This time of year we see hearts in abundant numbers. This symbol of love is everywhere, and often seen in shades of red.
I love the heart motif and have it all around my house and in quilts I’ve made. This year I’ve been adding to my bowl of blue hearts in the breakfast room. I made a few last year and in the past couple of weeks, I’ve been adding more.
I’ve used ribbons, buttons, and lace to embellish some of them. In other cases, I just stitched and stuffed some of my favorite fabrics. I added French knots to one. On another I stitched pearls from a rescued strand I bought. The fabrics include barkcloth, vintage ticking, African indigo batik, hand-dyed linen, bits of an old quilt, and fabrics from well-worn clothing.
This bowl of stories sits on the breakfast room table. It warms my heart (pun not intended, but appropriate, I guess) to recall memories associated with each element.
Oh, I can use red fabric, too.
Photo notes: The pitcher with heart is part of my Rowe pottery collection. The wooden bowl (and possibly some of the spoons) is by my favorite wood carver, Ralph Smith. The heart-shaped bark basket holds memories of St. Simons Island where I bought it many many years ago.
