Combining slow stitching, card making and crazy quilting for valentine’s day

Make This Lovely, Slow Stitch Valentine Card Overflowing With Love

Jan 19, 2025

Cards, Crafting, Embroidery, Fabric | Fiber, Holidays, Slow Stitch, Slow Stitching, Valentine’s Day, Vintage

Skill:
Medium

Category:
Slow Stitching

A lovely Valentine card combines slow stitching, crazy quilting, embroidery, thrifting, beading and card making all in one

Gather up some thrifted supplies, embroidery threads and vintage lace to create a truly thoughtful Valentine’s Day card for someone special. Slow stitching is all about the quiet mindfulness of stitching with your hands, selecting vintage fabrics that feels good to the touch and making something while thinking of the person who will be receiving the finished stitched piece.

Check out how easy this is to make and how I may or may not be making up some stitches. And if you’re feeling adventurous, watch how I experiment with learning a new stitch and maybe try it yourself. The joy of slow stitching is that you can make up your own rules and feel good doing it. Happy crafting!

TOOLS

Heart template, free download below
Red Super Tape, 1/2 inch
DMC Embroidery needles
Scissors
DMC Washable Pen
Needle Puller (optional)

MATERIALS

Fabrics: cotton small floral pattern and sheer for overlay
Lace, vintage
Embroidery floss: DMC 502, 676, 739, 963, 3053, 3805, 3806
Perle (Pearl) Cotton; pinks
Seed Beads
A2 Card base, 5 1/2 inch x 4 1/4 inch folded

Stitched Heart Card template Download

Herringbone Stitch

Lazy Daisy Stitch

Can be used as a small flower petal or extended as a longer flower petal

Split Stitch

Blanket Stitch

Double Fly Stitch

A standard Fly Stitch with an added stitch at the top. I may have made this up.

French Knot

Can be done with one, two or three wraps around the needle

Back Stitch

Combine this with the Raised Satin Stitch below

Raised Satin Stitch

Creates a raised, pillow-like shape when combined with the Back Stitch

Leaf Stitch

Satin Stitch

Fills a shape with color. Can be combined with the Back Stitch to create the Raised Satin Stitch, shown above

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