Heart Garland...and Tutorial

I started playing around with hearts this week:

 

No pattern...just an idea 

I wanted to work through...

Before I knew it I had a heart garland

to hang on a mantel or wall or window, etc.

I pawed through the fabric cupboards

and found some pinks...

so made another Heart Garland...

These are FUN and don't require

a lot of your fabric or your time...

I hung them up on the design wall

for a photo shoot...

I turned my back and there were FOUR !

I ended up making SIX Heart Garlands

and already gave two of them away...

If you want to join in the FUN

here is a tutorial...

Supplies:

5 inch squares of fabric (two for each heart)

Heart Template for Fabric (I made mine from freezer paper)

Batting scraps or Felt (cut into heart shapes)

Heart Template for Batting (smaller than 5 inch template)

Pinking Shears and Scissors

Jute cording

Glue Stick

I cut 2 squares of fabric at a time

with the pinking shears...

I cut out 9 hearts (2 fabrics each for 18 hearts)

The length of jute you need will depend on

how long you want your garland to be...

Stretch out the jute and place one heart shape underneath

(wrong sides of fabric facing you) and apply some glue stick.

place one batting heart shape on top 

and press down...

apply glue stick to the batting...

Place the 2nd heart shape on top 

and press down...

Iron the heart to set the glue...

Topstitch the heart on your sewing machine,

this will hold the jute in place...

Keep adding more hearts, 

leaving and inch or more between them...

I am working on a wool press mat

and use pins to hold the jute in place

for easier handling of the hearts...

Keep adding hearts until your garland

is the desired length.

I leave 12 inches of extra jute on each end...

Cut 1 inch strips of fabrics...

these will be used to create ties...

Place 3 fabric strips in between each heart...

tie the strips in a knot...

Keep going until you fill the garland in with ties,

even at the beginning and end of the jute...

These are a great deal of FUN and

will make great gifts next month for

Valentines Day !

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LuAnn Kessi 

Acorn Garland...

This is a very FUN and FREE pattern from

Fig Tree & Company 

Acorn Garland & Coasters

I am using 5 inch charm squares...

The charm squares are cut in half and

pieced into fronts or top sides for the acorns...

One charm pack made 16 acorns...

You trace the acorn shape onto freezer paper

then iron the freezer paper to your fabric

and trace around the shape...

If I were to make these again,

I would only put one small square 

of fabric for the bottom of the acorn...

I was having so much FUN making these

that I forgot to take any more photos

until I was all done...

Here is the completed Acorn Garland

I machine quilted a grid across the acorns...

I top stitched all the way around the edge...

I made two garlands, 

each with 8 acorns...

One to keep and one to give away!

You can find the FREE pattern HERE

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LuAnn Kessi 

Working Ground and Candy Corn Banner...

No stitching for me this week...

No gentle hum of a sewing machine...

 

I hear the roar of a tractor engine !

It's that time of year,

we are working up the hay fields:

The Cowboy has the disc 

hooked up to the John Deere

for me to take it for a spin !

The Cowboy just rebuilt the disc and we 

want to see just how good it cuts through the sod...

Day 2 the John Deere has a flat tire:

The Cowboy hooks the disk up to my

little red International tractor...

Day 3  I finished the field,

the rebuilt disc works great...

it is now ready to be plowed.

The John Deere sits waiting for its'

new tire to arrive.

When you have "down" time in the hay fields,

you can listen to the hum of your sewing machine:

How stinkin' cute is this Candy Corn banner !

I had so much FUN...I made 4 of them!

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LuAnn Kessi