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Heart Ladybug Cushion

You Will Need:

Fevicryl Acrylic Colours Black 02, White 27, Fevicryl Fabric Glue, Fine Art Brushes, Red, Black Fabric, Flower Making Wire, Scissors, White Pencil, Scissors, Cotton Colour Palette, Water Container

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Description :

Isn’t love cute and so is this handmade gift for Valentine! Make this adorable Valentine DIY cushion for your partner and see them rejoice with joy.

STEP 1 : Source the base
  • We are going to make the heart shaped ladybug cushion using red and black fabric and cotton for Valentine’s Day.
  • Take red fabric piece.
STEP 2 : Draw the shape
  • Mark on 7” x 7” square, draw the simple shape of the heart on it.
STEP 3 : Make two
  • Draw 2 such heart shapes to make the cushion.
STEP 4 : Attach the parts to make a heart
  • Attach and stitch two hearts together by keeping one side on the top open to further insert the cotton.
  • Flip the stitched area towards the inner side, your basic heart shape for the cushion is ready.
STEP 5 : The cushion
  • Your heart cushion will look like this after stuffing the cotton inside the heart shape.
  • Refer to the image.
STEP 6 : Make the head
  • Similarly, we have to make the head of the ladybug using black fabric piece.
  • Mark and cut the shape of the head of the ladybug.
  • Stitch the shapes together by keeping one side on the top open to further insert the cotton.
  • Flip the stitched area towards the inner side, your basic head shape is ready.
STEP 7 : Make the antennas
  • Take two flower making wires.
  • Twist two wires together to make the antennas of the ladybug.
  • Paint the antennas with Acrylic Colour Black 02.
  • Let it dry.
STEP 8 : Assembly
  • Attach the parts together to make the heart shape ladybug with antennas using needle and the thread and little amount of Fabric Glue.
  • Let it dry.
STEP 9 : Paint the polka dots and wings
  • Paint the wings effect and the polka dots on the heart shape cushion using Acrylic Colours Black 02 and White 27.
  • Let it dry completely.