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Home Sewing Patterns Fabric Christmas Crackers Sewing Pattern

Fabric Christmas Crackers Sewing Pattern

Difficulty

Intermediate

Material

Cotton

Designer

Carolyn Letten

Techniques

Machine Embroidery

Pattern Guide

Download

Difficulty

Intermediate

Material

Cotton

Designer

Carolyn Letten

Techniques

Machine Embroidery

Pattern Guide

Download

About this pattern

Learn machine embroidery with Carolyn Letten's fun reusable cracker project.

Thanks to their nifty reusable design these crafty crackers won’t break, nor break the bank – and they’re perfect for refilling again and again! Make your festive table ‘pop’ by matching and coordinating the tableware to your personal fabric favourites. Plus, by filling them with sweet treats or age-appropriate toys and trinkets yourself, it’s easy to tailor them to suit the preferences of all the little kiddos in your life. While you’re at it, why not stitch extra felt heads to sew or glue onto fabric napkin rings for an additional matchy-make?

Essentials

Fabric: red, white, fawn patterned; contrasting colours, three
Felt: skin-toned, white, white glitter, red, green, brown
Cardboard loo roll, three
Pom pom: glitter, red; white
Trimming: red, green
Ribbon, chevron: red, green
Iron-on interfacing, medium weight
Acid-free glue stick

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Top sewing tip

Use a water-soluble pen to draw the beard swirls, sew and dab with water to remove the marks.

Meet the designer

Owner of The Bobbin Bird, Carolyn Letten works from her Scarborough studio creating textile art inspired by the beautiful Yorkshire Coast & Moors. She also teaches free motion machine embroidery workshops and is a freelance designer for creative publica