How to Make a Framed Heart Cut Out

Get ready for Valentine decorating with this framed heart cut out. Today I'm focusing on the heart cut out. You can see how I made the frame in this blog post.

Supplies and Equipment for Making the Heart Cut Out

• Piece of 1/8" substrate to fit frame
• Backing piece to fit heart cut out
• Heart pattern sized for frame
• Frame
• Proxxon MICRO Band Saw MBS/E
• Proxxon Bench Drill Press TBM 115
• Proxxon Scroll Saw DS 460

Instructions for Making the Heart Cut Out

1. Measure the back opening of the frame.
   
2. Transfer these measurement to the substrate you're going to cut the heart from. I used leftover book covers from this project.
   
3. Cut the substrate to fit the frame using the band saw.
   
4. Cover the substrate with painter's tape to prepare for mounting the heart pattern, and mark the center of the piece.
   
5. Coat the reverse side of the pattern with a fine mist of spray adhesive and center on substrate.
   
6. Use the bench drill press to drill a pilot hole hear the edge of the heart outline.
   
7. Thread the scroll saw blade through the pilot hole, and cut out the heart.
   
8. Now your creativity and personal style come in. Select a backing to go behind the heart cut out. I knit a little square swatch, but you could cut a piece of knitting from an old sweater. You could also use patterned paper, lace, cloth, ribbon, almost anything. 
   

Carole