New on Patreon: 12 Crafty Wreath Tutorials!

The latest addition to my Patreon pattern library? PDF tutorials of my seasonal "A Year of Wreaths" series.

 

I've just shared the file for October's cosy cat wreath, and the November holly and December snowflakes tutorials will be pinging into my supporters' inboxes over the next couple of days. 

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Free Tutorial: Make a Felt Partridge in a Pear Tree Christmas Wreath!

 If you've been reading my blog for a few years you might remember that back in 2015 I designed a pretty 12 Days of Christmas-themed wreath for Mollie Makes magazine: a little felt partridge in a pear tree!

It was hugely exciting seeing it on the cover of the magazine, and seeing all the wreaths people made using my templates and instructions. 

Well, I'm delighted to be able to tell you that this project is now available online for free - hurrah! As well as making the full wreath with all its sparkly leaves, you could also use this pattern to make little felt partridge and pear ornaments to hang on your Christmas tree or give as gifts this festive season.

You'll find the step by step instructions over on Gathered, and the printable templates here (scroll down to find the PDF templates for issue 59).

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DIY Felt Autumn Wreath Tutorial

Use wool blend felt to make this colourful woodland wreath decorated with toadstools, a mushroom and lots of embroidered leaves.

 

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A Year of Wreaths: November Felt Holly Wreath Tutorial

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This month's wreath is nice and simple!

Perfect for crafting during a cosy winter evening in, or a lazy weekend, this bright holly wreath will add a pop of colour to your decor this winter or Christmas.

The yarn-wrapped wreath is decorated with a ring of felt holly leaves and red felt ball “berries”. 

I used bright red yarn to wrap my wreath for a cheerful look but this design would also look great on a pale background (perhaps a white yarn or strips of a neutral fabric?).

I love the 3D effect of the felt balls but you could cut small red felt circles, or use red buttons instead.

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A Year of Wreaths: October Cosy Cat Felt Wreath Tutorial

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This month’s wreath is all about cosiness: curling up with a colourful blanket, like this cute sleeping kitty!

I’ve stitched a grey cat but you could easily customise this wreath and make a cat that looks like your own pet - switch the felt colour, add some felt patches, and use embroidery thread to add stripes or other markings. 

You could also sew the sleeping kitty onto other things (maybe a bag or a cushion?) or use the cat’s head templates to sew a cute cat brooch.

 

 

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A Year of Wreaths: September Embroidered Oak Leaves Wreath Tutorial

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This month’s wreath design celebrates the arrival of autumn! It features berry red yarn, a bit of sparkle, and a cluster of felt oak leaves stitched with the opening line of John Keats’ famous poem ‘To Autumn’: “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”.

 

 

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A Year of Wreaths: August Felt Ice Cream Wreath Tutorial

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This month’s wreath design is inspired by delicious ice cream, the trend for Instagram-friendly “unicorn food”, and the way we all share our holiday snaps on social media.

The wreath features a large, colourful felt ice cream topped with sequin and bead “sprinkles”, a pair of heart-eye emojis, an “OMG!” speech bubble, and lots of felt hearts.

If you don’t fancy making the whole wreath, the ice cream would look fab appliqued to a cushion cover or a bag, or worn as an awesome statement brooch. 

The emojis and speech bubble would also make cute brooches or patches - as well as stitching “OMG!” in the speech bubble you could also stitch “WOW!” or “YAY!” or other short words.

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A Year of Wreaths: July Felt Pinwheels Wreath Tutorial

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This month’s wreath is inspired by days at the seaside and those colourful spinning pinwheels you buy as a kid to stick triumphantly on top of your sandcastles.

The felt versions are super easy to make and would also make fab brooches or gift toppers. 

They don’t spin like the real thing, but I hope they’ll remind you of lots of happy days at the beach all the same!

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A Year of Wreaths: June Felt Butterflies Wreath Tutorial

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This month’s wreath is an ode to two of summer’s great joys – clear blue skies, and beautiful butterflies!

The wreath is wrapped in some gorgeous sky blue yarn and decorated with butterflies made from wool blend felt. 

For an extra special wreath, you could use embroidery thread to decorate the butterflies’ wings or add sequins for a bit of sparkle. 

You can also use the butterfly template sheet for other crafty projects: cushions, greetings cards, hair clips, and so on.

Click here for a tutorial for making felt butterfly hair clips!

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A Year of Wreaths: May Felt Foxgloves Wreath Tutorial

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When I think of May, I always think of flowers and especially of foxgloves. They are such beautiful, striking flowers and it was a lot of fun designing a felt version for this month’s tutorial...

The felt foxgloves will take you a bit of time to make, but they don’t need any advanced sewing skills just some patience. I hope you’ll agree that the end result is worth it!

Don't have anywhere to hang a wreath? Instead you you could mount the foxgloves on some card and frame them in a box frame to make some lovely floral wall art.

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A Year of Wreaths: April Felt Flowers Wreath Tutorial

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This month’s wreath is all about bright and zingy spring colours! The layered felt flowers and embroidered green leaves really pop against a wreath base wrapped in neutral linen-blend fabric.

You could easily adapt this design by adding more flowers and leaves, or by using different shades of wool blend felt to change the mood of the wreath. 

The individual felt flowers would also make great brooches or hairclips.

   

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A Year of Wreaths: March Felt Daffodils Wreath Tutorial

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This month’s wreath is all about joyful spring colour: fresh spring green yarn paired with bright felt daffodils and narcissi.

Just like real daffofils, the felt version will add a vibrant pop of cheerful colour to wherever you hang this wreath!

As well as making a wreath decorated with felt flowers, you could adapt this tutorial to make floral brooches or headbands, or add stems to the flowers to create a felt bouquet.

 

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A Year of Wreaths: February Valentine's Heart Wreath Tutorial

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My monthly wreath project continues with a heart-themed wreath to celebrate Valentine’s Day, and to spread a little love and happiness!

This month’s wreath features embroidered felt hearts, pretty ricrac and some gorgeous berry-coloured yarn.

The hanging heart would also make a fab ornament on its own - simple add a coordinating ribbon loop and a matching backing heart (either cut a plain red felt heart or repeat the relevant steps to make two decorated hearts to join together).

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A Year of Wreaths: January Rainbow Wreath Tutorial

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Banish the January blues with this bright and cheerful rainbow felt wreath!

These happy colours are perfect for brightening up dull winter days and I’ve added a bit of sparkle too (yay!).

Want to welcome visitors but prefer a more muted colour palette? Just switch in your seven favourite shades in place of the rainbow colours. 

 

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