Maddie's Heart

Got my second heart done today. I used a printed fabric that I had of different lighthouses from around the world. I used metallic thread and done the feather stitch upside down to represent lightning bolts. I couched a #5 pink perle cotton for the inner and outer border of the pasley and then beaded inside that. I done the spider roses for the inside of the pasley. On the other side I couched #5 perle cotton for the branch and then used a straight stitch for the ribbon flowers, then I finished it with beads. I used metallic thread in a chain stitch around the heart.

This heart is being sent to my friend Maureen who lives in Australia. Her 7 yr. old granddaughter's friend Maddie has been diagnosed with cancer. She is facing 6 months of treatments. Maureen is swapping hearts with us, and she plans on making a quilt for Maddie.

This heart carries a very special message to Maddie. The lighthouse represents Jesus. He wants Maddie to know that He is there to help her through the storms of life that she is going through. He wants her to know that He is there to help calm these storms. He sees her tears (the pasley is shaped like a tear) and he feels her pain. He wants her to know that the roses inside the pasley represents His LOVE for her. He wants her to remember He will be with her every step of the way.
Maddie, our prayers are with you!!!

COH #1

Oh my!!!My first heart made for the Chain of Hearts group. It was so much fun. I used my very own hand dyed fabrics for this heart. The silk ribbon embroidery was my very first attempt at SRE. I done French knots for the little flowers and done the spider web rose for the larger ones. The double feather stitch was my first time of doing that. I outlined the heart with a checkered chain stitch. It's where you use two different color threads in the same needle and alternate the chain stitch. I done my first couching too. I used 4 mm silk ribbon and then used Pearle cotton to couch it with. The dragonfly is an iron on. I thought he was really colorful. I am really pleased with how my first heart turned out. I want to post this on the COH saying its available for swapping but I feel I need to get several more done before I do that. So, if I can calm myself down and get busy doing some more I can get ready for the swapping to begin. Although a part of me don't want to part with my first heart. (G)