Home is where the heart is
designed and diagrammed by Sara Adams in March 2020
www.happyfolding.com
Start with the color side up
for a colored roof and heart.
1. Fold into thirds using
your preferred method.
8. Squash-fold asymmetrically
to align the raw edge
(2nd layer) with the center
of the bottom edge. Avoid
creasing right of the center
(dotted line in Step 9).
9. Unfold Step 8 and repeat
it on the other side. Then
refold both sides, forming
a rabbit-ear with a small
flap in the center.
16. Congratulations,
you have completed
the model.
2. Fold down the top raw 3. Crease the center. 4. Fold in on both sides.
edge along an existing Next step: enlarged view
crease line. Fold the
bottom raw edge to the
1/3 crease line.
7. Mountain-fold along an 6. Squash-fold on both 5. Precrease the top layer
existing crease line. sides. on both sides.
Flip over the model.
10. Fold behind the squash- 11. Fold up, creasing 12. Precrease the diagonal
folds on existing creases. through all layers. folds, then fold behind
Fold behind small corners Make a strong crease. both corners at the same
to finish shaping the heart. time to form a rabbit-ear.
Flip over the model.
15. Fold behind both sides 14. Optionally tuck inside 13. The model should look like
at the corners of the roof, the flap to hide it and this. Flip it over.
then partially unfold for lock the layers together.
the house to stand. Flip over the model.
© Copyright 2020 by Sara Adams
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