I was messing around in the sewing room and made this little felt heart. Well, actually I was inspired by the heart from Martha on her blog Southern Matriarch. Mine is nowhere near as adorable, but as I spent maybe two hours on it, it isn't bad. The Battenburg heart was something I picked up visiting an heirloom sewing shop near San Diego. All the embroidery is done with floche from my complete collection. I think I have enough floche to last me the rest of my life! The chain stitch around the appliqued fabric heart is interlaced with a lighter shade of pink floche. It's pretty hard to see as the lighter shade is too close to the white felt.
This little project taught me a good lesson: Pick my colors more carefully, and use dark enough colors to show against the background.
For a bit of history of Valentine's day, see this link, complete with a picture of the Saint himself:
Then I found this quote from Chaucer about birds finding their mates in the middle of February:
For this was sent on Seynt Valentyne's day
Whan every foul cometh ther to choose his mate. Chaucer, Parliament of Foules
Whan every foul cometh ther to choose his mate. Chaucer, Parliament of Foules
I hope you have a wonderful Valentines' day with your loved ones!
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