilted this one by eye, you can see the lines are a bit wonky...

•  it's still one of my favorites i've made in a long time.

•  i want to make a bigger one in a lap size, i wonder if i could get away with bigger squares?  would 5" squares take away from the pixel look?  i'm just lazy that way, cuz the thought of sewing together that many tiny squares?  yup, i'm lazy:)


and here's a visual tip for constructing a quilt like this.  i find it easiest to break it down into 9 blocks like this. you could even employ some strip piecing to make it go faster!
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42 comments:

  3. It really is lovely! I love the way the bright Kaffe Fasset fabrics sing out against the quieter fabrics.

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  4. Aw. So sweet! :0)
    A 5" square sounds great!

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  5. I love this! So stylish and sweet!

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  6. I love the backing fabric - what is it?

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  8. Wow! This is awesome! I love the text fabric used as binding! :)

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  9. What a great idea! Its a lovely quilt! (May I 'pin' it?)

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  11. Wonderful! I love the mix of light fabrics!

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  12. Your feeling for colour always amazes me!

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  13. Love it! After your Jacobs ladder quilt you are allowed to be lazy by making them 5 inches.

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  15. Soo pretty! what a great use of itty bitty squares :)

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  17. With all the Minecraft happening in my house, a pixelated image like this is a sight like this is a sight for sore eyes. The fact that it's a quilt is even better!

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  18. I just LOVE it!! Thank you so much for sharing.

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  21. love it!! i would go for the 5in. sqaures. cuz i'm lazy too.

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  24. What a sweet quilt!
    BTW I'm still loving the granny square block and have taken it in a slightly different direction with my latest quilt. I've used scrappy blocks and made giant ones. If you get a chance have a look http://janeweston.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/move-over-granny.html and once again thanks for the inspiration!!

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  25. I love, love, love this quilt!! A larger version would be so amazing!!

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  26. This just fabulous! Amazing!

    P.S. I have now have some of that wonderful paint color in my home as well--you inspire me on so many levels!

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  31. It is so beautiful I will try to make something like this when my stash of fabrics is big enough! WOW

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  32. Love this! Am thinking smaller for a pillow cover! oooohhhhhh!!! Yours is beautiful!

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  33. Looks great, and that photo where you've broken it into ninths is very helpful! Thank you!!!! I'm loving the low volume background...

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  34. I saw this post about a month ago and it totally inspired me! I was in the process of figuring out a layout for a wall hanging quilt. I had about 50 or so 4 1/2 in squares that guest of a wedding signed instead of the normal guest book. I thought wow this would be perfect! Thank you! I put the signed blocks in the middle and outlined it with purple blocks and used the rest of the green orange and purple blocks randomly around the purple outline. I also added two of the newlyweds pictures underneath the heart. I would love to send you some pictures. Should I sent them to your email or Flickr?

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    1. Did you ever get a photo on line? I would love to see it as it sounds like a HUGE idea to me!!! You are ALL inspiring. Thank you

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  35. I agree with the 5" blocks, I would have to do it but not so much background. Love this. thank you for sharing with us.

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  37. This is so lovely! Thanks for sharing the tip about breaking down the construction. I think this would be perfect for using up scraps!

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  38. Thank you so much for sharing the information on how to lay out this pattern I've been staring and searching everywhere for the instructions on how to make this. I think I will try it with the 5" squares as well and make a beautiful wall hanging for my new granddaughters room. I will post a photo of it on Flickr when I get it done.

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  39. Thank you so much for this post. I tracked this down via Instagram and @adrianneonthewindyside. I have just found out that my daughter has PtSD after being mugged in London last July (with a knife to her neck). I really want to make this for her as she starts therapy to recover. Just thought you might like to know how far the ripples of your creation spread out!! xo Michelle in Australia

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  40. Just wanted to let you know how much I love your blog and enjoy seeing your quilt creations. I came across your pixel heart quilt on pinterest and new it was the perfect choice for a baby quilt I needed to make. I finished it up last night and got it in the mail this morning. Here is my blog post about it, if you would like to see the quilt..http://foldedgingham.blogspot.com/2015/07/batik-pixel-heart-baby-quilt.html Thank you so much!!
    Tiff

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  41. This is lovely! What are the dimension of the final quilt?

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