I stitched this pretty little heart for my daughter Jodie's valentine. I found the freebie chart online at the Caron Collection. I hadn't left myself much time to stitch something for Valentine's Day, so needed something small.

Though I found a lot of free Valentine charts on the web, this one caught my eye because of the color and movement inherent in the small design.

I chose to use a DMC variegated thread, #75 Cranberry. I like the changes in shading it created in this piece.

I stitched the heart on a scrap of 18ct pink ... something. It has an aida-like weave, but it seems different than regular aida. Very nice fabric!

Then I created the card on my computer, and cut the card stock with some wavy-edged scissors. Inside it says, "To the Young Lady who has the Best Pieces of my Heart." I sewed the stitchery right to the face of the card with a long (over two) running stitch, then fringed the edges.

Stitched February 13 - February 14, 2006

Pattern name:	Stitched Envelope
Designer:	Ute Senkel-Weinberg
Stitch Count:	36 x 34
Fabric:	18ct pink aida-like scrap
Floss:	DMC cotton variegated #75, Cranberry
Original Cost:	Free
Copyright year:	1999, 2004

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