A few weeks ago, I shared my finished Dropcloth Heart Ornament sampler, and I'm happy to report that I actually made them into ornaments, per their original intent!
With four different designs, the sampler was such a fun one to stitch! For the ornament backings, I used Scarlet Essex Yarn Dyed Homespun, which is what they are laying on in these photos. Yes, it's a lot lighter than the red on the fronts, but I loved the texture, so I went with it.
Rebecca, the Dropcloth shopkeeper, also had those tiny little brass bells in her shop, so just for fun, I added those, differently on each heart. Then I used red perle cotton #8 for the hangers. Super simple. Kinda want to make more, buuuut. I think I'll go ahead and move on to something else. Just not sure what yet!
Beautiful! Lovely embroidery, and a lovely idea!
ReplyDeletethey are beautiful! I was looking at the drop cloth samplers at my LQS the other day when a friend politely reminded me that I never finished the first one I bought, hahaha
ReplyDeleteAdding the tiny brass bells is a fun touch, and I like the continuity of using perle cotton #8 for the hangers as well. :)
ReplyDeleteThese are the sweetest hearts, Debbie! Your embroidery really shines through on these.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, those are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThose are really pretty. The colors are fantastic.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much!
Deleteso bright and happy!
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to see how much you enjoy stitching. I'm itching to do more of it myself. I haven't seen anything that excites me, so I'm thinking to try to draw my own design, something sort of Drop Cloth Sampler looking-ish, with places for different stitches. I'm glad you were able to finish your stitching into something cute and useable. No doubt you'll enjoy them hanging on your Christmas tree.
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