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.
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| I need to work on my photography skills! :) |
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| To make the hearts, begin by pressing the rough side of an iron-on adhesive to the wrong side of your first fabric. |
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| After pressing, remove the protective paper. |
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| Press the wrong sides together of both fabrics to bond together. |
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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. |
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| Cut three hearts, and sew a line of stitching down the center, leaving long threads on the top and bottom. |
