I love a sustainable crafty make to give for a gift so I have a stash of old tapestries to repurpose for a variety of craft projects. This gorgeous granny chic scrap project, made from a vintage rosy tapestry and a past its best by blanket, is a perfect valentine make. The heart is trimmed with charity shop vintage buttons and the sawdust for the stuffing came from a pet suppliers.
You will Need:
Tapestry
Old blanket
Dylon Fabric Dye
Vilene Fusible web
Thread
Sawdust
Buttons
Thin black ribbon
Needle
Scissors
Iron and ironing board
1. First off, over dye the blanket a rich rose colour in the washing machine following the manufactures instructions.
2. Fold a paper-backed piece of fusible webbing in half, on one side of the fold line draw half a heart including a 1cm seam allowance, turn over the paper and trace the other side of the heart.
3. To stablise the tapestry place the fusible web on the reverse, position it over the image for the best possible effect, iron to fuse.
4. Cut the fused heart shape from tapestry then use as a template to cut the reverse from the wool blanket.
5. Right sides facing pin together the two hearts, sandwich a folded 15cm strip of ribbon for hanging between the two bumps at the top.
6. Use a sewing machine to sew around the edge, leave a 4cm opening on one side.
7. Turn the heart through the opening and stuff with sawdust.
8. Use a needle and thread to sew up the opening. Complete the project by sewing buttons around the edge to embellish.
Dylon machine dye
Vilene paper backed fusible webbing
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