Wear your heart on your... anywhere you please!

Fabric Heart Tassels

Finished size: @ 8 long

Clip your tassel to your purse, computer bag, keychain, necklace, camera strap, -you name it!

............ Materials ............ (1) Fat quarters quilting cotton Shown here: Large heart- Photochrome Petals #Y1098-47 by La Todera for Clothworks Polyester sewing thread in shades matching fabric Polyester stufng (1) Skein DMC Embroidery oss and embroidery needle with large eye (1) Metal keyring or lanyard ring Clear template plastic Disappearing fabric marker

............ Preparation ............ Trace templates onto clear plastic. Use template A to cut one circle from fabric. Use template B to cut two circles from fabric.

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1. Press all circles in half, right sides together.

5. Youll end up with a double layered cone, with right sides of fabric visible on outside and interior of cone.

2. Unfold and trace crease with a disappearing marker and clear ruler.

6. Thread hand sewing needle with 24 of matching polyester (strong) thread. Knot ends together. Fold both raw edges down 1/4. Backstitch and stitch completely around border of cone using a 1/4 stitch (no smaller,) 1/8 from folded edge. Leave thread on needle.

3. Fold circles right sides together, matching marked lines. Pin. Machine sew with a small stitch directly on top of drawn line, backstitching at beginning and end of line. 7. Turn cone right side out. Stuff rmly with polyl. Tip: Using small bits of stufng will prevent lumps.

4. Flip one side right side out over the other half as shown. 8. Draw up thread to close opening of cone. Backstitch, and knot. Leave thread on needle.
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9. Insert needle through top of stuffed cone, exiting through seam about halfway down cone. Wrap thread around top of cone and insert needle about halfway down cone and exiting where you began in previous step. Pull tight to create lobes of heart. Insert needle and wrap twice more to accent the indent. Backstitch, knot, and trim threads.

12. Tie overhand knot to secure ends of oss.

13. Arrange hearts as shown. Insert all ends of braided oss through lanyard or key ring.

10. Cut (3) full strands of embroidery oss 24 long. Thread embroidery needle with all 3 strands of oss. Insert needle into top of heart, under the sewing thread that divides the lobes, and back out of the top of the heart. Remove needle and even up oss.

11. Divide oss into (3) sections of 2 strands each. Braid tightly from base of heart to ends of strands. Tip: Secure heart to a pillow (or your pants leg!) with a pin. This will make braiding much easier! 14. Tie an overhand knot. Secure knot with a drop of Fray Check. Trim ends of braids as shown and uff ends. Done!

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Fabric Small hearts Cut 2

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Fabric Large heart Cut 1

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