This Valentine’s Day, celebrate with quilts and quilting projects that honor the season of love! We’ve rounded up some of our favorite Craftsy quilting posts that will give Cupid a run for his money. From quilts to table runners and mug rugs, these links will lead you to 44 special quilting ideas for your valentine!
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If you’re feeling ambitious between now and Valentine’s Day, perhaps you’d like to whip up a lap quilt for your loved one, like this paper-pieced quilt with heart blocks that are yo-yos, stripped, wonky, crazy, french braid, broken heart, patched heart and double heart patterns. This skill-building quilt pattern and other romantic designs from Crafty’s community of indie pattern designers are sure you melt your heart.
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From pretty appliqué to bargello blocks and classic patchwork, these heart quilting patterns include a pillow, table topper, mug rug and full-size quilts to that you’ll love to make and give for Valentine’s Day. The Sweet Hearts pillow is a great scrap-busting pattern to make for someone you love.
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Valentine’s Day is one of the last winter holidays before it warms up outside, which makes it a great time to prepare for spring! Skip the pink fabric and look for yellows, oranges and blues to give a Valentine’s Day gift that can last well into the warmer season.
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Set the table for a romantic dinner with a machine-appliquéd and quilted table runner. This tutorial will show you how to create a basic patchwork table runner. You can even use a basic word processing program to print off your own letter templates in your favorite font.
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If you only have time to make a small quilt, a mug rug makes a sweet and simple handmade gift for your loved one! This pretty heart appliquéd on top of patchwork is fun to quilt, and we’ve chosen a few additional patterns that are fun to quilt and gift year-round.
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Although October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, February is the ideal time to think pink! Make a simple rag quilt from Valentine-colored fabrics and you can snuggle up with it all year long.
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Pretty in pink, this handmade pouch holds a sketchbook to inspire new quilt designs. Making handmade gifts for fellow crafters is fun and rewarding, because they always know the love that went into such a project! Be sweet and customize these projects and gift them to your favorite quilter this Valentine’s Day.
