| We made these handsome Valentine hearts using the designs from the
Amorous
Cats Set. You will need embroidery threads, tear-away stabilizer, polyester
or wool felt, polyester fiberfill for stuffing, satin ribbons, and embellishments
of your choice (optional). |
| Step One: Hoop felt with stabilizer and embroider one of the
designs. Remove the stabilizer. |
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| Step Two: Out of a piece of paper cut a heart shape. Cover the
embroidery with the heart shape. Trace the shape with pencil. Cut it out
leaving 1/4" seam allowance. |
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| Step Three: If you want to embellish the heart with lace, do
it now. Place the lace along the marked outline of the shape. Pin in place.
Then baste in place and remove the pins. |
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| Step Four: To make a loop for hanging, take a piece of ribbon
of the needed length. Fold the ribbon in the middle to make the loop, pin
the ends as shown on the photo. Neatly place the loop in the middle of
the workpiece. |
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| Step Five: Out of another piece of felt, cut the heart shape,
using the same pattern. Leave 1/4" seam allowance. Place it over the working
piece. Pin together. Start stitching along the marked line, removing the
pins as you go. This stitch should attach the lace and the hanging loop.
On the side, leave an opening of about 1 1/2" so you can turn the working
piece out. |
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| Step Six: Turn the working piece out. Through the opening in
the side, stuff it with polyester stuffing, then manually slipstitch the
opening. |
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| The first heart is ready. It can be used as a pincushion, a door knob
ornament or any hanging decoration in the room. |
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| The easier way to make such a heart is to cut out two shapes, place
them wrong side to wrong side. Place the hanging loop near the top. |
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| Stitch both layers together 1/4" from the edge. Leave an opening of
about 1" for stuffing. |
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| Stuff the working piece trough the openning and close the opening on
your machine. If you have scissors to make fancy edges, go ahead and cut
the edges. |
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Several of the hearts can form a garland. Read
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