Light Scraps 1 yard total
Dark Scraps 1 yard total
Blue Print 1-3/8 yards
Large Floral Print Scraps 1/2 yard total
Backing 2-7/8 yards

Cutting:

Light Scraps
32 squares at 5" x 5", cut in quarters diagonally to make 128 A's (see diagram below)
36 squares at 3" x 3" for prairie points
Dark Scraps
32 squares at 5" x 5", cut in quarters diagonally to make 128 A's (see diagram below)
36 squares at 3" x 3" for prairie points
Blue Print
9 squares at 8" x 8" (B)
border strips: 2 at 3" x 40" for sides; 2 at 3" x 45" for top/bottom
Large Floral Print Scraps
9 hearts (C pattern on pdf download)
Backing 2-7/8 yards

A Patch

B Patch

Making the Blocks
Sew one light A and one dark A together and press the seam allowances toward the darker fabric. Join and press the second pair of A's in the same way, as shown in the piecing diagram. Nestling the opposing seam allowances, match center points, pin and sew the units together. Repeat to make 64 Y blocks.	Block Y Piecing Make 64
For the Z blocks, fold the B patches and lightly press to mark the center lines. (Figure 3a) Lightly mark the center lines on the hearts (the C patches).	Figure 3a
Without adding a seam allowance, cut a freezer paper template for each heart. Center the template on the wrong side of the C patch with the shiny side of the freezer paper toward you, and pin in place (Figure 3b).	Figure 3b
Being careful that the surface of the iron does not touch the coating on the freezer paper, press the point of the heart up over the freezer paper with the tip of the iron. Working from the point upward, turn and press the seam allowance in place (Figure 3c).	Figure 3c
At the top curves of the heart, stop pressing and clip the seam allowance of the inside point a few threads short of the freezer paper. Continue pressing the seam allowance to the freezer paper (Figure 3d).	Figure 3d
Remove the pins. To position the heart on the background (the B patch), match centers and press (Figure 3e). The coating on the freezer paper will hold the heart in place.	Figure 3e
Blindstitch the heart to the background. Trim the background fabric from behind the heart, leaving a 1/4" seam allowance (Figure 3f). Then gently remove the freezer paper (Figure 3g). Repeat for all Z blocks.	Figure 3f
Figure 3g	Block Z Make 9

Making the Rows

Turning the Y blocks as shown, make 4 Row 1's and 3 Row 2's as shown in the assembly diagram.

Row 1
Make 4

Row 2
Make 3

Assembling the Quilt

Matching seam lines, join the rows.

Fold each border strip end to end and finger press to mark the center. Match the centers of a side border and one side of the quilt, and pin in place. Stitch the border strip to the quilt. Repeat for the opposite side. At both ends, trim excess border fabric even with the quilt.

Pin and sew the border strips to the top and bottom. Trim excess border fabric even with the side border strips.

Assembly

Layering and Quilting

Mark the Valentine motif in each C patch.

Place the backing wrong side up on a flat surface. Layer with the batting and the quilt top and baste together.

Quilt the seam lines between the Y and Z blocks and the heart patches in the ditch. Quilt the valentine motifs as marked. Outline quilt each A patch and the border along its inner seam line.

Finishing the Edges with Prairie Points

Remove the basting and trim the batting and backing even with the quilt top. Following the instructions in Prairie Points, sew 18 points to each side of the quilt. Turn under and blindstitch the lining edges to the back of the Prairie Points. Outline quilt 3/8" from the outer edge of the border.

Blindstitch