How to make a Valentine heart

SHARE A LITTLE HEART FOR VALENTINE’S DAY

Decorating for any holiday gives your home that little extra sparkle. Many people do table arrangements, a pretty tablecloth, a floral arrangement or wreath. Sometimes just a little something will do. Let’s face it; we don’t always have the energy or the time to decorate for every holiday. Try this little plush heart to hang from a handle, a door knob, or a lamp to give a little festive flair for Valentine’s Day.
This is a simple pattern that is easy to make. Even if you have never sewn before I urge you to try this. Borrow a machine from a friend or family member and give it a whirl. Sewing is becoming a lost art. It used to be taught it school—really!! To be able to sew gives you so many more options when you comes to decorating. You are not held to only what you can find readymade in stores.

Walk with me step by step and give this one a try. You can do it!

You will need:
· About a 1/3^rd of a yard(depending on what size heart you want) of Valentine fabric or any fabric. *** There are so many pretty prints out there. A pink rose pattern with lend itself to a shabby chic heart where a quilt pattern fabric will give a country cottage look.

· One clean, pressed linen napkin with a little embroidery or design stitched in one corner. This can also be tea stained if you want a vintage look to your heart.

· Polyester fiber for stuffing the heart.

· Thread that coordinates with your fabric.

Cut a pattern out of paper. Fold the paper in half first. It makes it easier to get a more symmetrical shape. Draw in half a heart--open up your fold and you have a pretty heart.

Position your pattern on the fabric.

Fold your fabric in half and cut out 2 hearts.

Lay the napkin on the fabric and decide how much of the heart you want as fabric and how much you want as overlay.
Pin and cut it out along the fabric line of the heart.

Now just lay the back piece of fabric over it with the wrong side facing up—you napkin is sandwiched in between two right sides of fabric. Pin. Lay you pins in the direction you will be sewing. It makes it easier to pull them out as you sew.

You need to make little cuts in the fabric just short of the stitch line. Use only the tip of your scissors as it is very easy to cut through the stitch line.