DIY Mini Valentine Sweaters

For years I have been celebrating Valentine’s Day with you all and sharing lots of fun ideas we all can do to spread the love!  But now that I have these two minis, it’s kind-of next level!  I could not resist making them some little Valentine sweaters with an initial heart after their name sweaters were so cute on them.  And I thought you might like to make a little last minute sweater too!

There are only a few steps!  Here are the pieces I used linked with my affiliate links…

plain cream colored sweater

heart patches

clear thread

If you want to embroider an initial, you’ll need a little embroidery thread as well.

I embroidered the initials first, using 3 strands of embroidery thread.  I did a simple rough satin stitch.  It’s a little tricky working on chenille, but it works!  If you’d like more info on basic embroidery, this is a great source!

Next, I just positioned the heart onto the sweater and sewed it on using clear thread.

That’s it! So simple, really.

These sweaters were a great option for this.  They do run a little big, so I got the 6-12 month size for Juliet and Rosie, and we even rolled the sleeves up a bit.  They are almost 14 months and currently wearing mostly 12 month sizes.

I recommend hand-washing the sweaters to prolong the life of the patch.

Now I’m wishing I had made myself one to match these two!  Hope you like them too!