💜 Day Idea #1: Heart-Shaped Bowl

Posted byneonkittyquiltsPosted inFun Projects for Holidays and Gifts

Bowls are one of my favorite non-quilt projects! One year I decided to try a heart-shaped bowl for my Sweetie in a high-impact red/black combination.

Supplies:

-black poly cord from your local home improvement store

-heavy (12wt) Aurifil thread in red

-100 Topstitch needles from Superior Threads

Step 1– (by far the most challenging!) form a heart by coiling the rope in a circle for one side, then fold to form bottom point, then sort-of-coil the other round side of heart. Whew. Easier to look at picture than to explain!

Step 2– as with round bowls, simply stitch long end of cord into ever-larger outlines of the heart. When you are satisfied with size of bowl bottom, tip to the side and continue stitching to form sides of bowl. Finish at bottom (point)…backstitch to reinforce…and cut cord.

Step 3– if you have a glue gun, use the tiny heating point and GENTLY stroke the raw edge until it is melted into a smooth finish. (Note: Don’t ever try to stitch through the melted end! Ask me how I know 🙄…)

And…you’re done! Fill with treats for your Sweetie 😁.

Published by neonkittyquilts

Laurie is a fiber artist who combines her passion for animals and quilting by producing pet portraits though a technique she calls "Pet-lique." A frequent teacher at IQF's Open Studios and The City Quilter in NYC, she has been published in Quilting Arts magazine and The Canadian Quilter. Her art quilts have been juried into special exhibits in Houston and the National Juried Show of the CQA. She sits on the board of the Quilt Alliance and is an enthusiastic member of SAQA. Laurie lives in NYC and Connecticut with her husband, their two angelic German Shepherds and three mischievous felines.

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