I decided to repurpose this Pendleton Wool iPad case I bought many years ago. I took it apart, ironed it flat & made it into a snap pouch to keep in my car, full of quilted hearts. I love it when my ideas actually work out! 🧵🪡 💙🫶🏻 ☮️ #repurpose #recycle #ifaqh #quiltedheart #FDT #FICE #PendletonWool

Today’s quilted heart was made for the 2nd full moon of 2026. The Full Snow Moon will rise across the globe, appearing noticeably larger and brighter in the cold winter sky. FYI I’ve had my fill of snow for this year! Come on spring! 🧵🪡 💙🫶🏻 🌕 ☮️ #ifaqh #quiltedheart #FDT #FICE #FullSnowMoon

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Today is Backwards Day. The object of this holiday is to find as many ways as possible to do things backwards. Making this backwards quilted heart was enough for me! 🧵🪡 💙🫶🏻 ☮️ #ifaqh #quiltedheart #FDT #FICE #backwards

Slow progress but what’s the rush? I’m not sure how this is going to work out. 16 blocks done and about 70 or so to go! 🧵 🪡 💙 ✌️ ☮️ #quiltsky #stringquilt #FDT #FICE #quilt

I’m taking a few days off from making quilted hearts and trying my hand at making a string quilt. I finished 8 squares today. #quiltsky #scraps #stringquilt

Today’s quilted heart was made for Vietnam Peace Day. A day commemorating the signing of the Paris Peace Accords in 1973. This treaty marked the official end of direct U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War. 🧵🪡 💙🫶🏻 ☮️ #ifaqh #quiltedheart #FDT #Vietnam #peace

Today is Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day. So I made a quilted heart to celebrate it. FYI bubble wrap does not like being sewed so I glued it down. It has an interesting history that’s included in the +ALT on the picture. 🧵🪡 💙🫶🏻 🫧 #ifaqh #quiltedheart #FDT #bubblewrap

I made today’s quilted heart for my neighbors in Minnesota. It’s hard to wrap my head around what’s happened there. Stay strong neighbors! Hugs and love coming your way! 🧵🪡 💙🫶🏻 ☮️ #ifaqh #quiltedheart #FDT #peace #Minnesota

Today’s quilted heart was made for National Handwriting Day. A day to celebrate John Hancock’s birthday. He was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence & his prominent signature demonstrated how significant handwriting could be. 🧵🪡 💙🫶🏻 #ifaqh #quiltedheart #handwriting

Check out this eagle-eyed traffic reporter! We spotted this beauty perched over I-35W in Minneapolis 🦅 Want to see road conditions, traffic impacts and some more wildlife? Explore our cameras on 511mn.org today.

Today’s quilted heart was made for National Polka Dot Day. Some of polka dots popularity can be attributed to Miss America & Minnie Mouse. Miss America wore a polka dot swimsuit in 1926 and Minnie appeared with polka dots in 1928. 🧵🪡 💙🫶🏻 #ifaqh #quiltedheart #polkadots

Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day! Today’s quilted heart features one of the smartest critters around & as persistent as they come. Instead of trying to keep them out of the bird feeders we put seeds on the ground for them. Happy squirrels & happy birds. 🧵🪡 💙🫶🏻 🐿️ #ifaqh #quiltedheart #squirrels

Today’s quilted heart was made for National Cheese Lovers Day! Oh my! Cheese is one of my favorite foods and Wisconsin makes so much good cheese. I used a square of cheese colored, Wisconsin themed fabric for this heart. Today should be a state holiday! 🧵🪡 💙🫶🏻 🧀 #ifaqh #quiltedheart #cheese

Today’s quilted heart was made for World Snow Day. A special day to get children and families involved in snow sports. Good timing because over the last 2 days we got 10.5” of fresh snow Not a fan! 🧵🪡 💙🫶🏻 ❄️ #ifaqh #quiltedheart #snow

Today’s quilted heart was made for National Hot Head Chili Day. Today’s a perfect day to make a pot of chili or some other spicy dish. It’s going to be a cold, snowy weekend here in the Midwest. Brrrrrrr! 🥶 I’m ready for spring! 🧵🪡 💙🫶🏻 🌶️ #ifaqh #quiltedheart #chili

Today’s quilted heart was made for Prohibition Remembrance Day. In 1919, it was ratified by the requisite number of states, but didn’t go into effect for another year. But there was a wine loophole…see +alt for more information. 🧵🪡 💙🫶🏻 🍷#ifaqh #quiltedheart #wine

Remember the PBS show Sewing With Nancy? Even though Nancy has passed away her name lives on in a quilt shop in her home town of Beaver Dam, Wis. It’s such a nice shop! All kinds of notions, so much beautiful fabric & all the best, high end sewing machines & long arms too.🧵🪡 #overwhelmed #quiltsky

Today is National Hot Tea Day. This quilted heart was made to celebrate the rich culture and history, diverse types, health benefits and soothing qualities of tea. Just give me a cup of oolong and I’ll be happy! 🧵🪡 ✂️ 💙 🫖 ☕️ #ifaqh #quilted-heart #ifoundaquiltedheart #FDT #HotTea

For a minute there I thought I had a mouse living in my sewing machine. Made be I should check it out more often, ya think? 🐭🧵🪡

A quilted heart for the first full moon in January. It’s named the Wolf #fullmoon because hungry wolves were heard howling more often during the deep winter when food was scarce. 🧵🪡 ✂️ 💙 🐺 #ifaqh #quilted-heart #ifoundaquiltedheart #FDT #wolf

January is National Skating Month. This quilted heart brings back memories of how bad I was at ice skating and how cold it was because the warming shack was never warm! 🤣 🧵🪡 ✂️ 💙 🧊 #ifaqh #quilted-heart #ifoundaquiltedheart #FDT #iceskating

Today’s quilted heart was made for Swiss Cheese Day! The best way to celebrate it is to eat some wonderful Swiss cheese! Eat it plain or have it in a Reuben, a French dip or a mushroom Swiss burger. It’s so good! 🧵🪡 ✂️ 💙 🧀 #ifaqh #quilted-heart #ifoundaquiltedheart #FDT #swisscheese

Today’s quilted heart should’ve been shared yesterday. I forgot! So yesterday was National Card Playing Day. Hope you’re lucky and get dealt a hand like this one! 🧵🪡 ✂️ 💙 🃏 #ifaqh #quilted-heart #ifoundaquiltedheart #FDT #cards

Today’s quilted heart was made to celebrate National Candy Cane Day. It seems odd to me that it’s after Christmas, but I don’t make up these holidays, I just make hearts to recognize them. Happy Candy Cane Day! 🧵🪡 ✂️ 💙 #ifaqh #quilted-heart #ifoundaquiltedheart #FDT #candycane #peppermint

Days 23 through 25 Jenny's Countdown to Christmas 2025 from #MissouriStarQuiltCompany This has been so much fun and so surprising. I was expecting more fabric, but I’m thrilled with almost everything in the box! Lots of projects that will keep me busy for quite awhile. #MSQC #Advent #quilt

After making over 300 Christmas quilted hearts for the Vets and putting all my Christmas fabric away I realized I didn’t keep one to share today. So I dug through my scraps & made this one. Merry Christmas Bluesky friends!🎄🎁🎅🏻 🧵🪡 ✂️ 💙 #ifaqh #quilted-heart #ifoundaquiltedheart #FDT #christmas

Today’s quilted heart was made to celebrate Christmas Eve. If I were to dress up for Christmas Eve, this is what I’d wear. Christmas plaid, black velvet and gold jewelry. Merry Christmas Bluesky friends!🎄🎁🎅🏻 🧵🪡 ✂️ 💙 #ifaqh #quilted-heart #ifoundaquiltedheart #FDT #christmaseve

Day 22 of 25 Jenny's Countdown to Christmas 2025 from #MissouriStarQuiltCompany Today’s gift is a paperback book titled “Handmade Mysteries” and what I think is supposed to be a bookmark. Only 3 more gifts to open. 😢 #MSQC #Advent #quilt #book #mystery

Today’s quilted heart was made for National Cookie Exchange Day. I joined a cookie exchange at work one time & swore I’d never do that again! All I got was average cookies, no special Christmas cookies, but they sure liked mine. 🧵🪡 ✂️ 💙🍪🎄 #ifaqh #quilted-heart #ifoundaquiltedheart #FDT#cookies

Day 21 of 25 Jenny's Countdown to Christmas 2025 from #MissouriStarQuiltCompany I was right. Today’s gift uses the embroidery kit from day 19 and the fabric from day 20 to make a shoulder bag. Love how everything’s included with easy to follow instructions. #MSQC #Advent #quilt #bag

Today is the First Day of Winter! The long dark days will slowly change. In early January, we’ll be gaining around 2 minutes per day, with total gains of 30+ minutes by mid-month. Happy #WinterSolstice! 🧵🪡 ✂️ 💙 ❄️ 🌞 #ifaqh #quilted-heart #ifoundaquiltedheart #FDT#solstice #winter

Days 20 of 25 Jenny's Countdown to Christmas 2025 from #MissouriStarQuiltCompany I have a feeling tomorrow’s gift will help explain today’s gift. Today’s gift is a large piece of fabric with a variety of different colored squares. No pattern or template included. #MSQC #Advent #quilt

Days 18 & 19 of 25 Jenny's Countdown to Christmas 2025 from #MissouriStarQuiltCompany Yesterday’s gift was a quilt pattern and jigsaw puzzle. Today’s gift is an adorable embroidery kit. I’ll be so sad when I open my final gift. This has been so much fun! #MSQC #Advent #quilt

Today is National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day! Back in the boring COVID days I made a bunch of ugly sweater ornaments. This week I turned them into quilted hearts. 🧵🪡 ✂️ 💙 🍯 🐝 #ifaqh #quilted-heart #ifoundaquiltedheart #FDT#uglysweater

Today is National "I Love Honey" Day & I do love honey! There are over 300 varieties of honey. The color, flavor & aroma of honey depends on the type of nectar the bees harvest. Temperature and rainfall can also affect the honey. 🧵🪡 ✂️ 💙 🍯 🐝 #ifaqh #quilted-heart #ifoundaquiltedheart #FDT #honey

Today is Day 17 of 25 Jenny's Countdown to Christmas 2025 from #MissouriStarQuiltCompany Today’s gift is a string of little battery operated quilt lights. Another winner! So cute! #MSQC #Advent #quilt #lights

Today is Day 16 of 25 Jenny's Countdown to Christmas 2025 from #MissouriStarQuiltCompany Today’s gift is really cool. There’s a magnetic snap bracelet “pincushion” and a suction cup pin magnet. Both will be put to good use. #MSQC #Advent #quilt #pincushion #magnet

Today is Day 15 of 25 Jenny's Countdown to Christmas 2025 from #MissouriStarQuiltCompany Yesterday’s gift was a cute metal tin that looks like a spool of thread. Inside was an assortment of items to keep your thread on the spool or bobbin and not becoming a big tangled mess. #MSQC #Advent #quilt

Today is International Tea Day. Apparently there is more than one of them, but seeing how I just made this tea themed quilted heart I’m saying today is the day to celebrate, drink and appreciate tea! 🧵🪡 ✂️ 💙 🫖 #ifaqh #quilted-heart #ifoundaquiltedheart #FDT #tea

Today is Day 14 of 25 Jenny's Countdown to Christmas 2025 from #MissouriStarQuiltCompany Today’s gift is a set of 2 ceramic tree ornaments. I need ideas of what to do with them, seeing we don’t have a Christmas tree. #MSQC #Advent #quilt #ornaments

Today’s quilted heart was made for Monkey Day. A day to celebrate not only monkeys, but all simians, including New World monkeys, Old World Monkeys & apes. The day exists to bring awareness to the animals & to show love & care for them. 🧵🪡 ✂️ 💙 🐵 🦍 #ifaqh #quilt #ifoundaquiltedheart #FDT #monkey

Today is Day 13 of 25 Jenny's Countdown to Christmas 2025 from #MissouriStarQuiltCompany Today’s gift includes a set of 6 snap bands with instructions for making snappy pouches. I’ll definitely be giving this a try. #MSQC #Advent #quilt #snappypouch

Today’s quilted heart was made for National Day of the Horse. The day was created to remember and pay tribute to the cultural, historic, and economic contributes that horses have made. What would this country be without horses? 🧵🪡 ✂️ 💙 🐴 #ifaqh #quilted-heart #ifoundaquiltedheart #FDT #horse

Today is Day 12 of 25 Jenny's Countdown to Christmas 2025 from #MissouriStarQuiltCompany Today’s gift is a sewing tool organizer. It has 3 zippered spaces for sewing tools, needles, thread or small fabric pieces. It’s very nice and something I’ll put to good use. #MSQC #Advent #quilt #organizer

Today’s quilted heart was made for National Poinsettia Day. The plant is native to Mexico, where it was used by the Aztecs; its flowers were used to produce red dye and its sap to treat fevers. 🧵🪡 ✂️ 💙 🎄 #ifaqh #quilted-heart #ifoundaquiltedheart #FDT #poinsettia

Today is Day 11 of 25 Jenny's Countdown to Christmas 2025 from #MissouriStarQuiltCompany Today’s gift is something I was actually looking online to buy. It’s a set of very cute cloth labels. #MSQC #Advent #quilt #labels

Today is Day 10 of 25 Jenny's Countdown to Christmas 2025 from #MissouriStarQuiltCompany Another gift I’m pretty sure I’ll never use. It’s a charcuterie board with the company’s logo on it. I wish it wasn’t so scratched up. It can be hung on a wall too. #MSQC #Advent #quilt #charcuterieboard

Today is Day 9 of 25 Jenny's Countdown to Christmas 2025 from #MissouriStarQuiltCompany I’m pretty sure I’ll never use today’s gift. In all my years of sewing I don’t ever recall needing bias tape. This will definitely go into my St. Vinnie’s bag. #MSQC #Advent #quilt #biastape

Today’s quilted heart was made for National Llama Day. It was first celebrated in 1932, after it was recognized how important the llama was in Canada, following a drought in Manitoba, where many livestock died, especially sheep. 🧵🪡 ✂️ 💙 🦙 #ifaqh #quilted-heart #ifoundaquiltedheart #FDT #llama