Better Homes & Gardens – Holiday Crafts 2019

Instructions

110 HolidayCrafts 2019

Break Time

shown on pages 104–105

MATERIALS

9×12-inch sheets of felt: tan, teal,
white, red
Straight pins
Embroidery floss: red, white, brown
Sewing thread: white, red, tan
Needles: sewing and beading
Seed beads: red and teal
Water-soluble marking pen
Bakers twine: red-and-white
Crafts glue
Polyester fiberfill

Trace patterns in Pattern Pack onto
white paper; cut out. Trace patterns onto
appropriate felt colors the number of times
indicated on the patterns; cut out shapes.
Go to page 111 or BHG.com/HCStitches
to see stitch diagrams.

Polka-Dot Party

shown on page 107

MATERIALS

^5 ∕ 8 yard felt: white

^1 ∕ 4 -inch cotton piping cord

 Embroidery floss: red, pink, green,

teal, gold

 Needles: tapestry and sewing

 Pom-pom makers: large and small

 Super chunky yarn: off-white

 Sewing thread: off-white

 Hot-glue gun and glue sticks

^1 ∕ 2 -inch-diameter felt balls

STITCH THE STOCKING

Enlarge the stocking pattern in Pattern

Pack onto white paper; cut out. Fold felt

in half and trace pattern onto doubled felt;

cut out stocking through both layers.

APPLIQUÉ AND EMBROIDER

ORNAMENTS

Referring to photo, right, and

dashed placement lines on

patterns in Pattern Pack,

pin frosting to donut top

and the heart and coff ee to

coff ee cup top.

Donut: Using two strands of

red embroidery fl oss, stitch a running

stitch around edges of frosting to attach

to donut top. Using a beading needle and

white sewing thread, attach seed beads

randomly on frosting.

Coff ee Cup: Using two strands of white

fl oss, stitch a running stitch around coff ee

and heart edges and along base of coff ee

cup. Using a water-soluble marking pen and

referring to photo, write the word coff ee

on the coff ee cup. Stem-stitch the letters

using two strands of brown fl oss. Using red

sewing thread, blanket-stitch the handle

pieces together.

Fold tops of stocking front and stocking

back down 3½ inches to create a cuff on

each piece.

To make a tassel, cut a 5-inch length of

cotton piping cord. Starting at center of

cord and working in one direction, wrap

embroidery fl oss tightly around cord;

change colors as desired to make stripes.

Leave about 2 inches of each cord end

uncovered; fray one cord end. Repeat to

make another tassel. Stitch the unfrayed

ends of tassel cords under folded cuff on

stocking front.

Go to page 111 or BHG.com/HCStitches

to see stitch diagrams. Layer stocking front

and stocking back with cuff s on outside.

Using six strands of embroidery fl oss and

leaving top of stocking open, blanket-stitch

stocking body pieces together. Blanket-

stitch around sides and bottom of cuff on

front and back, leaving cuff bottom loose

from stocking body.

FINISH THE ORNAMENTS

Cut a 7-inch length of bakers twine for

each ornament. Fold each length in half;

glue ends inside top edge of an ornament.

Let dry.

Pin each ornament top to ornament

back. Insert cup handle ends between

the coff ee cup layers. Blanket-stitch each

ornament together, using tan sewing thread

for donut and red thread for coff ee cup

and leaving a small opening along an edge

for stuffi ng.

Using the eraser end of a pencil, push

polyester fi berfi ll into each ornament.

Blanket-stitch each opening closed.

ADD DETAILS

Using pom-pom makers and off -white

yarn, make one large and one small pom-

pom. Trim pom-poms as desired. Using

a sewing needle and off -white thread,

stitch the pom-poms to the cuff above the

cord tassels.

Hot-glue felt balls in groups of three to

stocking front.