More Sparkly Hearts for Christmas

I had so much fun making and decorating the Heart Wreath last year that I decided to make more!

I sourced all the sparkly fabrics and trims at the Knitting and Stitching show and the Autumn Quilt Festival at Duxford.

 Decorating the hearts is the best bit!

I now have a huge stash of sparkly bling!

The Finished Ring of Hearts

I'm rather impressed with the kit I bought for the heart wreath; the fabrics and embellishments are beautiful and well thought out. I didn't feel I needed to change anything, everything was very well put together and to my taste. There are more than enough beads in each packet and a generous length of the silver cord.
I was also impressed with myself for sticking with it and I actually got to hang it on the wall this Christmas where it looked spectacular, although my photos just don't do the bling justice!

 I chose to place my hearts on the ring with safety pins.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. I wish you all a very Happy New year with plenty of time to continue creating!

Padded Heart Christmas Wreath

At the Duxford Quilt Fair last month I spotted this beautiful silvery heart wreath and just had to make one, you know how it is when you get the wants!

The photo on the pack doesn't do the finished wreath justice.
The fabrics are silvery and shiny, with lots of sparkle. All the fabrics and the bling is included; 12 packs of decorations and beautiful silver cord to trim the hearts.
Included also is the 'invisible' thread for sewing on the decorations and cord, and even a needle and needle threader!

I've sewn together all the hearts.

I started with the top heart, no 12. I stuffed it and sewed on the cord.

Last of all I added the decorations. Here it is finished and secured onto the ring with two safety pins at the back.

Here are the first three finished and pinned in place. No.s 12, 11 and 10

I've stopped for a while now as I've been asked to make some boy rabbits. I do like to swap my attention regularly!
Have a good week,