It's Wednesday already! It has been a busy week - the Groundhog has predicted an early spring, the Ravens won the Superbowl and we celebrated my hubby's birthday yesterday with a trip to the Japanese steak house (which is always a fun time). Today I've gotten back to work on some little Valentine gifts I need to finish up before the weekend.
I made a couple Heart Applique Towels a couple weeks ago and today I'm putting together some Felt Heart Pillows.
Here is a cute one I saw on Pinterest and gave me some ideas..
I had some red wool felt in my stash so I searched around the house to find a good heart shape. Turns out these heart napkins I've had forever worked perfectly. So I traced them on the felt & cut out.
Last week when I visited http://needles-n-pins.com/ (my fav local quilt shop) I found this gray linen fabric. Now since I have it home under the light it looks alittle more brown, but it will be fine. I decided on a small 8" x 10" pillow size. Perfect for bedtop or on a nice chair.
So, I have cut my hearts out & used a fusible to adhere to the linen. Then machine blanket stitched around the heart. I pinned the front & back together & stitched around (yes all the way around) and then realized I hadn't put the stuffing in the pillow. good grief.
So I pulled out a little on the bottom & stuffed the pillow & re-stitched.
I unraveled the edges a bit to give it a different look.
Here is a picture of the finished project. I have to make 3 more for the weekend but they will go smoother than the first.
I guess that makes it a Finish It Up Wednesday too!
Wow I can certainly see I need to use my 'real' camera from now on instead of my Android. Certainly makes a difference. And just a word from a Newbie Blogger - be sure to Save your work before you walk away to answer the phone. I think I did the beginning of this post 2 or 3 times. Lessons learned.
Any other good tips for a Newbie?