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Emily’s Heart Quilt

Posted on February 1, 2009December 17, 2012 by Martha

This Heart Quilt was made for my daughter, Emily, as a bride’s quilt.  She isn’t engaged yet, but she and her boyfriend, Aaron, have been together since high school (they are 24 now) and I’m sure one of these days they will be getting married.  Of course, I wanted to have a bride quilt ready to go. It’s one of my favorites.

Emily likes hearts, so I decided to figure out a heart pattern rather than the classic wedding ring or nosegay (even though I love those patterns).  I had a big box of vintage squares from the 30’s and 40’s, and they ended up being perfect for this pattern.  It’s made up of two different heart patterns, separated by white sashing strips.   It was tricky getting the smaller heart border to work.  I am not all that good at math, and getting the 4-square small heart border to fit on both sides with the 6-square large heart was challenging — I had trouble figuring out the width of the white border to make it all work.  I wanted to put a heart in the corner, but I just couldn’t make it work.  The hearts are quilted with a diagonal grid in the heart and flowers in the white corners.  The border is quilted with hearts and flowers, and the corners with bows and hearts.

UPDATE:  Emily and Aaron were married in September, 2011, and I was finally able to give her this quilt.  I have also made a doll quilt based on this pattern.

Emily’s Heart Quilt
Martha Dellasega Gray, 2006
machine pieced, hand quilted
72″ x 83″

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  1. Joanne says:
    February 2, 2018 at 10:09 am

    So beautiful!! I belong to a quilt group that makes child-size quilts that are donated to children in the hospital. What a lovely, cheery quilt this would make for a child who is not well. Thank you for the idea! I’m not an expert quilter, but I believe this is a pattern I can manage.

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  2. Brenda says:
    August 27, 2019 at 6:36 pm

    When my Daddy passed away on May 20, 2018, my mother gave him his shirts. They are western shirts and cotton. I wanted these shirts to make a heart quilt. I plan to make a single block for my sister and my brother and have them framed. I think theses heart’s are too large for what I have. But, they are absolutely beautiful.

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  3. Roxie says:
    February 4, 2021 at 8:17 pm

    I love this quilt how special. Beautiful quilting. Your daughter will cherish this quilt forever.

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