Romance

a fabric heart - hand-stitched - embellished with pearls, buttons, handmade flowers, lace - the focal point an image of a couple in love

This creatin was inspired by one of the UPA reader quests but unfortunately for one reason or other I didn't make it but would like to share it with you now it is finished. There was so much pleasure in creating this piece. It is entirely hand-stitched. The base is plain cotton fabric layered with linen textured fabric. I built up the various layers by adding rows of various lace, an image from e-vint which is printed on cotton fabric. The image is framed with more fabric and adorned with two rows of little pearls. To complement the focal image I attached some vintage buttons and pearl, a double-bow made of fabric, lace and string. The flower is a combination of fabric, crochet and fabric flower and some stems

 

I deliberately kept the edges a bit rough as it seems to work well with the fabric and kept the back quite simple with Russian stitches and a little charm and pearls. The heart is lightly stuffed with filling.
Have a lovely weekend, Petra.