Love is All Around

I was in need of a quick,

 but beautiful Valentine's gift

and came across this tutorial

by Samelia's Mum

called "Love is All Around".

Loved everything about it,

but was running out of time quickly...

So I adapted her Applique "LOVE" Heart

and placed it in an embroidery hoop,

meaning no quilting or binding ;-)

Some excess fabric is left all around

since it will travel some distance

and may come undone...

And project # 2 was much more involved:
 a wall hanging
Twisting Heart quilt,
free tutorial here
(by Freemotion by the river)

While I don't have the lil' twister ruler,
I used the "Twist 'n Stitch" ruler
and 5 inch squares

Before 'twisting'

It looks like I used white inside the heart,
but it actually is a light pink fabric;
only the borders are white.
Don't you just love free tutorials -
a big thank you out into blogland!

Well,
that's it from my Valentine's Day front -
what did you make and gift?

Linking up to Sew Mama Sew's 

"Little Gifts of Love" contest.

Happy Valentine's Day,

Barb