How to Make Heart Cushions from Fleece Scraps

I often use fleece to back my quilts and I end up with long strips of leftover fleece after trimming. I asked the kids what we should make and they said rather bafflingly – hearts! So we made hearts!

Materials Needed: Fleece Heart Cushions

– Leftover fleece fabric – Paper and a pen – Round object for tracing – Leftover quilt batting – Batting trimmings – Ribbon

Step 1: Sew Fleece Scraps together in rows

Sew them in strips right sides together over and over until you have one or several large pieces.

Step 2: Trace a Heart Template

The easiest way to trace a heart shape is to take one piece of regular printer paper and find something like a bowl or a mug that you can use to trace the top of your heart. 

Use scissors or a rotary cutter to cut around your template but don’t cut along the straight edge where you started and ended your drawn half a heart.

Step 3: Cut your Fleece Fabric & Batting

Step 4:If you are using Batting – Quilt it in place

If you are going to use batting to line your heart secure it to either side of your heart with a few quilting lines.

Step 5: Sew your Hearts

Sew a 1/4” seam starting just before the bottom tip of the heart on one side and going all the way around but stopping 2-4” before the place you started.

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