Apart{ment} of my heart: oh, hello!

 {I've been in desperate need of some new art all over our little apartment, but especially in the bathroom. A few months ago I bought a couple of huge quilting hoops. They are basically huge embroidery hoops. The one I used for this project was 23" in diameter. The only other materials needed are material to embroider, embroidery floss, a needle, hand drawn pattern and a washable marker.}

 {First I used a pencil to sketch out my design. I just wrote oh, hello in cursive. Then, outline your design in sharpie so it will show through your fabric. I wanted to spend as little as possible on the project so I used 1 yard of muslin, which I purchased for about $2. Muslin works really well because it is thin and was really easy to trace onto. If you are hanging this piece on a dark colored wall you may want to consider a thicker fabric. Mine will be on a white wall so it didn't matter.}

{Once you have your pattern how you want it, just trace it onto your fabric using a washable marker. You can usually find them in the embroidery section at most craft stores. Then just pop your fabric in your hoop and start sewing away. I would suggest using a smaller embroidery hoop rather than trying to juggle the huge 23" hoop :) If you need help with embroidery stitches there are lots of resources online but I will also be posting a tutorial for a basic split stitch which I pretty much use for everything!}

{and its pretty much that simple...enjoy :)}