Heart Work-in-progress Finished

The heart work in progress is finished!

I love the way this turned out!

I did the text "Amor" in back stitch, except for the heart shaped "o".  For that I used the Bokhara Couching Stitch.  Remember that stitch?  I demonstrated how I learned that here. 

I think it is a wonderful stitch to fill in small shapes:

Here is the text after the blue water soluble pen marks have been washed out:

Once I finished the text, I used my pinking shears to cut all around my fabric piece.  Then I took apart a picture frame

You may remember this frame from when I framed my picture from the Flowers Embroidery Pattern.  I like to use this frame with no glass, it is perfect for displaying embroidery and I can change the picture all the time:

I tied a double bow from the ribbon and secured it with embroidery floss.  Then I used double backed tape to secure the bow to the fabric:

Then I put it on a shelf in my office:

Amor!  Just in time for Valentine's day!