Monday, January 25, 2016

Finishing Hearts ~ "Betsy" Style ~

 
Since a couple people wondered, I thought I'd give you a quick how-to finish the hearts.  The finished heart is about 10" x 10", give or take a little.  After the hooking is complete, I cut out the heart leaving about 1" - 1 1/2" of linen.  I then zigzag around to prevent fraying.

 
I just thought I'd show the back so you could see how far apart the hooking is.


I use fray check in the crook of the heart and press the linen to the back.

 
I then lay pieces of wool on the wrong side of the heart.

 
CAREFULLY begin to trim away the excess wool.  It's better to trim away too little and continue to trim more.  I do not fold the edges under.  I then use a straight stitch (a whip stitch that is not slanted - does that make sense?) to sew all the pieces together.  Be sure to stitch only the wool and not catch the backside of the heart.  After you've stitched all the patches together, whip stitch your patchwork to the heart.  I leave an opening and lightly stuff the heart with wool snippets and a lavender sachet and then continue to stitch closed.


Time consuming, but worth the effort.  It takes me longer to do the patchwork back than it does to hook the heart.

 
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.
 
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs :)
Lauren
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20 comments:

  1. Primitive StarsJanuary 25, 2016 at 7:58 PM

    Evening Lauren, love those hearts, thanks for sharing.Blessings Francine.

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  2. acorn hollowJanuary 25, 2016 at 8:53 PM

    Thank you so much it is not how I thought you did it.
    Cathy

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  3. WoolenSailsJanuary 25, 2016 at 9:34 PM

    That is a nice way to finish and a nice tutorial for others to see. I always do better with photos.

    Debbie

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  4. GlendaJanuary 25, 2016 at 10:30 PM

    thanks!

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  5. Simply QuaintJanuary 26, 2016 at 5:55 AM

    I love it , the colors are so muted and prim and a wonderful tutorial on putting together......thank you for sharing.....

    Blessings
    ~Rhonda~

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  6. Three Sheep StudioJanuary 26, 2016 at 6:38 AM

    I'm glad you shared your finish with us. Pictures really do help to understand.
    Beautiful hearts. They are much bigger than I thought !
    Rose

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  7. SaundraJanuary 26, 2016 at 8:42 AM

    Mmmmmm, I can smell that lavender now. Sure do like the hand torn look.

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  8. Dogwood Farm January 26, 2016 at 8:48 AM

    I love how your hearts turned out!! Thanks for the tips!!

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  9. Farm GirlJanuary 26, 2016 at 9:56 AM

    I love your little hearts. I didn't realize you stuffed them. I love the way the back looks. I learn so much from your tutorials.

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  10. JuliaJanuary 26, 2016 at 10:04 AM

    A great tutorial on how you made the heart. I still can smell the scent of lavender in one you gave me.
    Thanks for taking the time for the tutorial.Have a great day. Hugs,
    JB

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  11. Julie - My Primitive HeartJanuary 26, 2016 at 11:37 AM

    Hi Lauren,
    I echo everyone's comments on a great tutorial!
    The hearts are bigger than I thought too, and just love how you finished them!! Who doesn't love a heart??
    Thanks for sharing....a picture IS worth a thousand words!!
    Have a great week!
    Warm Hugs~
    Julie

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  12. GayleJanuary 26, 2016 at 12:47 PM

    I can't wait to give this a try on my next small project. Wish me luck (though I won't really need luck since your instructions are so understandable) THANKS!

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  13. susan hemannJanuary 26, 2016 at 12:50 PM

    love how you finished the back! so clever

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  14. TheCrankyCrowJanuary 26, 2016 at 2:18 PM

    You know I love your hearts to pieces....and your heart too. ;o) Thanks for the tutorial...I wouldn't have guessed that was how it was done. I have a heart I started last year with wide strips (different than yours)...maybe I'll give this finish a try....if I ever dig it out to finish hooking it. Then again...probably not...this looks really time consuming lol. Smiles & Hugs ~ Robin

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  15. She Seeketh WoolJanuary 26, 2016 at 6:30 PM

    Hey Laura
    Thanks for sharing this. I love Betsy Reed's ideas. I am hoping to take a workshop this year with her, she is coming to our guild.

    hugs
    Cindy

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  16. Lil Raggedy AngieJanuary 26, 2016 at 8:02 PM

    O Lauren , just love your works ! So sweet of you to share the how to! Wishing you a wonderful week ~ hugs Angie

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  17. moosecraftJanuary 27, 2016 at 6:33 AM

    Thank you Lauren! This seems simple enough and the finished appearance is so worth the extra time! We'll see how the weekend goes and I just might hook a heart (or two)! :-)

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  18. Curtains in My TreeJanuary 27, 2016 at 10:26 AM

    very interesting.
    I'm from the show me state so this helps LOL
    not that i'll ever get one made

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  19. Jennie in GAJanuary 31, 2016 at 11:30 AM

    Charming. That technique would make a cute pillow back, too. Thanks for showing us how,

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