Make some of these cute sachets filled with lavender for yourself or as a gift! It’s a simple project but made so much easier with our GO! Hearts die! No need to trace and cut the hearts yourself – the die cuts them perfectly. These hearts can be used to hang in between clothes, tuck under a pillow at night, or simply be decorative!
Materials:
- AccuQuilt GO! Big or GO! Fabric Cutter
- AQ55029 GO! Heart - 2”, 3”, 4”
- 15cm x 30cm Scraps of fabric per heart
- 20cm piece of ribbon or ricrac per heart
- 5 or 6 stalks of lavender
- Sewing Machine
- Matching Sewing Thread
- General Sewing Tools
Cutting Instructions:
Cutting instructions are per heart
- From the scraps:
- Using AQ55029 Go! Heart - 2”, 3”, 4”
- Cut (2) 4” hearts
- Using AQ55029 Go! Heart - 2”, 3”, 4”
Sewing Instructions:
All seams are ¼” unless otherwise specified.
Sew the Heart Lavender Sachet
1. Pin the 20cm piece of ribbon to the wrong side of one of the hearts:
2. Place the other heart, wrong sides together, on top of the first heart with ribbon, pin:
3. Starting at the side of the heart, stitch around it. Slow down where the ribbon is pinned and pull the pin out to avoid hitting it with the needle. Leave a gap to fill with lavender:
4. Fill with fresh lavender:
5. Once filled, sew the gap closed, stitching over a few of the existing stitches:
Other Options
- Use ricrac instead ribbon if desired
- Make the lavender heart sachet plain without a ribbon or ricrac
Congratulations on finishing your project!
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