
Hello Sewing Friends! I've been making Heart Corner Bookmarks to give to my book club friends and I love how they are turning out! Scroll down to see how you can make some too!
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Level of Difficulty: Beginner
This Heart Corner Bookmark is made by making 2 heart shapes out of fabric and sewing them together at the bottom. A layer of medium weight interfacing inside give just the right amount of stiffness without being too thick. To use the bookmark you just slide it onto the corner of the page you are on in your book.

This Heart Corner Bookmark is an easy project and you can make 2 of them in about an hour. The trickiest part might be sewing around the curve or turning the hearts right side out. But! Sewing along the line of the interfacing takes the guesswork out of sewing on curve and makes it much easier. And I found a really helpful tool to turn it right side out. You'll see!
Included with the template are simplified sewing instructions that you can print out which are helpful if you are an experienced sewist or if you use this project to teach a sewing class.
The Fabric Bundle I Used
Curious about the fabric I'm using? It's a fabric line called Kaleidoscope by Annabelle Wrigley. If you don't follow her on IG or FB you should! Her quilting design and color choices on her projects are modern and spectacular.

How to make a DIY Heart Corner Bookmark
You'll Need...
- 6" ish x 9" ish scrap of fabric - a Fat Eighth would make 4 finished Heart corner bookmarks
- 5" x 5" square of medium weight fusible non-woven interfacing
- 1/2 inch Tube Turning tool
- Printed Heart Template
Sewing Instructions
1. Trace 2 hearts onto the non glue side of the medium weight fusible interfacing using the printed Heart Template. The glue side of the interfacing will have shiny glue dots on it. It's really easy to overlook the glue and sometimes its even hard to tell by feel so always check for the shine to make sure the interfacing is laying the right direction.


2. Cut out the heart shapes right on the line.

3. Press and fuse the glue side of the hearts onto the wrong side of the fabric according to manufacturers instructions. Leave about 1/4" of fabric all around each heart. The iron can feel like its 'grabbing' the interfacing so I avoid touching the iron directly onto the interfacing. I like to place a layer of extra fabric over the interfacing before pressing. It takes a little longer for the heat to travel through.

4. Fold the fabric piece over so that the right sided are touching and there is enough fabric directly behind the heart shapes. Pin the 2 layers of fabric together and roughly cut around the heart leaving at least 1/4" of fabric around the interfacing.

5. Starting on one straight side, stitch around the heart just to the outside of the interfacing. To sew along the curve keep your needle in the down position as you lift the presser foot and pivot the fabric every couple of stitches. Leave a 1" opening in the side of the the heart. Repeat for the 2nd heart.


6. Cut around the heart about 1/4" away from the interfacing and clip slits into the curves about every 1/4" and into the top "V". Be careful not to clip too close to the stitches. Cut the corner off of the bottom "V". You can also use a set of pinking shears to cut around the curves if you want the fabric to lay flatter on the inside when you turn it.

7. Slide the turning tube through the opening in the side of the heart and use the dull end of the accompanying stick to carefully push the fabric through the center of the tube. It's best to push the stick onto the side of the heart where the interfacing is.



8. Slide the tube off and continue to work the rest of the fabric through the hole.

9. Use the pointy end of the stick to push out each edge and corner.

10. Tuck the raw edges into the opening so that the side looks straight. Pull the threads tight to cinch up the seam line. Press the corner heart bookmark flat.

11. OPTIONAL: Topstitch around the top of the heart about 1/8"away from the edge. This is a good step to skip if you are worried sewing on a curve. It's just an added detail and not necessary for function.

11. Repeat these steps for the 2nd heart.
12. Place the two hearts together and stitch the along the 2 straight sides at the base of the heart. Backstitch at the beginning and end.

Variations
You can also make this out of cork fabric for an even easier project. Simply trace the heart template 2 timed onto the back of the cork. Cut out the hearts cutting off the ink marking as you go. Stack up the 2 hearts with wrong sides together and sew along the straight sides of the heart as in step 12. And you are done!

Use this tutorial to:
- Make a gift for a reading friend or your entire book club!
- Make a small item to sell at a craft fair.
- Teach a friend to sew.

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