We were asked to make a mini quilt, no larger than 24" x 24".
I have been racking my brain all week.
I settled on something this morning but as usual my idea took a turn and this is what I came up with.
My husband gives me cards and flowers through the year just for no reason. Well....he claims it is
his love for me (smiling). A lot of the times when I am away from him he will send flowers or have a
sweet card and candy on the kitchen bar when I come home.
I thought how fun would it be to have somewhere to display the card instead of in the drawer, this way I can swap out the cards if I want to.
Used my wonderful Aurifil thread and Island Batik fabrics.
I decided on how large I wanted the heart and then I quilted a square about that size and then after it was quilted I just cut out the heart.
Now you are inside how my mind works.
I have this blank heart and a few ideas....so I draped some red fabric across the middle...
didn't work for me.
So I drapped it to the side...and thought...hummmm a card would look nice in there.
Ran and got a card...oh yessss.
Hemmed the draped side....and figured I needed something on the other side to help the card stay in place.
you guessed it...cut out a strip, hemmed it...and I have the other side of my
heart in place.
See how cute this grandson is in here.
Then I thought....candy...I need somewhere to place some candy if I want to.
Hummmm
Hearts.....
So I drew out the shape of the heart I wanted....then used my pinking shears to cut around them.
Here is another adorable grandson.
Sewed the little hearts on.
Then I made some hanging loops.
Since I already had the quilting done and wasn't sure if I wanted to do a binding....
I decided to just make another backing, sew 1/4" around the outside, leave an opening to pull
through and the rest is history.
This will be hanging in my pink room. You have heard about my pink room?
As a mother of five sons having a pink room was out of the question. Now they are gone and guess who has a pink room....oh yessss you are looking at her.
Loving every minute of it.!!
You deserve that pink room....especially after raising 5 boys! What a sweet heart you made to show off your precious cards and photos. Your hubby sounds like a sweet heart too! I'm looking forward to what you make with your Island Batiks!
ReplyDeleteI love your heart wallhanging. Looks cute on its own, but also to hold cards, pictures, possibly even a special piece of jewelry. Very romantic.
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PS - You have an absolutely perfect husband. What a sweetheart!
What a cute, and useful, project! Love that you have a pink room now, I'll bet it makes you smile.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea, and your quilt will change all the time.
ReplyDeleteI love this, and that you now have a pink room! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteIt is fun to read "how you do it." I love getting a peek inside a designer's mind.
ReplyDeleteThat come out really cute!! Love that you can change the pictures, cards etc.!!
ReplyDeleteI love you mini love qulit. It really is perfect. I think you deserve a pink room - I grew up with 4 brothers and whatever femininity I could throw in I did. I am in a house of males now, too, son and husband and dog! I totally approve of the pink room!
ReplyDeleteOh that's adorable! Love this project!
ReplyDeleteLOve your wall hanging/card holder. How cute! You are so creative. That grandson of yours looks like a real charmer.
ReplyDeleteYou are SO clever!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great journey into how your very creative mind works. Thanks for taking us on it with you. The project turned out wonderfully.
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