How to Piece Two By Two Heart Blocks – Mini Block Monday #8

by LeahDay · Published February 24, 2020 · Updated March 1, 2020

What is better than piecing one heart shaped quilt block? Making two heart blocks at the same time! Learn how to piece these Two By Two Heart blocks in this video tutorial:

Do you know what helps me the most? Sharing the video! Please share this video with your quilting friends, or even consider including the photos in your guild newsletter. I would LOVE that!

Looking for a pattern for the Two By Two Heart quilt blocks? It’s all in the video! I’m trying something new with these Mini Block Monday videos and including all the information in the video itself. Just hit “pause” when you need to and write down the pieces to cut.

Is that just not your thing? Here’s a snapshot of the patchwork pieces to get you started:

You’re going to make some bigger Half Square Triangles for these Two By Two Heart quilt block. Click Here to find a more detailed tutorial on piecing half square triangles.

And you’ll also make a batch of Quarter Square Triangles too! Click Here to find a more detailed tutorial on piecing Quarter Square Triangles (QSTs)

You’ll want to trim your units down to measure 2-inches square before piecing your Two by Two blocks. And yep, that’s another reason I picked that name!

And here’s what it looks like when you finish your Two by Two Block!

Click Here to learn more about the sewing machine I’m using – the Eversewn Sparrow 20.

Click Here to find a tutorial with my 5 key tips to piecing precisely.

Now if you really want to geek out on quilt piecing, check out my book How to Piece Perfect Quilts to learn the WHAT, WHY and HOW behind everything I do.

Let’s go quilt,

Leah Day