More Stuff for Valentine's Day

Here's a few more Valentine's Day ideas:

Valentine Hearts Wall Art
Valentine Heart Block
Hearts and Valentines 2014 (free patterns)
Free Valentine Quilt Patterns
Free Valentine Sewing Projects

Previous Valentine's Day Projects and Mug Rugs

Valentine's Day Projects!

We are certainly having terrible weather here in Newfoundland. The whole island lost the electricity for a major portion of the day. We were in the cold for about 6 hours. Apparently there was a fire at one of the substations and that triggered a loss of power to several other stations. Of course, it's nothing compared to what was experienced in Ontario during Christmas, so we really can't complain too much. Enough about the weather and on to the real subject for today!

Next month is Valentine's Day so I've selected a few projects for you to consider.
Enjoy!!

• Celebrate the Year in hearts from Shabby Fabrics! This was 2013 BOM that's still available for free. So, if you want a monthly project, now is the time to start one.
• Valentine Quilts from Sewing Sisters
• Be Still My Heart Tutorial from Tall Grass Prairie Studio
• Valentine Quilt Patterns from Craftsy
• Simply Hearts from Snappy Quilts
• Scrappy Calico Hearts from Fussy Cutter
• Broken Hearts from Oops-Lah
• Free Heart Themed Patterns from With heart and Hands
• Log Cabin Heart Quilt from BOM Quilts
• Ruffled Mug Rug Valentine, Checkered Heart Wall Quilt & Heart Pincushion from Fave Quilts
• Past Valentine's Day posts on my blog HERE, HERE, and HERE

 

February 14th.

Valentine's Day, according to the flower shops, is their best day of the year for sales! However, Saint Valentine's Day (shortened to Valentine's Day) is a holiday observed on February 14 honouring one or more early Christian martyrs. It is traditionally a day in which lovers express their love for each other by presenting gifts of flowers and / or chocolates and sending cards. Quilters and stitchers often like to mark the month of February by having special heart shaped 'stuff' around either as a hanging, coasters, table topper or small quilt. Me, I'm not into making things for every holiday that comes along. I'd rather just have something to designate the four seasons and Christmas. However, I did find some Valentine projects for you to consider. Most of them are freebies. Enjoy!

Heart Garden Quilt and Hearts Galore from Moda
Heart Wallhanging from Janome
Valentine Snow Purse (not free but cute idea) from e Quilt Patterns
Valentine Fabric Heart Treat Bag or Purse
Heart Applique Hand Towels
Free Heart Themed Patterns
Valentine Tea Card



For granddaughter Gale

Lots of stuff on my previous posts for Valentine's Day here and here.

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I'm not much into quilted or stitched heart stuff and as a result didn't post any free patterns from any of the sites I visit. However, I just came across something on twitter that is useful. It's an altered heart shaped candy box tutorial. Recycle that candy box that you received today and turn it into a pincushion or storage box for applique . . . This tutorial is a great way to practice free motion stitching too.
 Alice Burke also has a bunch of tutorials using new & recycled materials.

Here's a pattern for a heart tote bag.
Lots of Hearts quilt
Valentine Heart Block
Cross Stitch Heart
Heart Quilt Block
Valentine's Day Cross Stitch Patterns
Tri-Rec Heart Block
Heart Blocks

Now just think what I would find if I was really looking for this stuff!!
Happy quilting and stitching.

Needle Felting

Last night at the Eastern Edge Quilt Guild, we had a talk and demonstration on needle felting. Quilters got a chance to try this technique.

• The Silver Penny has information and videos about needle felting basics.  

• Mielke's Fiber Arts shows how to needle felt a lady bug. Learn about the kind of needles used in needle felting. 
• Some free patterns at Living Felt. Living Felt also shows how to felt a pattern that is drawn on a base fabric. 
• More ideas at Felting Crafts . 

• Learn to make a felted apple at the Felted Ewe. This looks like a nice project to try. 

• Another apple pattern at Maddy Craft. 

• Felted wool purse pattern at Owning-Alpaca. 

• Just in time for valentine's day, a needle felted heart/pouch.

• Needle felting without wool at Threads.

So experiment with a new technique and have fun!!