I had no idea what to get my husband for Valentines Day. I think he is the hardest man to give presents to I know. I started thinking about what I could get my husband right after Christmas. Yes I start stressing for the next holiday as soon as one is over. I decided to make him a throw for chilly nights, we don't like turning on the heat. We do live in Arizona so adding extra layers and snuggling up in blankets. I had seen a couple of quilts on Pinterest that looked like a heart carved in a tree. I liked them but wanted something a little different. I was trying to think how I could get more texture for the bark. Then I remembered the snuggle blanket I made for my niece last year. I decided to try and put the two patterns together.
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http://www.quiltbarn.blogspot.com/2012/01/valentine-tree-carving-quilt.html
The changes that I made was I put two pieces of each color of the flannel together, I cut a square on the bias so my bark went up and down instead of on the diagonal and I didn't cut through all the layers of flannel on each strip. I randomly alternated how many layers I cut through. If I made it again I would use darker flannel for the bottom piece, I think there is a little too much white. Unfortunately I can't get the pictures to come out very well.
