Cute Color-me heart valentines to sew.
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Valentine Color Me Heart Sewing Tutorial
These color-me heart stuffies, inspired by our decorate-a-monster stuffies, are my all-time favorite Valentine’s Day craft for all ages! We sent one to my then-teenaged sister years ago, and she loved it so much that she now has it with her at college.
If the kids look a little young, it’s because today I’ve updated an OLD post to feature as part of the Sew a Softie for Valentine’s Day blog hop.
Materials
Color-Me Heart Valentine Tutorial
These heart valentines are easy to make:
- Cut a heart shape out of muslin (twice).
- Stitch together, leaving an opening for stuffing. I recommend a sewing machine, just because you need pretty small stitches with muslin.
- Trim seam allowance.
- Stuff.
- Stitch shut by hand, using a ladder stitch.
- Use fabric markers or Sharpie pens to add a face.
- Color yourself or give as a gift, along with fabric markers, Sharpie pens, or washable markers. We decorate ours with washable markers, so they can be decorated over and over!
Johnny was good friends with his stuffie from the start! The Heart Friends seemed to get along pretty well right off the bat:
And they are having lovely adventures together!
Emma loved Valentine’s Day when she was small, so we’ve done some fun activities through the years! These felt hearts still make their way around the house, Anna still plays with our flannel board felt hearts, and I think next week I’ll show Anna how to make a felt woven heart. Maybe we’ll make an “I love you” handprint card again, too!
What is your favorite Valentine’s day craft? Who will you make this heart valentine for?
Looking for non-candy Valentine’s Day ideas for friends? Here are a few ready-made ideas:
Do you have any fun non-candy valentine suggestions?
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Christy says
February 7, 2012 at 8:35 amR would love that.
maryanne says
February 7, 2012 at 10:14 amEmma loves to color, wash, repeat =)
Kelly at Little Wonders' Days says
February 7, 2012 at 9:19 amThese are so cute! Very clever idea too.
maryanne says
February 7, 2012 at 10:14 amThanks!
Natalie says
February 7, 2012 at 11:45 amWhat a great idea! Those hearts are super cute!
maryanne says
February 7, 2012 at 2:03 pmThanks! :D
Ann says
February 7, 2012 at 11:53 amAdded at Mommy-labs! It is so cool how you can just add a face to something and it comes to life! I love your felt board too!
maryanne says
February 7, 2012 at 2:02 pmThank you, Ann!
Michelle Breum says
February 7, 2012 at 1:59 pmI just pinned this post to my Ideas to Remember and Share board. Your craft ideas are always so much fun! And then you have so many others that link up. I could be busy all day long looking at Valentine Crafts!
maryanne says
February 7, 2012 at 2:02 pmThank you, Michelle!
Mama King says
February 7, 2012 at 3:23 pmSo cute! Love them.
maryanne says
February 7, 2012 at 3:24 pmThe kids thought I was nuts when I started the actual sewing part, so I was glad they liked them so much!
Jen says
February 7, 2012 at 3:57 pmSuch cute stuffies! Great idea using washable markers to decorate them!
sherri says
February 7, 2012 at 9:01 pmLove those hearts!
Lynn says
February 7, 2012 at 11:19 pmSo cute!
Rebecca @ Joy of Literacy says
February 7, 2012 at 11:42 pmWOW! LOve this and the blog hop, amazing fun for your kids!
The Iowa Farmer's Wife says
February 8, 2012 at 12:08 amWow!! SO neat! I love that! Might need to go find some muslin! I think I have some in the basement somewhere…
Ticia says
February 8, 2012 at 1:16 amAaahhhh, that’s a lot of links! Super cute. I need to try the washable markers on a stuffy.
maryanne says
February 8, 2012 at 8:30 amYour kids will LOVE it!
Ticia says
February 4, 2017 at 12:15 pmI did end up trying that and my daughter loved it, my sons weren’t as into it.
Tonya says
February 8, 2012 at 1:39 amVery cute idea. My girls would love those hearts!
jeannine: waddlee-ah-chaa says
February 8, 2012 at 6:02 pmI finally found a way to integrate teaching the children how to stitch. We have a long way to go to catch up to you but we’re having a go! Their Valentine cards are turning out lovely. At least the children will know how to sew on a button.
Next, MacGyver wants to create a collage from fabric. Try taking a look at one of the books by Stella Blackstone like Secret Seahorse.
Joyce @Dinosaurs And Octopuses says
February 9, 2012 at 5:58 amThose are absolutely adorable! And so clever! I would have never thought of using washable markers to make them “reusable”. Great idea!
MiaB says
February 9, 2012 at 2:58 pmI love those hearts!! Ingenious!! The linky’s great too, I linked up two of my Valentine’s post :) Thanks
~MiaB
http://www.mamamiasheart2heart.com
maryanne says
February 9, 2012 at 3:02 pmThanks for linking up!
Jackie says
February 9, 2012 at 4:13 pmI love the idea of using washable markers and redecorating them! That’s a lot of Valentine ideas!!
Angelique Felix says
February 9, 2012 at 6:53 pmso cute!!!
Elise @ Inspiration Surrounds Creativity Abounds says
February 9, 2012 at 11:25 pmHow fun to use washable markers so that the hearts can take on lots of different characters.
trixi says
February 3, 2017 at 3:09 pmLove the idea of making the heart and giving it as a gift with pack of sharpies! And yes a face makes all the difference to a soft toy :)
Elisa says
February 7, 2017 at 6:43 pmThis is such a cute craft – especially with the expressive faces you drew on!
Mia Wenjen says
February 9, 2017 at 9:29 amThat is such a cute pillow!