Make an advent calendar

1. Cut 60cm x 67cm of linen mix fabric and 39cm x 54cm of vintage white linen. Then cut a piece of spot fabric with a width of 54cm and uneven sides, 16cm on the left and 11cm on the right. Place the vintage linen and the spot fabric onto the plain linen so there is a 3cm border all the way around. Stitch in place.

2. Download the template and print. Trace the reindeer onto a piece of brown cotton fabric backed with fusible webbing, and cut out. Place it onto the backing centrally, then stitch around it with dark navy thread. Add the eye and iron on the reverse.

3. Cut out 24 trees in assorted prints, back with webbing, arrange as shown and stitch down. Then back a piece of the linen mix fabric with webbing and draw 15 circles 3cm in diameter, and nine circles 2.5cm in diameter.

4. Stamp numbers 1-9 on the small circles and 10-24 on the larger ones using black ink, cut them out and arrange as shown. Before sewing them down with navy thread, trap a 7cm piece of striped ribbon folded in half underneath each one. Stitch a piece of wide lace trim across the bottom of the spotty fabric. Iron on the reverse, and set aside.

5. To make the hanging loops for the top, cut two pieces of linen fabric, 15cm x 22cm. Fold each one in half lengthways and stitch a 5mm seam, press the seam open, then turn right side out. Iron them both flat so that the seams are at the back in the middle. Cut two 5cm x 22cm pieces of bright spot fabric and press a 5mm seam down each long side. Pin to the centre of the linen tabs and stitch down each side of the spot material using navy thread. Iron on the reverse, and set aside.