Valentine's day heart progress

I have a progress report on this little project. Since that last post, I added some fiber-fill stuffing under the heart and then finished all the blanket stitching around the edge of the heart.

Here is a closer look at the blanket stitch.  It did a really nice job keeping all the stuffing in and the heart secure to the backing fabric. 

Now to add some text!  I decided to use the Portuguese word for love - amor.  It looks really beautiful written out - especially with a heart for the "o"

To transfer my pattern to my fabric, I used my water-soluble marking pen.  This fabric is fairly easy to see through so I taped my word to a hard, smooth surface.  In this case a clipboard:

Then I put the fabric over the top and traced the word:

Now I am ready to start stitching! 

I have a few more steps after this stitching is done, I will keep you updated with  my progress!