Hanging Hearts Project

For this dainty little wall hanging you will need:

3 dark coloured background squares 8" long x 7 1/2" wide
light coloured fabrics for hearts
backing fabric
batting
fusible backing
motifs for heart centres cut from fabric scraps
ribbon
thread

What you do:

From your dark coloured fabrics cut 3 squares from dimensions above.
Cut 3 hearts measuring 6" long and 5 1/2" wide at widest out of co-ordinating fabrics
Apply fusible webbing to back of hearts, following package directions.
Center hearts on background squares carefully and fuse.

You can, at this point, also hand or machine stitch around the hearts using the buttonhole stitch. It is an option.

Now, choose 3 motifs that are about 1" - 1 1/2" in size to fuse to the center of your heart. This can be fun. I had a floral fabric, and I cut out single blooms and leaves and easily fused them to the centers of the hearts. Just make sure you keep the size in conjunction with the heart.

Join 3 squares together side by side with a straight machine stitch.
Cut backing fabric and batting same size as top.
Layer, top right side up, backing right side down and batting on top.

Cut 3 ribbon loops each about 4" long. Place raw edges of ribbon even with raw edges between top and backing. Pin one at either end and one in the middle.
Now sew around entire outer edge in 1/4" seam allowance and leave a 4" opening to turn.
Trim corners and excess bulk.
Turn and press gently.
Sew up opening and hang for everyone to admire.

This project submitted by Mary Wilkins. She is the mother of 3 grown children and 6 perfect grandchildren. Being the owner/editor of http://sew-whats-new.com keeps her very busy and happy.