Modern Quilt Patterns for Valentine’s Day

As we move into the new year and many of us hunker down for winter, quilting is a fun and relaxing hobby to enjoy. Make yourself a cup of hot cocoa to warm you up as start to plan for winter sewing. As we ring in the new year (Happy New Year!), Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. There are so many quilting patterns with modern designs that will add a little love to your home or make wonderful gifts for that special someone in your life.
 

Valentine’s Day Sewing Patterns in Contemporary Quilt Designs

 

Heart Patchwork Quilt

At Little Fabric Shop, we really like this Piece & Love Quilt Pattern from The Cloth Parcel. Set colorful pieces of your heart to flight amid peaceful stripes of background fabric. Triangles of varied hues and values create this faceted heart. Perfect as a throw or wall hanging, plus bonus instructions for twin size are also included. This modern stunner is perfect in any color range and works especially well with 5” charm square precuts.

Make sure to choose fabrics with a good assortment of light, medium, and dark tones to make this quilt a visual success. Check-out our new Cotton + Steel Basics fabric collection for simple prints on beautiful, high-quality fabric. Detailed instructions with illustrations for creating your own Piece & Love Quilt are included.

 

Join a Valentine Sew-a-long

Pen + Paper Designs is hosting a Be Mine Sewalong for her Be Mine Quilt pattern. You are not too late to join! This quilt is perfect for Valentine's Day quilting. The Be Mine Quilt is a traditionally pieced pattern that requires beginner quilting knowledge. The pattern gives in-depth instruction and diagrams and includes tags for labeling the various cuts of fabric. She will also be holding tips, tutorials, and prizes during her sewing event! This pattern works great with Century Solids fabric!

Beginner Friendly Quilt Pattern

The Scrappy Hearts Quilt pattern is brand new in our shop. This happy scrappy heart quilt from Quilty Love will have you digging through your scraps or your stash. It was designed with your fabric scraps in mind. It is a super quick and easy quilt and just perfect for the beginner quilter and comes together quickly. This fun pattern includes 3 size options: Baby, Throw and twin. And as a bonus – it is fat quarter fabric friendly!

 

Flying Geese Quilt Pattern

Not all Valentine’s Day quilts need to be hearts. Quilting with traditional reds, pinks and purples do the trick as well. Look at how using red toned fabric in the Red Geese Quilt pattern by Zen Chic, keeps to the Valentine’s Day theme, without screaming hearts and kisses. This quilt pattern is a new twist on a classic pattern. These "Geese" fly in all directions and soon land in your home. This is a layer cake friendly pattern that uses the "no waste" flying geese technique.

 
To square up your blocks quickly, check-out the Ultimate Flying Geese Tool from Creative Grids. This tool is very fast, easy, and accurate! Make four Flying Geese units at one time - the printed cutting chart on the ruler works for TWO different methods!

 
Scrap-busting Quilt Pattern 

A great way to create a Valentine Quilt, is to dig into your scrap fabric stash! The Square Burst Quilt pattern from Running Stitch Quilts is a block-based pattern perfect for mixing and matching your favorite fat quarter bundle. Pattern includes instructions for these sizes: 30 in x40 in , 60 in x70 in, and 80 in x100 in . A bonus insert with fabric requirements for two additional design options, cornerstones, and minimalist, is also included. If you need a little extra fabric to supplement this project, explore our red, pink and purple fabrics.

 

Valentine Home Décor Patterns

If you love to have handmade holiday décor, but not enough time, we have some tried and true options for you. A table runner is a perfect solution. The Modern Holiday Table Runners sewing pattern from Cluck, Cluck, Sew will allow you to put your quilt making skills to work, but for a much smaller project.

 
There are six modern and simple table runner patterns in one beautiful 24-page booklet. This booklet includes patterns for Valentine’s Day, Spring, Summer, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Your home will be filled with handmade joy throughout the year! All patterns use fat eighths, fat quarters, or large scraps, plus background yardage. 
 
Another option is creating a Valentine pillow or wall hanging out of a block from these patterns. Mini quilting is quick and easy way to enjoy quilting with less of an undertaking. It is kind-of like speed-dating with fabric and very little time commitment. The Be Mine Quilt and Scrappy Hearts Quilt pattern are perfect for this type of project. You can pick one or more blocks to create the desired size and shape.

 

Handmade Valentine’s Day Sewing

Creating one-of-a-kind handmade projects makes Valentine’s Day extra special. Whether you are sewing for your home, as a gift, or for yourself, sewing can bring much joy and relaxation. Creating a Valentine quilt, pillow or table runner will be a part of your home year after year. It is fun to see how your sewing, fabric and design interests change and grow over time. At Little Fabric Shop, we love to share the gift of sewing with you. Happy Valentine’s Day!