Valentine's Day: Patchwork Quilt Heart
This a re-imagining of my Grandma’s quilting materials for my sister.
you'll need 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.
