Here’s a list of easy heart sewing projects for beginners, perfect for teaching kids how to hand-sew or making handmade gifts for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, and anniversaries.
Here’s a fantastic list of heartfelt beginning sewing projects full of hand-sewn heart-shaped crafts. There’s something timeless about sewing hearts. Whether you’re teaching a child their very first stitches or looking for a quick, feel-good project to make yourself, sewing hearts and heart-shaped projects are fun for all ages.
Hearts are an ideal shape for beginners. ❤️ They’re simple, symmetrical, and small enough to finish in one sitting. When you add these benefits together, you get quicker outcomes and less frustration for everyone involved, especially when working with young children such as toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners.
Each of these simple sewing projects is an easy handmade gift for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Grandparents’ Day, Christmas, weddings, anniversaries, and birthdays, or to share your love any time of year! Who doesn’t love to receive the gift of someone’s heart? I know I do! You might also enjoy teaching kids to sew using Burlap and Yarn.
Fun and Easy Heart Sewing Projects for Beginners
Heart-shaped sewing projects are fun for crafters of all ages and abilities. My daughter loves simple sewing projects, so with Valentine’s Day on the way, I thought it would be fun to try a few easy heart-shaped sewing projects for beginners with her. Not only did she work at strengthening her fine motor skills, but we both thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Sewing is a relaxing activity for young and old alike.
There are so many things you can do with hand-sewn hearts. Easy heart-sewing projects for beginners, like those listed below, make great year-round handmade gifts for family, loved ones, and friends. Several of these fun beginner sewing projects can be repurposed into ornaments, key chains, and necklaces. Others make lovely homemade gift ideas for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Grandparents’ Day, Christmas, a birthday, or a wedding anniversary.
Try out new sewing techniques with no stress, reuse fabric scraps, decorate for the holidays, or make comfort items filled with love with the fun heart sewing project ideas below. From playful heart-shaped creations that kids can proudly showcase, to polished creations adults can give as heartfelt gifts or add to decorations, the heart sewing projects below combine creativity and skill-building in a charming heart-shaped package. You may also enjoy learning how to sew a mouse toy for cats and kids.
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Easy Heart-Shaped Sewing Projects for Beginners
I hope you enjoy this collection of heart-shaped sewing projects for beginners. Afterwards, you will know not just one, but several creative ways to sew or embroider a heart. Please visit the creator of each heart craft for materials, instructions, and the step-by-step tutorial. Happy heart sewing! You might also enjoy making thumbprint heart magnets.
Beginner Heart-Shaped Sewing Projects on Paper Plates, Cards, or Cardboard:
Each of these yarn-and-paper heart crafts for kids is similar but slightly different, and equally lovely. Hand-sew or weave a heart on a paper plate with these fun beginner sewing activities:
- Easy Paper Plate Yarn Heart Weaving. This paper plate yarn weaving activity by Happy Hooligans combines an easy Valentine’s Day Craft with a beginner sewing project. It’s great for fine motor development, and the results are so pretty!
- Paper Plate Yarn Heart Sewing Craft. Sew or weave a heart on a paper plate using the instructions from I Heart Crafty Things for Red Ted Art.
- String Heart Yarn Cards. Weave a heart onto a card with step-by-step heart-craft instructions from Hello Wonderful.
- Stitched Heart Cards. Learn how to make stitched heart cards for Valentine’s Day with the craft tutorial by Only Passionate Curiosity.
- Cardboard Lacing Hearts. Learn how to draw a heart shape on a piece of corrugated cardboard, then cut it out, punch holes around the edge with a hole punch, and thread it with red yarn using the instructions from Our Kid Things.
Felt Heart-Shaped Sewing Projects for Beginners:
The heart-shaped sewing patterns and projects below use felt as the fabric; however, other fabrics and fabric scraps can be easily substituted if desired. Try some of these fun heart sewing tutorials:
- DIY Felt Heart Mobile. First, sew adorable hearts (with or without faces). Then hang them from a stick, piece of driftwood, wooden dowel, or embroidery hoop to create an adorable mobile, following the instructions from Sew Yeah for Red Ted Art.
- Felt Heart Valentine Envelopes. Hand-sew cute little felt envelopes sealed with a heart with the sewing tutorial by Stitched by Chrystal for Tauni Everett.
- Stitched Felt Heart Craft. Stitch simple felt heart shapes into heart-shaped keychain charms and pouches, with step-by-step sewing instructions from Moms and Crafters.
- Felt Heat Earbud Pouch. Learn how to sew a felt earbud zip pouch in a heart shape with the free sewing pattern on Polkadot Chair.
- 4 Valentine Felt Heart Sewing Crafts. Learn how to sew four different felt heart crafts with the sewing instructions by Kitchen Counter Chronicles.
- Felt Heart Ornament Keyring Craft. Learn to sew cute little felt ornaments and keychains in the shape of a heart with the hand-sewing tutorial by Red Ted Art.
- DIY Felt Heart Necklaces. Learn how to make necklaces with hand-sewn felt hearts with the sewing tutorial by Marino Bambinos.
- Felt Heart Bookmarks with Embroidery. Hand-sew a simple heart-shaped corner bookmark that looks like this one by Simple Serendipities with the step-by-step instructions by Thrifty Fun.
- Heart Pencil Toppers. Make adorable heart pencil toppers with instructions from Moo Molly Crafts for Kids Activities Blog
- Felt Heart Garland. Learn how to make a garland of hearts with the beginner sewing tutorial for kids from The Craft Balloon.
Hand-Sewn Fabric Hearts for Beginners:
Learn how to hand-sew fabric hearts in a variety of creative ways with the heart sewing tutorials below:
- How to Sew a Heart. Learn how to sew a heart with the simple sewing tutorial by A Wonderful Thought.
- Fabric Hearts Sewing Project. Hand-sew hearts with your fabric of choice, using the sewing instructions from Thinly Spread for Red Ted Art.
- How to Sew Scrappy Fabric Hearts. Learn how to sew a heart, and gather several great sewing tips for beginners and advanced sewers alike with the comprehensive YouTube sewing video tutorial by Jan Howell.
- Easy to Make Fabric Hearts. Discover another quick and easy way to sew a fabric heart with the tutorial on Cottage at the Crossroads.
- Heart Plushie Sewing Project for Kids. Sew cute heart plushies with smiling faces and fill them with stuffing, dried lavender, or beans using the step-by-step sewing instructions from Gluesticks.
Hand-Embroidered Hearts:
Sewing hand-embroidered hearts (and adding different embroidery patterns to felt or fabric hearts) is a fun way to add beautiful embellishments to a variety of crafts and DIY projects. Learn how to hand-embroider hearts in several unique ways with the excellent sewing tutorials for beginners below:
- How to Embroider Hearts Five Different Ways. Learn how to hand embroider hearts that look neat and uniform with the sewing instructions from Crewel Ghoul.
- Rustic Hand Embroidery Hearts. Learn how to hand embroider a heart eight ways with the tutorial by Missy Kate Creations.
- Hand-Embroidered Heart. Learn how to sew a beautiful embroidered heart that you can use to mend a hole with the YouTube video tutorial by Xiang Embroidery Studio.
- Nine Fun Ways to Embroider Valentine Hearts. Discover nine embroidered hearts you can sew with the sewing tutorial by Pamash Designs.
- DIY Heart Felt Decoration with Stick and Stitch Embroidery. Learn how to add beautiful stitch and stitch embroidery patterns to heart ornaments and decorations with the sewing tutorial by SweatPea.
Hand-Sewn Hearts in an Embroidery Hoop:
Hand-sewing hearts in an embroidery hoop makes it easy to sew larger hearts onto large pieces of fabric, such as a pillow or a curtain. You can also leave them in the embroidery hoop and use them as wall hangings and other home decor. Try the DIY embroidery hoop heart projects below:
- Cross Stitch Hearts for Kids. Learn how to sew a cross-stitch heart with the step-by-step instructions from Sewing School.
- Sewn Heart Hoops. Learn how to sew a heart onto fabric in an embroidery hoop to use as a wall hanging with instructions from Lauren Makes.
Learn how to Sew a Heart Bag:
Sew a heart purse, bag, or tote with the DIY sewing tutorials for beginners below:
- Heart Drawstring Bag. Learn how to sew a drawstring bag with a large heart on it with the sewing tutorial by Diary of a Quilter.
- Heart Tote Bag Sewing Tutorial with Free Pattern. Sew a heart-shaped bag with a spacious interior and a handy zipper pocket that is not just cute but functional too! Visit My Golden Thimble for the step-by-step heart bag machine sewing tutorial.
Hand Sewn Love Bugs, Birds, and Animals with Heart Shapes on them:
Hand-sewn love bugs and adorable plush animals with heart-shaped wings or fins are fun for crafters of all ages to sew. Try one of the beginning sewing tutorials below:
- Hand-sewn lovebird sewing tutorial. Sew a pair of lovebirds with the step-by-step sewing tutorial by Rhythms of Play. As you can see in the photo below, they have heart-shaped wings!
- Narwhale Sewing Tutorial and Pattern with Heart-Shaped Fins.
- Valentine Love Bugs. Learn how to sew love bugs for Valentine’s Day with the sewing project tutorial by Colored Buttons.
- You may also enjoy this art and craft template that features kissing lovebirds!
Heart-Shaped Sewing Projects
These easy heart sewing projects for beginners are great for teaching kids how to hand sew. Any of these homemade craft ideas would make great gifts for Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day. However, heart-shaped sewing projects prove that beginner sewing doesn’t have to be boring or practical. Learning to sew can be joyful and romantic.
Whether you’re sewing hearts to celebrate love, spread kindness, or simply enjoy the soothing rhythm of sewing, these projects provide an easy way to get started with big rewards. Most heart sewing projects are small enough to finish quickly and versatile enough for all ages. No matter who is guiding the needle, sewing hearts reminds us that even simple projects can be made with purpose and a whole lot of heart. ❤️
You may also like Valentine’s Day crafts and gift ideas kids can make, or this list of heart art projects (and cute heart crafts, too!)
Learn more about Nell Regan Kartychok, author of this round-up of beginner heart sewing projects for kids and adults HERE, and Rhythms of Play HERE!
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Oh my, such a wonderful resource! Thank you so much for including our sewing projects!
Thanks Maggy! You have so many amazing projects I couldn’t help myself. 🙂
Wow I love your collection of heart sewing crafts! I haven’t seen some of them so will definitely check them out. Thanks for including my little Love Bugs!!
Thanks, and your welcome Trixi 🙂 Your little love bugs are so cute I also had to add them to my love bug round up!