The quilt pattern is Pixelated Heart found on the Blue Elephant Stitches blog, plus I added my own little twist. Now you know I can not make a pattern exactly as written, that so would not be "Wilde" it had to be done and I like how it turned out.
I used all medium scrappy 4 1/2" squares for the heart and a mix of creams and white for background. The quilt also contains a couple of special pieces, you may be able to tell from this picture that there are two small hearts within the large heart. I did this by layering fabric and batting on each side of the main batting UNDER the top piece.
Once I placed them where I thought they should go within the heart, I basted them in place. Using the window I was able to double check the placement before layering the sandwich. (Top-batting-backing). I did the same thing to add a second set of hearts on to the back
For the backing I added a pink solid triangle to write a message to the couple before attaching the binding.
I also wrote a wish to the couple inside the binding, other than this picture I expect it never to be seen. You see it is within a triple layer of fabric - love is magical and wishes do come true I believe ~ I wanted it to be there without showing
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| May your lives be joined together like the pieces of this quilt, filled with love, joy and happiness XOXO Aunt Pam Wilde |
In the blogosphere there are a couple of quilt patterns often used for weddings, with the addition of my hearts, I think this is my new favorite.
XOXO HAPPY COUPLE
Aunt Pam :)
linking to my favorites Quilt Story, Sew Fresh Quilts and Freshly Pieced
What a sweet heart! Just so soft and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful, Pam, and totally worth the wait of delivery. :) I really like your idea of putting the shadowed hearts under the top and backing, I will have to keep that in mind for future projects!
ReplyDeletegreat!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful and very thoughtful quilt! Your additions are wonderful and beautifully executed! The addition of the message hidden in the binding is awesome! This was definitely worth the wait! :)
ReplyDeleteLovely! Another one I would love to make...:-)
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! Perfect present for a wedding couple!
ReplyDeleteAdding those hearts was so creative and so thoughtful! You can tell you put a lot of yourself in making this quilt and that's what makes a quilt so special. I really like the colors you used - this is a lovely quilt!
ReplyDeletethat is sweet...the little hearts is a great touch
ReplyDeleteI saw this yesterday and didn't have time to post then...amazing idea! I love the happy cleverness of it all. It's a beautiful quilt and the love you put into it shines!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet and meaningful treasure this quilt will be! Your idea to add those hearts is brilliant. And the addition of that special secret message... Beautiful! Bravo, Aunt Pam!
ReplyDeleteVery nice! I love how you added the two hearts on the inside, what a great touch!
ReplyDeleteThose extra touches make this quilt extra special, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSo sweet and so cool how you added those secret hearts. And I think your message was just perfect!
ReplyDeleteTruly beautiful. I know they will treasure the quilt and think about Aunt Pam whenever they look at it.
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