Nine hearts in checks

by Susanne Dybdahl Ahle · 7 × 7 strips

Date: 27 Oct 2026

Nine small red hearts in a chequerboard of red and white squares. Each heart is a red field with two half circles reaching into its white neighbours; seven strips in each half, and every other cut has three round bumps while the rest are straight. The halves mirror each other, so one template covers both. Expert difficulty; cut each bump right into the corner so the hearts' clefts come out sharp.

Difficulty Expert
Symmetry Mirror symmetry – one template for both sides