Swedish Heart Quilt Block Tutorial (TMQ February Block of the Month) HD 1080p

[@doraleetrent1802]

I just found you on you tube. Cute block!

[@chelseyolson]

Thank you!!

[@johnballiro924]

Your instructions and hints are specific and helpful

[@chelseyolson]

Thank you so much John! Glad you found it helpful!

[@C123abc]

Thank you! Clever use of tape too!

[@chelseyolson]

Thank you! I’m trying to remember when I used tape? Let me know so I can keep doing it! 😂

[@scharlenewinningham5579]

Tape? I guess I missed that!

[@joyscranfield5527]

Great video! Love your block.

[@chelseyolson]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sharonoconnell9687]

You were great. Easy to follow and great pattern. Thanks

[@quiltedfromtheroots]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@marykubicek5434]

Great job. Love your pattern

[@chelseyolson]

Thank you! Hope you follow along for the whole series!!

[@stacysowell6379]

Excellent tutorial! Very clear instructions

[@chelseyolson]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@Lonequilter22]

Clear instructions. cute block.

[@chelseyolson]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@paulacomeau554]

Good job. Love the video.

[@quiltedfromtheroots]

Thank you!

[@calicoblue9793]

Thank you. You did a great job of explaining the block. I seem to have a problem with textures, the solid red felt a bit thicker than the other fabrics. I guess it got the best of me, my block had a bit of a size problem, so after squaring the edges I seem to have a 12" unfinished block. But it will all come out in the wash as they say. As I said, you did an excellent job of explaining the construction, loved the tips and how natural you are. Since I am feeling like a total beginner, after so many years off from projects, I thought I might throw out a tip. I use two different colors of thread when stitching, that way I can always tell which side was stitched on top.

[@quiltedfromtheroots]

Thanks for the tip Dianna! Sorry to hear your block was a little small. I was thinking about making a video on coping strips. This would help get your block back to 12.5”!

[@calicoblue9793]

@@quiltedfromtheroots I welcome any tips. It has to be something I am doing as March block has same problem. LOL

[@quiltedfromtheroots]

I would start with checking how wide your seams are. Shoot for a scant 1/4”. Since your blocks are ending up smaller, I would bet your seam allowances are a bit too wide!

[@scharlenewinningham5579]

Nice job! Thank you!

[@chelseyolson]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kimberlynapier9974]

You did wonderful!

[@chelseyolson]

Thank you!!

[@blaketomlin2232]

Love you Chelsey! I’m laying in bed under one of your beautiful and comfortable quilts right now.

[@chelseyolson]

Thanks Blake!!

[@deborahmilne3397]

Gorgeous block. Thank you. What is the quilt hanging behind you at the beginning of your video?

[@quiltedfromtheroots]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! It is actually a group project I did with my small friendship circle. It was the first Moda Blockhead Quilt Along. I just made my own setting for it to put all the blocks together. I had one other comment about it, so maybe I can make a video about it!

[@AvivaHadas]

please tell us about the orange quilt on your wall. I'm intrigued by 1/2 having triangles & the other 1/2 having strips. Are the blocks the same size? How did you figure out the triangle &/or strip sizes?

[@chelseyolson]

It was a group project from my small quilt circle. I was moving away, so we made the Moda Blockhead quilt together to stay in touch. Everyone chose a certain number of blocks (6 I believe) and we made it 8 times, keeping one and swapping the others. Because of this, they weren’t all the same sizes. I added a coping strip to all the blocks to trim them to a consistent size. I decided to set some on point and some regular because of the appliqué blocks. The trick was deciding how large I wanted the blocks to be when I finished. I started by figuring out the on point, square in a square blocks. I use Deb Tucker’s Studio 180 rulers, so it made it easy to figure out the sizes to cut. Then, I just worked backwards on the regular strips. So, say the blocks needed to be 9” finished, I subtracted my 6” finished block size, which left 3”. I divided that by 2, and got that each strip needed to be 1.5”. But don’t forget to add in seam allowances!! Hope that helps! If I get more people asking about it, maybe I could do a video on the process!

[@AvivaHadas]

@@chelseyolson thanks

[@chelseyolson]

@@AvivaHadas you’re welcome! Hope that helps! The Deb Tucker ruler is called square squared. I believe I had to use her large square squared for those.

[@mariesamples4432]

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[@quiltedfromtheroots]

Thank you!