Celebrate Valentine’s Day with the Love Note Keeper Project from Sweet Stitches from the Heart |
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Valentine’s Day is just days away, and if you’re like some of us CrafterNewsers and have waited until the last minute to decide on gifts for your loved ones, fear not–we have a solution!
No symbol is more representative of Valentine’s Day than the heart. In honor of Valentine’s Day, we’re sharing the pattern for a pretty Love Note Keeper from Sweet Stitches from the Heart by Anne Sohier-Fournel, Agnes Delage-Calvet, and Isabelle Leloup.
For those of you who are new to embroidery, we’ve also included a helpful guide to working with fabric and embroidery floss, as well as three basic stitches.
Happy crafting, and happy Valentine’s Day!
Love Note Keeper from Sweet Stitches from the Heart
Categories: Project of the Month | Sewing |
Tags: Agnes Delage-Calvet, and Isabelle Leloup, Anne Sohier-Fournel, embroider, embroidery, embroidery projects, heart crafts, stitches, stitching, Sweet Stitches from the Heart, valentine, valentine crafts, Valentine's Day
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 Sweet Stitches from the Heart More Than 70 Project Ideas and 900 Stitch Motifs for Angels, Teddies, Fairies, Hearts, and Alphabets, plus Essential Embroidery and Cross-Stitch Techniques Written by Anne Sohier-Fournel, Agnes Delage-Calvet and Isabelle Leloup Category: Crafts & Hobbies - Embroidery; Crafts & Hobbies - Cross-Stitch; Crafts & Hobbies - Sewing Format: Paperback, 240 pages On Sale: September 13, 2011 Price: $24.99 |
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I do a lot of crafts with the kids in my apts. we have a club house, and once a week we get together, so Iam always looking for new and fun crafts to do.
Glad we could offer some inspiration. Please let us know if you have any questions about this one!