Whip stitch (features in little heart pillows)

Step 1:
Begin the whip stitch by tying a knot in the end of your thread. Then poke your needle up through the top layer of fabric, about 1/8" in, from between the two pieces. This way the knot will be between the two pieces of fabric and will not be visible.

Step 2:
Next, poke the needle up through both layers of fabric so the needle and thread come up in almost the same place as in step 1. By doing this, the thread should be wrapped around the edges of the fabric in one neat stitch. It is important to pull the stitches so that they are snug, but not overly tight.

Step 3:
Once again, poke the needle up through both layers of fabric. Poke the needle though the same hole as before, so this next stitch will cover the first stitch. However, this time you will angle the needle so that it comes up about 1/8" from the first stitch (as well as 1/8" from the edge of the fabric). Pull this stitch tight, and you should have what still looks like one stitch, but the thread is coming out of the fabric next to it.

Step 4:
Now poke the needle up through the fabric, directly under where the thread is coming up. But again, angle the needle so that the end comes out next to this second stitch. When you pull this stitch tight, it should be straight up and down, not angled. In others words, it should be parallel to the first stitch.

Step 5:

Continue this pattern of poking the needle through the two layers at an angle, coming up next to the previous stitch. When you have reached the end of the section you want to stitch, or you need to start with a new piece of thread, make the final stitch come straight up, rather than angled off to the side. Then poke the needle through the bottom of this stitch again (making the stitch doubled) but only go through the bottom layer, so your thread is in between layers. Basically you are trying to do the reverse of how you started the whip stitch, so you can make a knot in between the layers of fabric.

Step 6:
To make the knot, you may have to pull the two pieces of fabric apart a little. This will let you see the backs of the stitches you made. Poke the needle through the backside of the last stitch you made. Then loop the needle through this loop of thread twice. Now as you pull the thread tight, this should create a knot that is tight against the seam. You now can cut your thread free. Now you are done!

If you were knotting off the thread because it was getting too short, but you weren't finished, simply get a new piece of thread and start again from the beginning of this tutorial.

All thanks to holiday crafts which I copied the instructions from!

Dream catchers

How to make a dream catcher

What you need:
Pipecleaner
Thread/ ribbons
Beads/ feathers

1. Bend your pipecleaner into a circle and wrap the two ends together.
2.Wrap your thread round the circle of pipecleaner so it looks like a net and then tie the end of the thread onto the pipecleaner.
3.Cut a piece of thread/ ribbons and tie a knot in the end and thread 3 beads/ feathers on. Tie the other end of the thread to the bottom of the circle net. Do this three times.
4.Cut a piece of long thread and tie on one end to the top of the pipecleaner net and the other end near the other end on the top so it makes a loop you can use to dangle it from.

Little heart pillow

Materials

• Heart templates (download and print using the link below)
• Assorted medium-weight cotton fabrics
• Fiberfill stuffing (optional: you can also use lavender or dried lentils)
• Thread to match fabric
• Pins
• Scissors
• Sewing Machine
• Iron and ironing board
• Heart Template

1. Download the template
Download and print the template for the heart and cut out the paper template pieces.
2. Cut the fabric

To cut the pocket piece, fold the fabric wrong sides together and place the dotted edge of the template on the folded edge of the fabric. Cut out the shape, cutting through both thicknesses of fabric.
Then, cut two front/back heart pieces from coordinating fabric.
Note: to make a heart without a pocket, just skip the pocket and simple cut two heart front/back pieces.
3. Sew the heart

With the pocket piece still folded in half, iron the fold line to crease it, then topstitch close to the folded edge.

Place the pocket piece on the right side of one of the heart pieces, aligning the bottom edges. Put the remaining heart piece on top of this, right side down. Pin all the layers together.

Sew around the perimeter of the heart using a 1/4″ seam allowance, stopping and starting the seam where indicated on the template.

(Detail of leaving an opening in the stitching as indicated by the dots on the template.)

Snip the fabric in the seam allowance every 1/2″ or so, around all the curved edges of the heart. Then, trim the seam allowance all around the heart to about 1/8″ – but do not trim the seam allowance at the unsewn opening.

Turn the heart right-side out through the opening in the stitching. Use a pointy object to gently poke out the point at the bottom of the heart, and press the piece flat.

Fill the heart with stuffing. If you like, you can add some lavender or other scented herbs to the stuffing to make a sachet, or fill the heart with dried lentils to make a bean bag.

Stitch up the opening by hand using a whip stitch ( Learn how to do a whip stitch on on of my blogs) and matching thread, and you’re done!

All thanks to sewing 101 where copied the instructions from!

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