Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Confections for Valentine's Day

Would you care for a heart?  They are such confections!


Really almost too sweet.  The gritty kind of sweet you feel in your teeth after you've eaten an iced, heart-shaped sugar cookie or two.  But don't some of us occasionally over-indulge on Valentine's Day?

This little quilt is still in progress.  I started stitching the hearts in January when I had nothing to do.  I'm deciding on the outer border -- even or uneven.  The quilt to the edge of the first striped border measures 13¾" x 18¾".  Long and narrow.  I thought a wide border on the sides might even it out a bit but maybe it needs a border top and bottom and a slightly wider border on the sides.

Those little corner stones are all fussy cut, too.  They're only ½" square so no one can see them without a close examination of the quilt.  I guess they are for my pleasure, just knowing they're there.

Oh, the sweetness of this quilt.  I can hardly stand it!  Truly.  Had I realized in advance how red and pink and white and sweet it would look I might have made it differently.  But it will look festive on my front door -- next year on Valentine's Day 2019.

Please enjoy a heart while I head for my favorite Valentine's Day confection, chocolate. 

I hope you have a Happy Valentine's Day.

I'm linking  this post to
> WOW (WIPs on Wednesday) at Esther's Blog
> Let's Bee Social #216 at Sew Fresh Quilts
> Midweek Makers #111 at Quilt Fabrication

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--Nancy.
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14 comments:

  1. I love it! Sugary sweet...just yummy!

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  2. What a fun quilt! It turned out so well! Happy Valentine's day!

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    1. Thank you, Brenna. Happy Valentine's Day to you, too.

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  3. Aww I LOVE it! You're lucky to have yours..I made one a few months back, took it to the quilter, picked it up and put it somewhere that I cannot find. :-( I've searched and searched..it just needed binding. Grrrr

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    1. Thank you, Sherrill. I'm so sorry you can't find your quilt. I hope it will turn up soon, or maybe that you've found it already.

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  4. How sweet indeed! I love those fussy cut corner blocks. They look like Minnie Mouse ears. Too cute!

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    1. Thank you, Wendy. Now that you mention Minnie Mouse ears, I see them. Before that I saw a flower with heart-shaped petals. It's interesting the directions our imaginations take us, isn't it?

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  5. Such a sweet little quilt. I love the little corner stones. I'm glad you enlarged them so we could see them better. There is nothing like red, pink, and white in a quilt. I need to remember that. AND, it makes me hungry for something sweet.

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    1. Thank you, Robin. I think the cornerstones are fun but they really are too tiny to see without a close look. I don't think I realized how very small they would be after quarter-inch seams all around. Did you eat something sweet or did you resist? (I have to struggle to resist once I have sweet in mind.)

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  6. Wonderful little quilt! Perfect for Valentines Day.

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    1. Thank you, Rebecca. It will be even better next year, after it has a border, quilting, and a binding!

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