Felt Heart How-To

I started with two pieces of standard felt (craft dept.). I just folded them in half and cut out a heart. Then, I used scrap fabric and felt to cut out hearts, and the initial of the child. I used wonder-under on the fabric only (not the felt) to iron it on. Then, I blanket stitched around all the hearts and the initial using 4 strands of embroidery thread. After that, I used 6 strands of thread in a contrast color, and blanket stitched up both sides of the heart, up to the top where the heart curves. I left the top open, and just continued to blanket stitch around the FRONT of the heart (leaving the back open). Thats it!

Place on your child's plate and fill with fun things....cars, little dolls, crayons, markers, bubbles, small books, socks, candy...........or if you have teenageers like me lip gloss, itunes cards,socks, perfume, pens, cds, etc.....Be creative! :)