Queen of Hearts Free Quilt Pattern by Tula Pink
Queen of Hearts is an Intermediate quilt designed by Tula Pink for FreeSpirit Fabrics, featuring Curiouser and Curiouser. Fussy-cut Queen of Hearts and Alice squares form the centers of nine square-in-a-square blocks, which are laid out in diagonal rows with heart blocks, pieced sashing units, half-heart setting triangles and corner triangles. A fussy-cut dripping-roses border with half-heart units and corner heart blocks frames the center. Blocks finish at 11" square and the quilt finishes at 70" square.
About This Free Pattern
This free quilt pattern was designed by Tula Pink for FreeSpirit Fabrics.
This project is marked intermediate and uses pieced.
The finished quilt measures 70.0 x 70.0.
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Queen of Hearts Free Quilt Pattern by Tula Pink quilt pattern summary
- Fussy cut the 8 1/4" Queen of Hearts and Alice squares and the Fabric Y dripping-roses border pieces, then cut the remaining triangles, rectangles and squares.
- Sew matching triangles to opposite sides and then the top and bottom of each center square, trimming each to 11 1/2" to make nine Square-in-a-Square Blocks.
- Use the sew-and-flip method to shape the heart units and make the Heart Blocks, Half Heart Setting Triangles, Border Half Heart Units and Border Corner Heart Blocks.
- Add Fabric X corners to the 3 1/2" x 11 1/2" rectangles to make the Sashing Units, then lay out all blocks, units and setting triangles in diagonal rows and sew them into the quilt center.
- Piece the side borders with the half heart units, add them and the top and bottom borders with corner heart blocks, then layer, quilt and bind with bias binding.