Ring in the season and welcome your holiday guests with our cheery Santa Claus door decoration. We tucked a sprig of holly in his cap for luck and used Turkey Loop Stitches to make his curly white beard.

Size: 10″w x 28-1/2 “h Supplies: Worsted weight yarn (refer to color key), one 10-5/8″ x 13-5/8″ sheet of plastic canvas, #16 tapestry needle, 2-1/2″ white pom-pom, three 6mm red beads, two 2″ I silk holly leaves, nylon line, 20″ of 2-1/4,”w grosgrain ribbon, three 35mm gold jingle bells, 2″ x 16″ piece of thin cardboard, sawtooth hanger, clear-drying craft glue, sewing needle, and sewing thread Stitches Used: French Knot, Gobelin Stitch, Overcast Stitch, Tent Stitch, and Turkey Loop Stitch.

Instructions: Follow chart and use required stitches to work Santa. Complete beard with white Turkey Loop Stitches as shown on chart. Refer to photo to sew beads and holly leaves to Santa. Glue pom-pom to unworked area.

For doorbell, use sewing needle and nylon line to sew grosgrain ribbon to wrong side of Santa between ‘s. Beginning 3″ below Santa, sew three jingle bells to ribbon at 3-1/2″ intervals; trim ribbon. To strengthen ribbon, glue cardboard to back of ribbon. Forhanger sew sawtooth hanger to wrong side of Santa.

SANTA (66×63 THREADS)

Happy Holiday to all pattern-making visitors, thanks for your support for 2009, I look forward to sharing my skills with the posting of more art and craft as well as sewing more for this blog in 2010, God’s Blessing to you all..

GINGERBREAD GOODIE HOUSE
Size: 8″ w x 11″ h x 8″ d
Supplies: Worsted weight yarn (refer to color key), seven 105/8″ x 135/8″ sheets
of plastic canvas, two 4″ dia plastic canvas circles, #16 tapestry needle, ten
4mm green beads, 108 – 4mm red beads, 24 – black seed beads, four 1/2″
yellow star buttons, sewing needle, and sewing thread Stitches Used: Backstitch, Cross Stitch, French Knot, Gobelin Stitch, Overcast Stitch, Pattern Stitch, and Tent Stitch Instructions: (Note: Use a double strand of yarn for Pattern Stitch and for horizontal and vertical Gobelin Stitches.)

For Roof Sides, cut two pieces of plastic canvas 48 x 35 threads each. Use white to cover pieces with Pattern Stitch. Match edges and use white to join Roof Sides along one long edge. Follow charts to work Front/Back Eaves and Side Eaves. Match. ‘s and ‘s and use white to join Front/Back Eaves to Side Eaves between ‘s and x •s. Refer to I photo and use white to join Eaves to Roof Sides. Use white Overcast Stitches to cover unworked edges of Eaves. Sew green beads to Eaves at ‘s. Sew red beads to Eaves at ‘s (Note: For a sturdier house, use a double thickness of plastic canvas for Front, Back, and Sides.) Cut two pieces of plastic canvas for each Front, Back, and Side. Match edges and hold pieces together while stitching through both thicknesses.

For Arch Sides, cut four pieces of plastic canvas 4 x 19 threads each. For each Archway, refer to chart and use sewing needle and thread to join two Arch Sides to Arch Top. Follow charts and use required stitches to work Archways, Wreaths, and remaining pieces. For each Archway, use white and match ‘s to join Archway to Front/Back. For each Wreath, thread an 8″ length of red yarn through Wreath at *’S. Tie yarn in a bow
and trim ends. Refer to photo and use green to tack Wreath to Front/Back. Refer to photo to sew seed beads to snowmen for eyes and buttons. For each scarf, knot two 12″ lengths of red and one 12″ length of green 1;4″ from one end. Braid yarn for 4″ and knot remaining ends; trim remaining ends to 1;4 “. Thread scarf through Front/Back at ‘s and knot. Sew red beads to Sides, Left Tree, and Right Tree at ‘s For each tree, refer to photo and match ‘s to place Left Tree and Right Tree on Side with right sides up. Use green and work through all thicknesses to join Tree pieces to Side along unworked threads. Refer to photo to sew star buttons to tops of trees. For each Shutter, use white and match ‘s to join Shutter to Side along unworked threads. For each Window Box, use brown and match ‘s to tack Window Box to Side. Refer.to photo and use white to join Sides to Front and Back. For Bottom, cut a piece of plastic canvas 44 x 44 threads. (Note: Bottom is not worked.) Use white to join Front, Back, and Sides to Bottom along unworked threads.

Here’s a new idea for plastic canvas – fashion accessories for your hair! This stylish set offers four pretty pieces’
to top off your wardrobe, what a clever idea!
Headband Size: 1-1/4″w
Large Barrette Size: 4-1/2″ w x 2-3/8″ h
Small Barrette Size: 3-1/4 “w x 1-3/8 ” h
Comb Size: 3-7/8″ w x 1-1/2″ h
Supplies: Worsted weight yarn (refer to color key) one 10-1/2″ x 13-1/2″ sheet of 7 mesh plastic canvas, #16 tapestry
needle, 43 – 4mm silver beads, 3/4 “w plastic headband, 3-1/2 “w hair comb, 3″ I and 4″ I barrette fasteners, clear-drying craft glue, felt, sewing needle, and thread
Stitches Used: Backstitch, Cross Stitch, Gobelin Stitch, and Overcast Stitch
Instructions: Follow charts and use required stitches to work piece. Use sewing needle and thread to attach one silver bead to piece at each x
For Headband only: For Bottom, cut a piece of plastic canvas 85 x 8 threads. (Note: Bottom is not worked.) Use black to
join Top to Bottom along short edges. Place plastic headband between Top and Bottom. Use black to join Top to Bottom along unworked edges, easing pieces to form headband shape .
For Barrettes only: Cut felt slightly smaller than barrette and glue to wrong side of stitched piece. Glue barrette fastener to center of felt.
For Comb only: For Back cut a piece of plastic canvas 24 x 10 threads. Work Back with red Tent Stitches. With wrong sides together, use red to join Front to Back along unworked edges of Front. Insert comb into opening and glue opening closed .

Designed by Celia Lange.

Carrying a lunch to school can be lots of fun with this colorful lunch sack! Stitched with bright designs, our unique tote features convenient handles that are just right for little ones to hold
Size: 5 -1/2 “w x 10 -1/4 “h x 3 -1/8″ d
Supplies: Worsted weight yarn (refer to color key), two l0-1/2″ X 13-1/2″ sheets of
7 mesh plastic canvas, and #16 tapestry needle
Stitches Used: Backstitch, Gobelin Stitch, Overcast Stitch, and Tent Stitch

Instructions: For sturdier handle, place Handle Support behind handle on Front/Back. Match edges and hold pieces together while stitching through both thicknesses. Follow charts and use required stitches to work Sides. For Bottom, cut a piece of plastic canvas
36 x 21 threads. Work Bottom with blue Tent Stitches. Use color to match stitching area to join Front and Back to Sides. Use blue to join Bottom to Front, Back, and Sides. Fold down sections of Sides and use blue to join sections where indicated by heavy black lines.

Designed by Dick Martin.

Basket designed by Ellen Ruger.
Swan and Swan Dish designed by
Kooler Design Studio.