Heart Strings Table Pad - Making the Hearts - Sew a Quick and Easy 27" Square Table Pad

Aug 26, 2026

Heart Strings Table Pad is an intermediate-level quilting project for creating a romantic 27-inch square table pad. The instructions guide fabric selection, template tracing, and fusible layering using Wonder-Under and fusible batting to form four heart units of multiple sizes. It then positions hearts accurately on a Tru-Grid background, fuses them securely, and finishes with inner and outer borders plus corner squares. The method uses outer borders on the front and back to avoid binding, producing a holiday-ready dining accessory.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLifestyle

FormatPDF

Pages9

Reading Time14 min

AccessFree to download

Making the Hearts

Preparing the Background

Borders

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Heart Strings Table Pad Skill Level: Intermediate
Designed By
Deborah Vollbracht
Sewn By
Deborah Vollbracht
[www.CreativeFolkQuilting.blogspot.com](www.CreativeFolkQuilting.blogspot.com)
Top your table with this 27” square Heartstrings Table Pad by fusing romantic hearts to a colorful background. Pellon® Tru-Grid™ accurately speeds heart positioning and Pellon® Fusible Thermolam® Plus speeds quilting of this quick and easy holiday dining accessory. This design method uses outer borders on the table pad and back to eliminate the need for binding.
| | | | --- | --- | --- | | Fabrics Needed
Background-Timeless Treasures, Gail-C8877 Hearts-Cherrywood hand dyes
Inner border-Michael Miller, Sarah Jane DC 5153
Outer border (front and back) -Ka e Fassett Lotus Leaf GP-29 Border corners
Backing
Materials Needed
Pellon® TP971F Fusible Thermolam® Plus 1 yard
Pellon® 810 Tru-Grid™ 3/4 yard
Pellon® 805 Wonder-Under® 1 yard
Thread
Quilting or decorative thread
Marking method to trace heart quilting template
Tools Needed
Sewing machine and related supplies
Rotary cutter and related supplies (24“ ruler recommended) Paper scissors
5”square piece of cereal box cardboard or paper plate | | 3/4 yard Sixteen 5”squares 1/4 yard
3/4 yard 1/8 yard 3/4 yard | | [http://www.pellonprojects.com](http://www.pellonprojects.com) | Graphic Artist Alexandra Henry
PERMISSION IS GIVEN TO REPRODUCE FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY ©2013-PCP Group, LLC | | [http://www.pellonprojects.com](http://www.pellonprojects.com) Making the Hearts Place Wonder-Under®, paper side facing up, on top of the size 4 heart template. Trace both lines of the heart template onto the Wonder-Under® and mark size 4 within the narrow outer rim and in the interior of the heart. Make four of these leaving about 1/2” space between the traced hearts. Roughly cut out these hearts, leaving space around the drawn lines. Roughly cut out the fabric pieces slightly larger than the Wonder-Under® hearts. Cut out the interior of one Wonder-Under® heart by cutting upward at heart point, then cutting along the inner line, yielding a rim of heart-shaped Wonder-Under. Reserve the interior of the Wonder-Under heart to use as a template in a later step. Place the rough side of the Wonder-Under heart rim against the wrong side of the fabric, closing the gap at the heart point, and fuse following manufacturer’s instructions. Cut one Thermolam® Plus fusible batting heart using the Wonder-Under® interior reserved from previous step as a guide. Position the rough side of the batting in the center of the wrong side of the heart created in the previous step. Pin in place and ip over. Press on the right side of the fabric 3-4 seconds with a hot dry iron to tack in place. Heart Strings Table Pad Page 2 Graphic Artist Alexandra Henry PERMISSION IS GIVEN TO REPRODUCE FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY ©2013-PCP Group, LLC [http://www.pellonprojects.com](http://www.pellonprojects.com) Cut out heart shape along the outer line traced on the Wonder-Under® and peel paper o . Repeat these steps, making four hearts of each size 1-4. Set the hearts aside. Preparing the Background Cut one 22”square from the background fabric. Cut one 22”square of Tru-Grid™, following the marked blue lines. Use a pen to draw a diagonal line from corner to corner through the center of the gridded squares. (Marked in orange on the diagram) . Repeat with the opposite corners. Mark the corners ofthe Tru-Grid™ 1”from each corner. Mark a 2”square box in the center of the Tru-Grid 22”square. Heart Strings Table Pad Page 3 Graphic Artist Alexandra Henry PERMISSION IS GIVEN TO REPRODUCE FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY ©2013-PCP Group, LLC [http://www.pellonprojects.com](http://www.pellonprojects.com) Place the Tru-Grid™ on the right side of the 22” background fabric, aligning the edges. At one corner, fold the Tru-Grid™ back about 5”, aligning the diagonal line on

FAQs

What materials are needed to make the Heart Strings Table Pad?

The project uses background and border fabrics, fusibles including Pellon Tru-Grid and Pellon Fusible Thermolam Plus, plus Wonder-Under, thread, and quilting/marking tools. Sewing machine supplies and rotary cutting tools are also required.

How are the heart shapes created and fused?

Wonder-Under is traced with heart templates, cut out with a rim left for edging, then fused to fabric. Fusible batting hearts are cut using a reserved interior template and positioned, pinned, tacked with a hot dry iron, and then cut along the outer traced line.

How is the background prepared for accurate heart placement?

A 22-inch background square is cut along with a matching Tru-Grid square. Diagonal lines and corner/center markings are drawn on the Tru-Grid, then hearts of different sizes are nested to the grid lines and fused using pressing instructions with a damp press cloth.

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