Across the Pond Sew-along - February

The Across the Pond sew-along project for February was announced by Amy of Amy Made That!  This month's project is anything with hearts!  I was thinking hearts would be a part of the project, and got busy right away.  While I took our live Christmas tree down after New Years, I still have a "stand" of three small trees in the dining room.  The glow from the light is so pretty on these winter nights.  I decided if I was going to keep these trees up through February, I might as well add some hearts!  I started by making a few felt hearts.

Then I saw an idea for a heart similar to this on someone's blog (...I should have pinned it, because I can't find it again to give credit!).  The project I saw used paper hearts and beads.  I had some pink fabric left from my fabric rose project, and decided to give it a try with fabric and buttons.

I need to work on my photography skills!  :)

To make the hearts, begin by pressing the rough side of an iron-on adhesive to the wrong side of your first fabric.

After pressing, remove the protective paper. 

Press the wrong sides together of both fabrics to bond together.

Tie a button or bead to the bottom thread, and put a knot in the
top thread to form a "hanging" loop.
Press the heart sides open to form the 3D effect.

Cut three hearts, and sew a line of stitching down the center, leaving long threads on the top and bottom.