Foundation Paper Pieced Heart Quilt Block with FREE Pattern

You have to try this foundation paper pieced heart quilt block! Hearts are such a versatile block to add to your repertoire and I just love how simple yet impactful they are in any project!

The FPP heart pattern makes a crisp, beautiful heart block that you will be obsessed with!

Foundation Paper Pieced Heart Supplies

You don’t need fancy supplies for this block!

Fabric, or scraps
Rotary cutter and acrylic ruler
Rotating cutting mat (recommended!)
Iron, I’m using the Oliso Mini Iron
Pattern download, see below

Heart Quilt FPP Pattern Download

Click on the pink button below to download the heart block pattern. This is a PDF that will print on 1 page. Be sure to print at 100% or DO NOT SCALE.

How to Sew the Foundation Paper Pieced Heart Block

Start with a piece big enough for Section 2, place it ON TOP of the pattern piece (see the second photo below). Then find a piece big enough for Section 1 and place it at the raw edge of the main fabric, overlapping the line between sections 1 and 2 about 1/4.”

Sew over the line using a 1.8mm stitch length. Press the fabric out.

Now repeat the process with Section 3. If you need to you can trim down some of the main fabric so you can see the pattern underneath better.

Sew right on top of the line between 2 and 3.

Whenever you add fabric, if you have too much on the back, fold the fabrics and patter piece out of the way and trim down the seam allowances to 1/4.” Be sure to have all the fabric and the pattern out of the way, it’s easy to get lost in all the flaps and cut off something you don’t want to! If you end up cutting off part of the pattern, it’s okay, but it is better to have the pattern there until the end.