• Holiday Hand Embroidered Napkins

    Holiday Hand Embroidery Napkin Set

    Holiday Hand Embroidery Napkin Set Designed by Heidi Pridemore Holiday Hand Embroidery Napkins make a great hostess gift for the holidays. It’s also a nice touch to have newly embroidered napkins on your festive holiday table! Add a personal touch to your table setting or create a memorable handmade gift with these beautiful hand embroidered napkins that feature a classic chain stitch. If you’re new to hand embroidery, this tutorial will help you transform simple napkins into charming, custom pieces that look expensive and upscale. And if you’re a handwork veteran, you’ll love the simple design transfer method that allows you to use any font of your choice to mimic…

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  • Sleigh Appliqué Sweatshirt

    Sleigh Appliqué Sweatshirt

    SLEIGH APPLIQUÉ Appliqué a sweatshirt with “Sleigh,” “Merry,” or Fa La La” for a fun take on holiday apparel. Use Sulky Felty for the collegiate-style appliqué lettering to give the sweatshirt texture and dimension. This project is easily customizable, depending on the word or phrase you choose to stitch! SLEIGH SWEATSHIRT SUPPLIES Sweatshirt of your choice Sulky Perfect Appliqué™ Fusible Web Appliqué Template (Download “Sleigh” HERE or create your own) Sulky 50 wt. Cotton Thread Organ® size 70/10 Universal Needles Sulky Felty™ PREPPING APPLIQUÉ Either download and print the Sleigh Appliqué Template or create the design of your choice. (The featured letters measure approximately 3″ tall for reference.) Transfer the…

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  • Patchwork Christmas Pillow

    Patchwork Christmas Stocking with Stabilizer Grid

    Patchwork Christmas Stocking Sew a Patchwork Christmas Stocking using a stabilizer grid for accurate piecing. Quilt the stocking for dimension and interest, bringing in specialty threads that add sparkle. Create a matching set or coordinating stockings that feature the same or similar fabrics, speaking to the recipient’s interests. PATCHWORK CHRISTMAS STOCKING SUPPLIES The following supplies are enough to make one stocking. Sulky Soft ‘n Sheer™ Extra Stabilizer Printed Stocking Template (Courtesy of Lunden Designs; print pages 3, 4, and 5, omitting the cuff instructions) Sulky 50 wt. Cotton Thread (piecing & construction) Sulky 30 wt. Poly Sparkle™ Thread (quilting) Assorted 2 1/2″-wide fabric strips (for patchwork front; enough for 77…

  • Patchwork Christmas Pillow

    Patchwork Christmas Pillow

    Patchwork Christmas Pillow – Free Pattern Create a festive patchwork Christmas pillow, featuring holiday prints. Map out your own grid onto fusible stabilizer to stitch perfectly accurate seams in a fraction of the time. To finish, quilt the pillow top and back in the manner of your choice and add piping for a designer touch. Grab this free Sulky pattern and create a pillow set for the holidays! Finished Size: 16” square PATCHWORK CHRISTMAS PILLOW SUPPLIES Patchwork Christmas Pillow Pattern (it’s free!) 16” Pillow Form Sulky Soft ‘n Sheer Extra Stabilizer 2½”-wide assorted fabric strips (a jelly roll works perfect for this) Sulky 50 wt. Cotton Thread (piecing) 18” square…

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  • Gingerbread Ornaments

    Gingerbread Puff Ornaments in the hoop

    Gingerbread Puff Ornaments GINGERBREAD PUFF ORNAMENTS WEBCAST DETAILS Watch how the Gingerbread Puff Ornaments come together quickly and easily using Sulky Felty for texture and Sulky Puffy Foam for dimension. Register now>> Each ornament finishes at 3.09″ x 3.51″ and fits into a 4×4 hoop. Live-streaming on November 12, 2024 at 2pm ET. As a thank you for registering, you’ll receive the All Is Calm ITH Christmas Coaster design for FREE, from Sulky! GINGERBREAD PUFF ORNAMENTS KIT Create two sets of four ornaments each using this convenient kit, which includes Sulky Felty, Sulky Puffy Foam, beautiful Poly Deco Threads and more. KIT INCLUDES ITH Gingerbread Ornaments Design Collection by Parker on the Porch…

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  • Felty Christmas Ornaments

    Felt Christmas Ornaments to Sew

    Felt Christmas Ornaments Designed by Chelsea Briner, Sew Simple Home Felt Christmas Ornaments Supplies Felt Tree Ornament Pattern Sulky Felty Holiday Assortment – white, red & green or colors of your choice Red, blue and green sequins Gold Rickrack ½”-wide Green, White or Gold Ribbon ⅛”-wide Green Ribbon Sulky 12 wt. Cotton Petites™- Christmas Sampler Organ® Needles Universal Size 80/12 – 5 Needles Per Pack Polyester Fiberfill ORNAMENT CUTTING & PREP Using the printable pattern, cut out two felt trees in the same color.   Use the pattern to transfer one of the three embroidery designs onto the front of one of the felt trees.   Follow the embroidery pattern and stitch…

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    Felty Ireland Ornament

    Felty Ireland Ornament A Felty Ireland Ornament is a great holiday ornament for anyone with Irish roots. If you traveled with us to Ireland this past week, you took the workshop for this appliqué and embroidery project with me, Ellen March! Here’s how I turned the Ireland design into a hanging ornament to commemorate our day trip to the Cliffs of Moher. IRELAND ORNAMENT SUPPLIES Ireland 2024 Appliqué & Hand Embroidery Pattern Sulky Felty (Beige, Heather Green, Pastel Blue, Heather Blue) Perfect Appliqué Fusible Web Sulky Stick ‘n Stitch Stabilizer Sulky 12 wt. Chtton Thread: 712-1838 Cocoa Cream, 712-1180 – Truffle Taupe, 712-1131 – Cloister Brown, 712-1834 – Pea Soup…

  • Quilty Christmas Card Holder

    Christmas Card Holder to Sew

    Christmas Card Holder – a Quilty Wall Hanging Create a Christmas card holder that’s quilted and appliquéd for festive cheer. This wall hanging has great structure with the help of Sulky stabilizer and foam interlining. It won’t sag or distort over time or while hanging by the chimney with care. Plus, it’s fat quarter friendly! Finished Size: Approximately 18″ H x 20″ W CHRISTMAS CARD HOLDER SUPPLIES (5) fat quarters of coordinating holiday fabrics 4″ x 2o” rectangle of coordinating fabric (hanging sleeve) Sulky 50 wt. Cotton Thread (construction & appliqué) Sulky Original Metallic or Poly Sparkle™ Thread (quilting) Sulky Cut-Away Plus™ Stabilizer Low-loft batting Foam interlining (such as Soft…

  • Christmas Appliqué Towels

    Christmas Appliqué Towels Pattern

    Christmas Appliqué Towels Pattern – Yours Free! Grab this Christmas Appliqué Towels pattern, featured in our Merry & Bright 2023 Mystery Box! With Christmas less than six months away, we’re gearing up with projects to add to the must-make queue. These towels make great gifts and also fabulous additions to your holiday décor. Grab the appliqué templates to create a set that says “Holly Jolly” or “Merry Bright,” with dimensional Christmas appliqué that pops off the towel surface. If you missed the Merry & Bright Mystery Box, this was one of the patterns included with the box purchase. Everything needed to create these towels (and much, much more) was included…

  • How to Sew a Pie Carrier

    Sew a Pie Carrier with Recipe Card Pocket

    Sew a Pie Carrier with Insulated Batting & Adjustable Straps Sew an insulated casserole and/or pie carrier to take to summer gatherings. Include a recipe pocket on the inside, too. Place a homemade pie or casserole dish in the center, complete with the recipe used to make it, and gift the carrier to someone special. This Carrier is shown with a pie tin that’s 9” in diameter at the widest part (upper edge). To use a larger pie tin or deep-dish glass pan, size up by at least 2”, depending on the vessel you plan to transport. PIE CARRIER SUPPLIES (1) 18” cotton fabric square (exterior) 18” square &  5…

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