Pride Month Patch Tutorial: Pride Hearts
In honour of Pride Month, I thought I'd offer patches applicable for the wider LGBTQIA+ and queer communities. My sixth tutorial showcases the steps for making a heart-shaped patch, with five patterns available for flags with three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine and ten evenly-spaced horizontal stripes! Folks who want to emphasis love as an element in their identity can sew the hearts in the traditional upwards-facing orientation, while aros like me, who like to de-centre the role of love in my pride, can sew them upside down.
I’ve also demonstrated simpler and quicker ways to sew an edging for these patches, including a no edging option as shown in the photo above.
Beginners may like to check out my previous tutorials for information on:
Materials (including fabric and needle size)
Stitching single rows of cross stitch
Backstitch
Closed blanket/buttonhole stitch
Quarter/three-quarter cross stitches
Attaching your patch to a garment or pin
Tutorials suitable for a wider range of pride flags also include my basic stripes square patch and my zigzag patch.
Flags that can be sewn with my heart patterns include (but are in no way limited to) many gay and lesbian flags, the rainbow and more pride more colour flags, many aromantic and asexual spectrum flags, the bisexual flag, the pansexual and polysexual flags, the trans flag, and the non-binary, agender and genderqueer flags.
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