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Materials
- Template
and embroidery design
- 10" square of felt
in desired color
- 4mm YLI silk ribbon
in 31 (green), 33 (green), 14
- (pale yellow) and
114 (mauve)
Floss to match mauve and yellow ribbons
- White sewing thread
- 15" antique or
new lace edging
- Small glass beads
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Instructions
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Cut 4 hearts from felt. Complete silk
ribbon embroidery on one heart. Secure ribbons on back with
tacking stitches.
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Place embroidered heart on top of second
heart. Work whip stitching around edges with matching floss.
Keep stitches small and close together, stitching around entire
piece. On third heart shape, tack gathered edging along outside
edge of heart.
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Stack hearts, with
lace-edged heart in the middle, and embroidered heart on top.
Refer to illustration.
(
PDF format
requires
Adobe Acrobat Reader)
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Sew all layers of hearts together by
whip stitching across top portion from dot to dot. Keep stitches
small and close together.
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Four layers of felt, a little lace, and a touch
of silk embroidery make this needlecase a gift from the heart.
Click on image below to show a printable template.
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