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Home Sewing Patterns Gingerbread House Sewing Pattern

Gingerbread House 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

Designer Carolyn Letten’s intricately detailed storage box is a festive winner – we can practically smell the freshly baked gingerbread off the page!

With a dusting of snow over the roof and a warm glow coming through the windows, this is the perfect crafty make to get you in the mood for the upcoming season. Stitch yours, then remove the lid and fill it up with sweets or sewing treats as a thoughtful gift for a special someone.

Essentials

Fabric: fat quarters, patterned; oddments
Felt, six assorted colours
Trim: lace, candy cane piping
Ribbon: silver, gingham, metallic scraps
Acid-free glue
Mount board or thick card
Iron-on interfacing
Water erasable pen

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Top sewing tip

If you can’t find candy cane piping, fold red and white striped ribbon in half, then sew together to secure.

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 creat