Crosses & Heart Memory Quilt Pattern
Create a stunning Crosses & Heart Quilt featuring scrappy patchwork blocks, soft blue florals, and a symbolic heart centerpiece. This beginner-to-intermediate quilt pattern combines oversized cross blocks with a modern patchwork background, creating a meaningful quilt perfect for gifts, memorial quilts, baptisms, weddings, or home décor.
Finished Size (Approximate): 60″ x 72″ (adjustable)
This quilt uses:
The design appears complex but is actually built from simple rectangles and squares.
The visual impact comes from:
Advanced Beginner to Intermediate
Skills required:
✔ Accurate cutting
✔ Basic piecing
✔ Quilt sandwich construction
✔ Machine quilting
✔ Binding
Optional:
✔ Fusible appliqué for the heart
Light Blues:
Cream / White:
Blue Florals:
Tan / Beige:
Soft Yellow:
Brown Check:
Dark Brown:
Medium Brown:
Dark Denim Blue:
Medium Denim Blue:
Navy:
Light Beige:
White:
Brown fabric:
Backing:
Batting:
Binding:
The quilt is essentially built on a grid.
Approximate grid:
Each section measures approximately:
6″ finished
Cut most pieces:
6½” unfinished
This makes construction much easier.
Each cross is built using:
Example:
X
X X X
XEach arm is the same width.
For one cross:
Cut:
Arrange:
Center Top
Left Center Right
Center BottomThe surrounding spaces are filled with background patches.
The center cross is the largest focal point.
Cut:
Layout:
White
White White White
WhiteFill remaining areas with background pieces.
Create:
Cut each arm:
6½” × 12½”
Sew the 5 pieces together into cross units.
Set aside.
This quilt gets its charm from the scattered patchwork.
Cut:
Lay everything on a design wall or floor.
Start with:
Do not make the layout perfectly symmetrical.
The charm comes from controlled randomness.
The heart sits near the upper left area.
Cut:
Use:
Center it over the white cross section.
Press thoroughly.
Assemble rows individually.
Work row by row.
Pin heavily.
Press seams:
This helps seams nest.
Join rows.
Match all intersections carefully.
Press flat.
The quilt shown uses simple diagonal quilting.
This is beginner-friendly and elegant.
Mark lines every:
2″
Quilt corner to corner.
Rotate quilt.
Repeat opposite direction.
This creates a subtle diamond effect.
Mark:
Every 2″
Produces a farmhouse-style finish.
Perfect for domestic sewing machines.
Easy and durable.
Layer:
Baste with:
Smooth carefully.
Cut:
Join diagonally.
Press in half lengthwise.
Attach to front.
Fold to back.
Hand stitch or machine finish.
This design looks beautiful in:
