Tutorial: Easy Heart Garland

Using the hearts I made from Post-it Notes, here is my first Valentine's decoration!

It hangs in the front window, swaying happily in the air conditioning draft, greeting friends that stop by.

Skill Level: easy beginner

Supplies:

paper hearts (great using felt hearts, too!)

thread in white or contrasting color

sewing machine or needle

To begin, gather up all your hearts. I used about 80 to make my garland.

Plan out the color order of your hearts, then lay out each color group of hearts in order. This will make the sewing go faster. Leaving about 6-8" of a thread tail insert the needle in the top center of your first heart. Stitch down the center of the heart.

Stitch an additional 2 stitches after you've reached the end of the first heart, then line up the 2nd heart and continue down.

Continue stitching each heart in your color order until you've used up all your hearts. Leave a thread tail of 6-8 inches at the end of the garland. Using the thread tails on each end, tie a knot close to the heart to secure each end.

Hang your garland in the window, over a doorway or draped along a mantle. You're done!