A Love Letter

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God 

with all thy heart,

and with all thy soul, 

and with all thy mind, 

and with all thy strength: 

this is the first commandment.

- Mark 12:30 -

A joyful hello to you, my dear friends and readers.

Today I have another delightful Valentine's Day tutorial

and it's one that brings a smile to my face. . .

I hope it does the same to you :)

For this charming fabric envelope you will need:

2 pieces of fabric that are 6-inches wide and 11-inches long

fusible fleece that is 5 1/5-inches wide and 10 1/2-inches long

metal snaps

embellishments

As you can see I used two contrasting pieces of fabric.

The soft pink gingham will be the lining

while the floral fabric will be used for the outside of the envelope.

Fold both the lining and outer fabric in half

and trim off the corners.

You should have a nice point

for the envelope.

Trim the corners on the fusible fleece as well.

Iron on the fusible fleece to the back side of the main fabric.

The reason the fleece is smaller than the outer fabric 

is so that it's not bulky when you fold the envelope together.

Place the two pieces of fabric with right sides together

and pin into place.

Sew along the edges with a 1/4-inch seam allowance

and make sure you leave a small opening!

Pull the envelope through the opening

and with a dull but pointy object push out the corners.

Press with a hot iron.

Sew on the metal snap.

One part will go at the top. . .

make sure you don't get it too close to the edge

since you still need to top stitch around the edges.

The second part will go on the bottom half of the envelope.

Measure it out and make sure it's in the center

and that the top snap reaches the lower snap.

Fold up the bottom half of the envelope

and pin into place.

Top stitch along the sides and top. . .

top stitching will also take care of the opening you used

 to pull the envelope out.

As you can see 

I used a fun little stitch on my edges.

Now for the sweet heart that will fill your envelope.

I used soft swirl/minky fabric for my heart, 

but you can use whatever kind of fabric your heart desires.

I simply folded the fabric in half with right sides facing each other

and traced a small heart {about 3-inches in size}

onto the back side of the fabric.

Then I sewed along the line

and left a small opening to pull it right side out.

Before I turned it right side out

I trimmed the heart around the seam.

Once it's been pulled right side out

simply fill with batting.

And sew up the opening.

I added a pink rose to the center of the heart.

For the fabric flower on the envelope I folded a 2-inch x 10-inch strip of fabric 

and sewed a gathering stitch along the edge.

I also used a shabby rose and sparkly bead for the center.

And that's it, lovely friends!

You now have yourself a sweet little love letter.

Take that sweet little heart. . .

and tuck it inside the fabric envelope. . .

for a special surprise for a loved one or dear friend.

And the delightful thing about these fabric envelopes is that

they can be used for other things such as holding your money, 

keeping your chapstick/lipstick from rolling around in your purse,

holding business cards, rewards card, etc,

and oh, so many other things.

I hope you're able to make a few of these little lovelies.

They are sure to bless and cheer your friends and family.

I have one envelope available in my shop

which you can see by clicking here:

And speaking of my Etsy shop. . .

I just listed a few new items made with the fabric 

that you see in the background of my photos.

Isn't it lovely!

There is also a new line of tea cozies available.

I also recently listed a few more surprise/mystery boxes

with a slight twist.

The four boxes available are as follows:

Pink Mystery Box

where everything has a pink theme.

Tea Theme Mystery Box

where everything is tea related.

Heart Mystery Box

where everything has to do with hearts.

Random Mystery Box

where you will get a lovely selection of goodies.

These boxes are valued at $50.00

but you can purchase them for only $25.00

and that includes free shipping in the USA.

As always,

it's a sweet blessing to have you visit.

May your week be extra beautiful!

Love and hugs to you!