Happy Mother's Day

 Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mothers out there!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the lovely mothers out there, especially to mine who is the loveliest!

I wanted to make her a card, but it ended up becoming a hanging decoration instead! It's heart-shaped and made from pretty vintage kimono pieces that I had in my collection.

 I chose two pink and red kimono pieces which I then cut into heart shapes.

 The kimono fabric is quite fine, so I added a cotton backing to each one to make it stronger, and pinned a turquoise ribbon loop in place.

I then sewed around the heart shape and when I got close to the end, I stuffed the heart with wadding before sewing it up. I then finished the edges with pinking shears to stop it from fraying.

I think it's quite sweet and am thinking this could be a new addition to my Cheeky Leopard store….