More hearts

I finished quilting my 2nd Purple Project quilt this morning and was using the extra batting and backing for practice. I started just echoing some hearts and I LOVE this. It wasn’t even something I’d seen somewhere and practiced drawing for HOURS which is what I usually have to do. Isn’t it CUTE? Now hopefully I can find a top to use it on!

As I was getting the quilt set up this morning I had to pull out a new roll of batting. I almost had a heart attack until I realized this huge black streak was on the plastic NOT on my batting!

25 Responses to “More hearts”

  • The Calico Cat:

    I think those hearts will work on any “heart”strings quilt…

  • Beth:

    oh I LOVE them! Do you mind if I try them myself? I am trying to get the rusties out of my quilting. My panto quilting is just NASTY.

  • Vicki W:

    I think you have just designed a new panto – or started your own buul of free-hand quilting designs! It’s really nice.

  • Laurie Ann:

    Wow, those hearts are just fantastic. In fact, you have many wonderful quilting designs!!

    Makes me want to get into my quilting room, but I can’t until the girls leave. I love them, but I am getting antsy to sew!!

  • joyce:

    Love the hearts! I am practising FM quilting on my regular machine and I may just have to give them a try.

  • keryn:

    Beautiful free-hand hearts, and the spacing is just prefect. What a nice overall design; you’d better name it Mary’s hearts quicksmart….

  • Kairle:

    Those echoing hearts sure look sweet. Great job! Boy…sure glad the black streak was on the bag and NOT the batting!

  • Sheila:

    Those look awesome, Mary. I might have to try that on the ol’ home machine.

  • Sandy:

    Love the hearts. Oh my the black mark …. whew .. thank goodness it was on the plastic.

  • Tanya:

    What a fantastic quilting pattern! I know machine quilting take practice and “doodling” time but I doubt very much I could ever do something so wonderful. I’m saving your picture just so that I can look at it and dream!

  • Tazzie:

    Ohhh Mary, the quilting is just wonderful! I love it! I predict there will be a lot of us working up hearts soon!
    *hugs*
    Tazzie
    :-)

  • Norma:

    We need to call these Mary’s Hearts. I love this new meander!

  • Julia:

    Wow, you are soooo good!! I love the hearts!!! I think you should do it on the heart string blocks you are making.

  • Darlene:

    Wow, those hearts are fabulous, Mary!

    I would have panicked, too if I’d seen that blue streak. Thank goodness it was just on the plastic wrapper. Whew!

  • Lynn Dougalss:

    Yup, me too! Those hearts are way cute! Seeing that black streak would have given me a heart attack! ACK!

  • Karol-Ann:

    Wow, love those (Mary’s) hearts! Just lovely.

  • Lazy Gal Tonya:

    It’s wonderful. I love the hearts and how they dance across the fabric. gorgeous. what do you do with your practice pieces? I bet you could make something interesting out of this like a tote bag or gift bag.

  • Helen in the UK:

    Thank goodness that black was only on the plastic! Love the hearts design – so pretty :)

  • Evelyn aka Starfishy:

    Beautiful heart quilting! I do love the red binding – I often use a contrasting binding from the border – but something that matches the quilt. And – I can NOT believe that you hand sew your bindings down to the back?! I like to sew my bindings on the back and then sew down on the front – I just don’t have the patience you have, I guess – I want the quilt DONE as fast as my machine can manage at that point!

    Cheers!

    Evelyn

  • Suzanne Earley:

    love your hearts!!

  • Yvonne:

    I love “Mary’s Hearts” too….they are awesome!

  • swooze:

    Wow! I love the hearts. You did a great job.

  • Joanne:

    Your hearts are fabulous! I echo Norma — we’ll need to call these Mary’s hearts! All the pantos and heart meanders I’ve seen are mostly ugly hearts — skinny with not much definition — yours are beautiful, fat hearts — I love them. I just pieced a baby quilt they would look great on. I’ll have to practice my own version.

  • meggie:

    Love those hearts!!!

  • Rabbit Stitchings:

    Stunning!!! Your heart quilting pattern is wonderful!!!!!

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