Earlier this year I read a piece in a magazine about this amazing project
and I signed up straight away. I have found these hearts fascinating since I first saw one in the window of an antique shop here. They are the first example of Occupational Therapy
being used in the UK and they are stunning.
Mine blank heart arrived and was numbered 43, I obviously was very early in ordering as she has made 1,568 blank hearts, one for every day of World War 1.
I did attempt to decorate with beads and sequins, not sure what I was doing wrong but just could not get the sequin pins to stay in. So I went back to what I know, embroidery. The lines of back stitch are to represent the contour line of the horrendous trenches with the poppies then rising out of them.
I made the poppies by first ironing black interfacing on to some red and black shot fabric I had, then cutting out oval shapes, as I wanted them to be stylised like the poppies we buy for Remembrance Sunday.
They were then anchored in place with two sizes of black beads.
Pleased with the end result, but there really are some amazing ones being sent in which are being posted of their Facebook page. I do hope I can get up to Scarbourgh to see the exhibition in November, I think it will be very moving indeed.
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