Valentine Necklaces in Liberty of London
Candies, hearts and pretty things… Valentine’s Day is a wonderful excuse to indulge in whimsy. These Valentine Necklaces embrace the darling side of the day, but they aren’t precious or persnickety to sew. In fact, they’re a snap!
For each little heart I used the winning combination of Liberty of London’s Tana Lawn and Wollfilz’s Wool Felt. I sewed the heart charms on a machine, stuffed them with cotton, closed them by hand, and voila, they were done and ready to wear… or give! Celebrate pretty things this Valentine’s Day! -Molly
Update: New Materials
April 2016
We created a new set of these necklaces for Mother’s Day! Pick up these materials here, and to see more photos, check out our Mother’s Day Necklaces in Liberty of London story here!
Update: New Materials
January 25th, 2016
We created new versions of these necklaces with a new materials kit! To see more photos check out our Valentine’s Necklaces in Liberty of London for 2016 post and to pick up a kit click here!
Materials
- ¼ yard of Liberty of London’s Tana Lawn (Seasonal or Classics). We used ¼ yard of each of the following Seasonal prints: Cornflower Blue Philip Clay, Gray Alice W, Olive Oxford, and Peach/Green Mrs. Monroe. Each ¼ yard makes dozens of hearts.
- 1 piece of Wollfilz’s 1mm Wool Felt. We used two colors: Ecru and Coral. Each piece makes dozens of hearts.
- 1 spool of Tangles N Knots’ 1mm Chinese Knotting Cord. We used White and Peach. Each spool makes 12-15 cords.
- 1 package of Quilter’s Dream’s Sweet Dream Cotton Stuffing, which is enough to make dozens of necklaces.
- A 110-yard spool of Gutermann’s Cotton Thread in color 1040
- A Valentine Necklace template printed and cut out
You will also need a pencil or fabric marker.
Size
Kids (Adults)
- Charm: Approximately 1 ¾ inches wide by 1 ½ inches tall
- Necklace circumference: 23 ½ (29 ½) inches
Pattern
Using the template, cut a heart shape from both the Tana Lawn and the Wool Felt.
Use your pencil or fabric marker to mark the two little gap lines onto the back of the Tana Lawn piece.
Cut a 24 (30)-inch length of the Knotting Cord and tie the ends together in a simple overhand knot.
Lay the Tana Lawn heart on top of the Wool Felt heart, right sides together, and then place the Cord between the two layers with the knot sticking out the top divot of the heart. The knot should be approximately 3/8 inch away from the divot. Arrange the rest of the Cord so that it exits the heart between the two gap lines.
Pin the two fabric pieces together, making sure that the Cord is passing between the gap lines. Pay special attention to pinning the Cord into place at the top divot.
With a 1/8-inch seam allowance, sew the two fabric pieces together around the perimeter of the heart shape. Leave the area between the gap markings unsewn and make sure to only sew into the cording at the top divot. Backstitch at the beginning and end of this seam. Sew very slowly and carefully.
Turn the pieces right side out and poke out all of the curved and pointed angles with a knitting needle or other pointed object.
Tightly stuff the heart through the gap.
Use a ladder stitch to sew the gap closed.
For a more in depth explanation of the ladder stitch check out our Ladder Stitch Tutorial here.
Once the gap is closed, tie a small knot close to the seam and push the needle through to the back of the heart. Snip the thread at the exit point to hide the end.
Repeat to make as many necklaces as you like!
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Merci!
Thank you so much for this adorable necklace! It is great to use all year round, and hearts are my favorite shape!
Very beautiful ! Merci aussi 🙂
I’ll be making these hearts for my coworkers to wear for Valentine’s day . Thank you
I love this, I’m going to make these with my daughter as teacher gifts. They are so sweet!
Gorgeous Thank You
C’est merveilleux ! Encore aujourd’hui un patron gratuit et si joli !
Merci mille fois.
Adorable!! Love this heart necklace !
Thank you so much 🙂
Thank you so much, it’s beautiful and I will make some for my friends for valentines day x
Fabulous idea! Easy and pretty! Thank you!
Oh these are sooooo adorable. I will make these for my valentine gifts to my friends and…me!
Adorable.sweet gift for teachers at Valentines
a simple yet lovely valentine. thank you.
So darling ~ thank you for the pattern and tutorial!
Oh how lovely! Thankyou for this. In UK, Valentines tends to be a couples thing, and sometimes something we did for our Mums when little. But more and more the American (!) influence is coming in via the TV and my 4 year old daughter asked me last year if my Valentines card to her would be bought or handmade?!
This year, we will make these for each other, now she is learning how to use my sewing machine too.
Thankyou so much.
Great idea to give a friend. thank you so much.
Too cute!! Thank you for posting this…I know just who to give one to….
This is so sweet! Thank you for a great Valentine’s gift.
trop mignon….
Very cute! I want to stuff these with dried lavender so they can be used as sachets.
Thank you for the adorable heart necklace.. it’s perfect for all the holidays and I will make them for special freinds, my little ones and their teachers … I recall making little bears for my bFF’s kindergarten students for one Christmas. As my present to HER!
This is perfect for anyone. Yes, even men if we leave off the long cord and attach a keyring and add his kid’s names to it!
Terrific!
soooo simple but soooo effective!! Thanks
Beautiful! <3
So pretty! Thank you!
Que graciosos corazones y que buen regalo. Gracias por compartir el patrón!
These are really cute and I’m going to make them for my granddaughter and her friends. Thank you.
Lovely idea and simple instructions Thank you.
How fun this idea is! I’ll make mine in unbleached fine linen and embroider before stitching… Thanks for sharing such a simple and lovely craft.