Wednesday, 13 January 2010

One to amuse you.


Thought you might like this one.

Ingredients:
Leftover fabric (that's leftover from the leftover fabric used for the last project)
A heart to cut around (suggest wooden one rather than real one - much less messy)
A dead pillow that can be butchered.
Sewing machine etc., as in previous post.

Cut two hearts out of the fabric.
Worry about the fact that they seem to be different, despite the fact that you used the same 'template' for them both. Also worry about whether the fabric should have been a certain way up before you started.
Figure it doesn't really matter and pin around the edge. (Note, if you're using a fabric with a right side and a wrong side, make sure the right side is on the inside - don't worry, you'll see it again in a second)
Sew almost all the way around the edge, leaving about a 1 1/2 inch gap.
Turn the empty heart (?!) inside out (or inside in, actually) so that the seam is on the inside not the outside. (Though I guess there might be something vaguely 'trendy' about having the seam on the outside - seems to be all the range with t-shirts these days)
Rip bits out of the innards of your dead pillow (should probably have mentioned that a polyester one's perhaps easiest and least messy, but I'm sure others would do)
Jam as much stuffing into the heart as you can.
Hand sew (unless you're better with a sewing machine than me) the last 1 1/2 inches up, making sure that you've not got any guts spilling out through your seam.
Wrap the heart up and give it to a loved one. (Or, I suppose, anyone ... if you're into freaking people out)

2 comments:

  1. Love the last sentence, and you sew! Who would have thought!

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  2. Thanks :)
    Not a particularly accomplished seamster, but maybe in time...

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