Add some vintage love to your couch with this Tea-Stained Heart pillow. It’s an easy to sew Valentine project.
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A TOUCH OF LOVE IS ADDED TO YOUR HOME WITH THIS TEA-STAINED HEART PILLOW! HERE IS WHAT WE USED TO MAKE IT:
- scraps of pink and cream fabric
- scraps of lace
- coffee, tea, or tan dye (optional)
- craft stuffing or fiberfill
- basic sewing supplies
Feel free to use our free Tea-StainedVintage Heart Pillow Pattern!
Tea-Stained Heart Pillow – Step 1
First you will need to tea-stain your fabrics. To do so save your extra tea and coffee. Soak fabric and lace in tea or coffee until its the primitive color or stain you like. Then wash and dry your fabric. Press your fabric nice and flat. You can also use Rite Dye tan color to get the same effect. Just follow the directions on the bottle. Once you have your tea-stained fabric it is time to cut out your heart pattern you can make your own or you can use our free heart pattern.
Tea-Stained Heart Pillow – Step 2
Next cut out the lines of your pattern so that you have three heart pattern pieces. From each pattern piece pin and cut two pieces of fabric from different prints. Now 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. Do the same to the bottom and middle section.
Tea-Stained Heart Pillow – Step 3
Then press seams nice and flat. Now you have a full heart with three different prints of fabric. Do the same for the back of the heart with the other three pieces/sections of the heart. Pin lace to seam where the top and middle section met. Stitch in place.
Tea-Stained Heart Pillow – Step 4
Attach the lace at the lower seam where the bottom and middle heart meet in the same manner.
Tea-Stained Heart Pillow – Step 5
Next 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.
Tea-Stained Heart Pillow – Step 6
Finally turn heart pretty side out. Gently poke out heart point. Stuff the heart and hand sew the opening closed.
Tea-Stained Heart Pillow – Optional Step
If you want to have your tea-stained lace heart look more vintage, attach an old looking or antique earring, pin, broach, or hair clip to your tea-stained heart.
Your gorgeous Valentine’s Day vintage heart pillow is now finished and ready to decorate your home!
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