More Zipper Hearts

I made a few more zipper heart pins for the swap. One of my guy friends asked me about buying one for his wife so I made enough for both swaps and one for him. Then I decided to keep one for myself so had to make another, and ended up with six. One good thing about it being FREEZING COLD out - no guilt trips about not going outside and doing 'stuff'. Just stay in where it's safe and warm! In case you are wondering what I consider cold, well, it's negative 51 today, that's 51 degrees below zero (Farenheit). -51. Brrrrrr.

This is the one I'm keeping for myself:

Zippered Hearts

I'm in two different Valentine pin swaps. Since I have all these zippers I guess I should use them! I tried to figure out how to sew the zipper on before I turned it but this is too small and the zipper didn't want to turn an inside curve. So I had to make the heart first, stuff it, and THEN hand sew the zipper to the edge. Came out pretty good though. A lot of handwork. I always put all my knots in the center where I make the slit for turning. It ends up pretty messy and puts a lot of strain on the fabric. You can kind of see that here.


So what I do is make a felt patch to cover it. This does two things, hides the mess and reinforces the center. I put glue on the inside of the patch, which also helps strengthen the threads, and then I whip stitch around the edge.

I always put my pin back with the opening/fastener at the bottom. That way if it opens while you are wearing it, it won't just fall off right away.

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