Happy Valentine's Day and Hearts

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! Hope everyone is having a nice day with your loved ones. Hearts seem to be my thing these days so I can't let it pass without showing you more hearts I've been making lately. I woke up to find a cup of coffee and roses on my bed side table this morning. DH brings me coffee every morning as a way of getting me out of bed, but not with roses! Thanks my sweet dear!
The roses are from our own garden. There aren't many left due to dry and hot weather we had lately. This weekend though we are blessed with plenty of rain!

Back to my hearts. If you remembered I posted about this heart once before when I took part in Friday Night Sewing Party. On one of my visits to an op-shop (thrift shop) I picked up vintage cushions for only $0.50 each. I've already got the idea that I would look for items with embroidery on them to make more hearts. These cushions are just what I wanted. They are made from a mix of linen and cotton. The embroidery looks faded and used, but it does not matter. I fuzzy cut around the embroidery and got six hearts out of one cushion. I used every bit of it including the two covered buttons from the back.

Here are my six beautiful hearts. I only completed two so far. After it was stuffed I put handmade cord around the seam from the top, all around and ended up with a loop for hanging. I'm so very pleased with my hearts. Have you noticed that the embroidery is in a different position on each heart? I think it makes them more interesting. I can see a vintage tree next Christmas...!

I've got a little bit left to make a fob for my scissors. If you would like a copy of the heart pattern just leave me a comment and I will be happy to send it to you. Make sure to leave your email address.

Enjoy the rest of your Valentine's Day. I will go and get some sewing done before the weekend is over.

Valentine Sewing Party: My Hearts

Right now I have a weakness to making heart shapes. I signed up for the Valentine Sewing Party this Saturday that Kelly & Joan are hosting. I have one project in mind that I have to make as a gift and that happens to be another one of my favorite hearts. You guessed right! Heart from my heart ornaments pattern I made at Christmas. I can't seem to stop making them. I think after Valentine's Day is over I will move on to something else. If you don't want to miss out the Valentine Sewing Party check-out the list here.

This is what I made this morning, blue heart with Oriental theme. After I pieced the front I stitched over it using Sashiko style stitching. It is for a gift, but I can't tell you at the moment for whom I'm making it for. If you would like a pattern for this heart please leave me a comment on this post and I will sent you a PDF copy of it. Make sure you leave your email address where I can reach you.

UFO project I started last year. When I saw this vintage cookie cutter heart shape at Blackbird Designs I had to start one too. If you are looking for a hearty project to make for Valentine's Day there is a free pattern on the above link to download. Thanks Barb and Alma for your generosity.

If you get the blues, this is a perfect project to start. It's another of my UFO that I only have to put a border on and it will be ready to quilt. I went through the blues in my life and starting this quilt had helped me a lot "Quilt Heals". Sorry no pattern for this one. I made it up as I went...!

It is Valentine season after all. I thought I would show you the first heart quilt I ever made. I made this quilt before I became a quilter. I found the American Country Folk Crafts book at my children's school fate. The cover attracted me and after looking inside I ended up buying it. I didn't know how to appliqué or anything, but my sewing skills came in handy at times.

I didn't have quilting fabrics either, but I had lot of leftover Liberty and other fabrics from my dress making so I used them for the hearts. The background fabric was weaved by my friend's mother in the North East of Thailand. It's 100% homespun silk. I love this quilt and I use it sometimes as a table throw.

I know that signing up for the Valentine Sewing Party would makes me bring out my UFOs to think about finishing them SOON! Thanks to Kelly and Joan for organizing this fun event; I throughly enjoyed it.