You will fall in LOVE with these vintage heart pillows! They are an easy to sew Valentine project and cross stitching has been added with embroidery thread. It is the perfect way to decorate for Valentine’s Day without having the same old decorations that anyone can buy.
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WE ABSOLUTELY ADORE THIS VINTAGE HEART PILLOW AS A VALENTINE DECORATION AND YOU WILL TOO! HERE IS WHAT WE USED TO MAKE IT:
- scraps of red and cream fabric
- black embroidery thread
- fiberfill or craft stuffing
- basic sewing supplies
Feel free to use our free Vintage Heart Pillow Pattern!
Vintage Heart Pillow – Step 1
Start by cutting out your heart pattern you can make your own or use our free heart pattern. Then cut on the lines that go across the heart so that you have three heart pieces. From each pattern piece pin and cut two pieces of fabric from different prints.
Vintage Heart Pillow – Step 2
Next let’s sew the pieces of the heart together.Place one of the top and middle section of heart pieces PRETTY SIDES TOGETHER at the center seam. Pin and stitch using the pressure foot as your guide.
Vintage Heart Pillow – Step 3
After sewing the top and middle section do the same to the bottom and middle section.
Vintage Heart Pillow – Step 4
Press seams nice and flat. Now you have a full heart with three different prints of fabric. With three ply black embroidery thread hand stitch “X”s over the bottom and middle seam and the top and middle heart seam is.
Vintage Heart Pillow – Step 5
Next pin and cut your heart on fabric to be used as a heart back.
Vintage Heart Pillow – Step 6
Then place hearts pretty sides together and pin around outer edge. Leave a 3″ opening on one side of heart indicated where the pin is in the photo. Stitch around heart using the pressure foot as your guide.
Vintage Heart Pillow – Step 7
Finally turn heart pretty side out. Gently poke out heart point. Stuff the heart and hand sew the opening closed.
Display your vintage hearts next to your favorite romantic photograph. This is a photo of my grand-parents, both of whom have passed on. They were the sweetest couple you can imagine.
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