More time in the studio has resulted in my newest shape of pins. With Valentine’s Day coming up soon, I thought it would be the perfect time for hearts. I have thought of doing more shapes, and hearts have been on the list, but just never got done.

Heart Pin Bases

I pulled out one of my boxes of small “chunks and hunks” (leftover quilt sandwich pieces) in pinks, blacks, a touch of red, and a bit of lime green. I used silver metallic thread for the stitching, and finished the edges with black or white yarn with silver running through it.

Group of 4 Hearts ready for beads.

This is a closer look at a few of the hearts. I just randomly satin stitched chunks to each other. Couching the yarn to finish the edges is a bit tricky, going around the curves and inner corner. I think this is why I hadn’t done hearts sooner… the first one didn’t work out so well.

Heart shaped Art Quilt Pin with Hummingbird

This is a closeup of the first finished heart pin. I added a silver tone hummingbird to the lower point. Cat’s Eye beads  in white, pearl beads, glass beads in pink and black along with Swarovski crystals for extra sparkle.

Heart Pin as a Pendant

This photo shows the pin used as a pendant, hanging from a black satin cord. The pin back is attached so that the heart can be pinned to a necklace for use as a pendant.

Today is a very dreary, foggy, drizzly day… the perfect weather for curling up on the couch with my Ott light, a bunch of hearts and pretty beads to dress up the rest of my hearts.