Fusible applique hearts complete a quick and easy wall hanging by Jackie White February 9, 2017 written by Jackie White February 9, 2017 857 Yesterday on QUILTsocial I showed you how to use handmade bias tape to embellish a Valentine’s Day wall hanging. We successfully made our tree from bias tape, complete with trunk and branches. Today we’re going to add the finishing touches to it – the hearts! I can’t believe how much I have fallen in love with this quilted tree now that it’s all done and hanging prominently in my dining area. I may have to make another one using Northcott’s fabulous Urban Elementz fabric line! Quilted heart tree made from Northcott’s Urban Elementz fabric collection Adding the hearts Using the Urban Elementz polka dot fabrics from the supplies list I gave you yesterday, we’re going to make different sized hearts to add to the tree. Some can even appear as though they have fallen off and can be laying at the base of the tree. Let’s get started. First off, let’s make some heart templates. You can go online to find some coloring pages, or I just took paper, and made 3 different sizes, ranging from ¾” to 2” in height. Following the manufacturer’s instructions, press your HEATNBOND Lite Iron-On Adhesive Value Pack roll onto the wrong side of the different polka dot fabrics. Trace the heart templates onto the different pieces of fabric and cut out. Cut heart shapes with fused back ready to be pressed onto the tree. Remove the paper backing and have some fun arranging the heart shapes on your tree. Once you find a pleasing arrangement, press using a hot iron. Press fused hearts to tree and add a border. Adding the border From the black fabric with small colored dots, cut three 2” x WOF (width of fabric) strips. From these cut two strips 2” x 30″ and sew these to the two sides of the quilt. Cut two strips 2” x 23″ and sew these to the top and bottom of the quilt. Press. Quilting Before layering, use the UNIQUE SEWING Fast Fade Fabric Marker with Eraser Tip – Purple to mark where you’re going to quilt. As you can see I used a loop design to quilt over the entire quilt top. Layer the quilt top, batting and backing. Quilt and bind. Mark a quilting design prior to layering to give you a pattern to follow. Enjoy your quilted tree! Be creative and make another one for a different season, with Easter eggs or fall leaves or whatever your imagination tells you! Tomorrow we’re going to make one more cute project using Northcott’s Urban Elementz fabrics! Close up of free motion quilting on the beautiful quilted tree This is part 4 of 5 in this series. Go back to part 3: How to use handmade bias tape to embellish a Valentine’s Day wall hanging Go to part 5: Sew a super cute Valentine’s Day Banner Print this page or save as a PDF 0qs141fusible appliqueheatnbondnorthcott urban elementz FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail Jackie White I am a quilter who loves quilting outside the box especially when it comes to 3D and embellishments. My work has been published in books and magazines and I currently sit on the Board of Directors for the Canadian Quilters’ Association. When I am not in my studio, I am working as a Social Media Manager. previous post How to use handmade bias tape to embellish a Valentine’s Day wall hanging next post Sew a super cute Valentine’s Day Banner YOU MAY ALSO LIKE... QUILTsocial Giveaway 288: Jungle Rose 12-Fat Quarter Fabric... Get your Banyan Batiks Baralla, we’re making a... QUILTsocial Giveaway 284: Baralla 12-Fat Quarter Fabric Bundle! 5 tips to create the best ever quilt... The secret to modern quilting using the straight... How a short stitch, in quilting, can save... How to choose a quilt design for fabric... Falling in love with Banyan Batiks Kayana autumn... Banyan Batiks Kayana Autumn fabric steals the fall... Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
