This Candy Hearts pillow front is worked in traditional candy colors on a white ground. It's a terrific beginner project for Valentine's Day and is also perfect for decorating a baby girl's room.
The project is worked in 16 colors of tapestry wool on 12-cound canvas in Continental Stitch.
The white background area can also be worked in a decorative filling stitch such as Cashmere Stitch, Rice Stitch or the Woven Stitch.
Finished Size:
10 x 10 inches squareMaterials Needed:
Zweigart 12 holes per inch mono or interlock canvas, 16 x 16 inches
DMC Tapestry Wool, 8 meter skeins: 2 skeins white, 1 skein each of light, medium and dark pink, light, medium and dark blue, light medium and dark lilac, light, medium and dark green, light medium and dark yellow