I had fun cutting fabric into strips and making this quilted heart. I learned after I embroidered Love that I should have used fusible interfacing so the fabric underneath didn't show through when I adhered it to my quilted front. It has been a long time since I have done hand stitching with embroidery thread but felt like the heart applique needed something. I was going to hand sew beads around the heart but found this bead trim at WalMart. My dancing diva loves the pillow her grandmother made her.
This is a sketchbook I covered with fabric. When you open it up there is pockets for putting pens, pencils, ect. The butterfly was machine embroidered on a scrap of dotted fabric. Now that I know how to make covers with inside pockets I can't wait to make some covers for composition notebooks for gifts.
This is my psychedelic butterfly. I had variegated thread on the machine and decided to see how it would turn out. The fabric puckered even though I loosened the thread tension so after doing research I have a few things to try.
Wishing you a Happy and Crafty 2019!
