Blisstree » christmas ornament patterns http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:00:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 how-to of the day – free pattern tutorial sewing christmas ornaments with sequins – pattern sizing http://www.blisstree.com/articles/how-to-of-the-day-free-pattern-tutorial-sewing-christmas-ornaments-with-sequins-pattern-sizing-114/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/how-to-of-the-day-free-pattern-tutorial-sewing-christmas-ornaments-with-sequins-pattern-sizing-114/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:06:16 +0000 Chloe Findlay-Harder http://www.tangledthread.com/how-to-of-the-day-free-pattern-tutorial-sewing-christmas-ornaments-with-sequins-pattern-sizing/ Post from: Blisstree

how-to of the day – free pattern tutorial sewing christmas ornaments with sequins – pattern sizing

]]>  I just wanted to post a quick clarification of yesterday’s post for creating a bird Christmas ornament with sequins.

I printed the pattern out so that the body of the bird is approximately four and a half inches long:

how-to of the day - free pattern tutorial sewing christmas ornaments with sequins

If you want to adjust the size of the pattern, use the “print screen” button on your keyboard.  Open up your photo editing software (The Gimp is totally free and available online) and open up a new project or page.  Hit “Ctrl” “V” at the same time – that should paste the pattern into the document.  You can then adjust the size from there.

Either that or take it to a copy shop and let them increase the size as needed.

I used a plain, polyester fiber-fill to stuff the ornament.  I didn’t stuff it too firmly, because I didn’t want to stuffing to poke out through the blanket stitching.

Any more questions?  Let me know!

image: © C Findlay-Harder

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how-to of the day – sewing sequins onto Christmas ornaments – the finished ornament

]]> Hand-made Christmas ornaments make charming little gifts – perfect for tucking into gift baskets or hanging on a package for a friend.  I try and create at least one hand-made Christmas ornament for my tree every year – this year, it’s a little felt bird:

how-to of the day - sewing sequins onto Christmas ornaments

This year, I’m using felt and Bettsi McCombs’ lovely “Folk Bird” pattern to make my ornaments.   I sewed three sequins onto each wing (using my free tutorial from last week) and sewed each seam using blanket stitch.  The eyes are the same beads I used to sew the sequins on.

In one evening I sewed the complete ornament – I think I may make more now!

image: © C Findlay-Harder 

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]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/how-to-of-the-day-sewing-sequins-onto-christmas-ornaments-the-finished-ornament-114/feed/ 4 Favorite Christmas tree ornament tutorials, free patterns & ideas http://www.blisstree.com/articles/favorite-christmas-tree-ornament-tutorials-free-patterns-ideas-114/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/favorite-christmas-tree-ornament-tutorials-free-patterns-ideas-114/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:53:28 +0000 Chloe Findlay-Harder http://www.tangledthread.com/favorite-christmas-tree-ornament-tutorials-free-patterns-ideas/ Post from: Blisstree

Favorite Christmas tree ornament tutorials, free patterns & ideas

]]> Yes, I know that Halloween was just here, but I like to get an early start on my Christmas crafting!

I love making Christmas ornaments, and I ended up creating quite a few original Christmas ornament patterns last year.

Here are some of my favorite Christmas ornament tutorials and how-tos from last year.  As always, these are my own original patterns and are not to be copied or reposted elsewhere without my permission.

Dog paw-print ornament (part one and part two):

Favorite Christmas tree ornament tutorials, free patterns & ideas dog print ornaments

 Machine-embroidered Christmas tree ornament:

Favorite Christmas tree ornament tutorials, free patterns & ideas embroidered ornaments

 Russian punch-needle or Igolochkoy ornament (part one, part two and part three):

Favorite Christmas tree ornament tutorials, free patterns & ideas igolochkoy embroidered ornament

 Yo-yo Christmas tree ornament:

Favorite Christmas tree ornament tutorials, free patterns & ideas yo-yo ornament

 Happy Christmas crafting!

all images: © C Findlay-Harder

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Favorite Christmas tree ornament tutorials, free patterns & ideas

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