Valentine’s Day: Patchwork Quilt Heart

This a re-imagining of my Grandma’s quilting materials for my sister.

Materials

• Large canvas
• Fabric (this would be perfect for up-cycling small pieces)
• Scissors/ruler/ fabric marker OR cutting mat, ruler and rotary cutter (this option is for an adult to pre-cut the materials.  Ours happened to be mainly already cut.)
• Fabric glue (* We just used the more inexpensive craft glue as we knew we would be sewing the edges as well.)
• Embroidery floss/ needle (optional)
• Fabric scissors
• Smock
• Craft tray

Directions

• Using your ruler and fabric marker, make squares of fabric. (We recommend flipping the fabric over and drawing on the back.)

• Draw a diagonal line to make them into triangles.  You could do two lines (in a criss cross fashion) to make smaller triangles if you like.

• Cut along the lines with fabric scissors or have an adult cut out the triangles using a rotary cutter and a cutting mat.

• Put your canvas into a craft tray.

• Arrange your triangles into the shape of a heart.

• Don your smock and glue your triangles down to the canvas, using fabric glue.

• Once dry, sew the edges with embroidery floss to create a more polished look if you like.

• Give your work to someone special.

Purpose

• Re-imagining items (this would be a great activity for fabric scraps)
• Exploring shapes (this could lend to further educational explorations such as tangrams, pentominoes etc.)
• Sewing on various materials

Safety Notes

• A rotary cutter should be used by an adult as they are quite sharp.  One should use a self-healing mat for this tool to prevent damage to other surfaces.
• Needles and scissors should be used with direct adult supervision.
• It is recommended that one use a craft tray and a smock to protect clothing and surfaces.