Product Description
Sweet Treats – Christmas fabric bowl with dimensional gingerbread men
Finished size – 5 ½” (14cm) diameter
– A sweet, dimensional bowl to adorn your Christmas table. This small festive project features embroidery, embellished with dimensional gingerbread men and double-sided fabric candy canes. The bowl is lined with a contrasting fabric and has an optional edging of ric-rac at the top and bottom.
– The “Sweet Treats” gingerbread men are firstly embroidered then fused to felt. These front pieces are backed with batting and a second piece of felt. The raw edges are sewn together with blanket stitch. These dimensional gingerbread men are attached to the bowl with just a few stitches, resulting in a unique piece for the festive season. Each gingerbread man is completed with a frayed fabric scarf tied in a simple knot. Simply add a cord to the top of the gingerbread men to create individual decorations to hang on your tree.
– The candy canes are partly embroidered then fused to a second layer of fabric. The candy cane shapes are cut out and attached to the background fabric with further embroidery. The raw edges are left unstitched, allowing the shapes to sit up from the background a little. This adds another dimensional quality to the project.
REQUIREMENTS AS LISTED ON THE PATTERN COVER
Fabric Required
Cream Fabric – 30cm x width of fabric – for outer bowl side panel and base
Medium Green Fabric – A Fat Eighth – for lining of the bowl
Gingerbread Coloured Fabric – A Fat Sixteenth (minimum 6″ x 7″) – for fronts of gingerbread men
Solid White Fabric – A Fat Sixteenth (minimum 4″ x 7″) – for candy canes
Gingerbread Coloured Felt – 10″ square – backs & backing of gingerbread men
Deep Red Fabric – A Fat Sixteenth (minimum 3″ x 5 1/2″) – for scarves
Notions and Threads Required
– Bag Batting (sturdy batting) – 7″ x 25″ OR 10″ x 20″
– Thick Wadding – 6″ square – padding gingerbread men
– Fusible Webbing – 10″ x 20″
– Freezer Paper – 6″ square
– Fusible Stabiliser – minimum 12 1/2″ x 20″
– Stranded embroidery thread
—— Red – candy canes and sweets (I used DMC 347)
—— Deep Red – berries (I used DMC 3777)
—— Lighter Green – used in a mix for smaller branches (I used DMC 3348)
—— Medium Green – larger branches & in mix for smaller branches (I used DMC 580)
—— White – sweets & gingerbread men (I used DMC Blanc)
—— Black/Brown – eyes (I used DMC 3031)
—— Medium Brown – gingerbread men’s buttons (I used DMC 434)
—— Light Brown to match your gingerbread man fabric (I used DMC 167)
– Gold Embroidery Thread – for stars (I used Au Papillon Fil D’or Thread – Medium Gold)
– Deep Red 10mm wide Ric-Rac – minimum 1.2 metres
– Applique Glue Pen
– ERASABLE Fabric Pen (needs to be erasable)
– General Sewing Supplies
