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Taught by Heidi Parkes
Indulge in a beautiful act of affection for someone special by stitching the Love Letter Quilt top with the help of professional artist and quilter Heidi Parkes. Her newest pattern features a collection of twenty unique blocks, each delicately embroidered or appliquéd to weave a tale of devotion. Designing a quilt top is an art form that allows you to express yourself creatively, choosing fabrics and colors that reflect personal preferences and experiences. With each day's prompt, you will craft a new hand-sewn artifact, culminating in a heartfelt diary of memories. You'll also learn to care for your hands with hand yoga and consider lahout and form. Whether you gift it to a loved one or save it as a treasured keepsake, the Love Letter Quilt top is a remarkably way to tell a love story.
To follow along on social media, please post your progress using the tag #LoveLetterQALLearn more about Heidi's inspirations behind the Love Letter Quilt pattern and her history of incorporating love into quilts in this live presentation, originally aired August 9, 2023.
See a beautiful compilation of quilts made in this class on our blog.
Here’s what you’ll need:
- For a finished quilt top measuring about 28" x 30", you will need twenty 8" x 6" pieces of base fabric: choose mostly light fabrics, some midtones, and a couple dark fabrics
- Additional fabric for appliqué: linen, cotton, velvet, silk, chiffon, etc.
- Embroidery floss, pearl cotton size 8, or sashiko thread
- Small to medium embroidery hoops
- Milliners' needles - Heidi recommends the Dritz multipack
- Scissors, snips and rotary cutter
- Thimbles - Heidi uses pushing and pulling/gripping thimbles
- Straight pins and safety pins
- Pen and pencil
- Air erasable marker or Hera marker
- Tracing paper and vellum
- Quilting ruler
- Needle threader (optional)
- A camera and printer may be helpful
Check out Heidi's Favorite Supplies
Downloads:
- Design a quilt top as a personal memoir for yourself or as a gift
- Sew the running, ladder, whip, seed, satin, and stem stitche
- Embroider and appliqué unique shapes and objects
- Tie a tailor's, quilter's and slip knot
- Sew a Danish and infinity knot
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Love Letter Quilt Top: A Daily Practice Reviews
126 users recommended this class to a friend
Sara Quesenbury Wallis
We are saddened by not being able to see the finished product in all its glory. We're curious about the process behind choosing the prompts for this quilt! This also helped us think outside the box and evaluate when to be precise and when to let it all go.
December 16, 2025
Katarzyna Andrzejewska
What a wonderful concept! Heidi's classes make me want to finally try my hand at quilting.
More than 3 months ago
Stitch Goldberg
Love this class so much and Heidi's teaching. I've been working on and off with this quilt for the couple/ few(?) years since this class was released, and I'm trying to finally finish it. I'll post a picture when I do. (I rarely complete a project in the designated time.)
More than 3 months ago
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