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| Designer: Mary Fogg |
This lovely handmade Mother's day gift stuffed with sweet-smelling lavender (you can fill it with potpourri) is perfect and great for using leftover fabric.
You will Need:
- Fabric (cotton will do) for the hearts: five pieces printed cotton fabric 30cm x 21cm
- Dried lavender / potpourri
- Filling (you can use polyester filling or scrap yarn)
- Pink ribbon
1. Make a heart shaped template from card or thick paper. Take one piece of your chosen fabric and fold in half, short sides together with right sides facing, and pin. Use the card template and a pencil to draw the heart shape onto the fabric. Starting three-quarters along one side of the heart shape, stitch carefully around the marked line leaving a 5cm (2in) gap for turning. Repeat for each piece of fabric.
2. Cut out the heart shapes 6mm (¼in) from the sewing line. Carefully snip into the curves and down into the ‘V’ of the heart shape. Turn each heart right side out, and gently press into shape.
3. Stuff each heart with filling and add a generous scoop of lavender or potpourri before slip stitching the opening closed.
4. Stitch a ribbon bow onto the front of each heart. Making sure the hearts are right sides facing, securely stitch them together at their widest point to form a chain.
5. Cut two lengths of ribbon and stitch one piece at either end of your chain of hearts.
Done.
"Mother, Not always Eye to Eye but always Heart to Heart."
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