Merry Christmas Gift Bag
Designed by Janelle Giese
We made this cute cross-stitch design into a gift bag, but it makes a cute ornament too.
Materials needed:
• Fabric: 14-ct Ada in Antique White (Charles Craft brand), 8” x 8” piece
• embroidery floss as listed in color key
• Kreinik Fine #8 Braid as listed in color key
• #24 Tapestry needle
• scissors
• 6” embroidery hoop, Q-snap™ frame or stretcher bars
Instructions:
Each square on the chart equals one fabric thread. Using fibers and
strand amounts indicated on Color Key, center and stitch one motif onto
your fabric.
Specialty stitches:
• Algerian Eyelet with 1 strand of Fine #8 Braid 202HL
• Backstitch lettering and nose with Fine #8 Braid 003
• Backstitch border and belt buckle with Fine #8 Braid 202HL
• Backstitch Santa with 1 strand of black embroidery floss
• Straight stitch accents of capital M and C with 1 strand Fine #8 Braid 202HL
• French Knot eyes with 1 strand, wrapped twice of black embroidery floss
Finishing Instructions:
Materials needed:
your stitched design, one purchased gift bag in
coordinating color, 3” square of medium weight cardboard, with corners
slightly rounded, 14” piece of lace or decorative trim, gold jingle
bell, small piece of batting, Kreinik Treasure Tape™ double-sided tape,
white carpet thread, thick white glue, wooden skewer or toothpick,
straight pins, 3/4-yard length of Kreinik 1/8” Ribbon 003 Red.
Instructions:
-
Position pieces of double-sided tape onto cardboard and press batting
onto tape. Trim batting edges even with cardboard. Set aside.
- Use carpet thread to hand baste a line around design area, six fabric
threads beyond edge of leafy border. Trim design fabric to eight fabric
threads beyond basting line. Clip corners diagonally outside of
basting.
- Place design fabric face down, and center batting side of cardboard
piece over back of design fabric. It will center about two fabric
threads within basting line. Apply glue to cardboard near edges and
press fabric edges to glue; holding in place with straight pins until
set. Basting line will rest along top of cardboard edges. After glue is
set, remove pins and basting. Finish corners and hold with pins until
dry.
- Glue purchased trim around back of motif at edges.
- Glue 003 Red metallic ribbon around side edges of motif by applying
glue to fabric using a skewer or toothpick, and holding ribbon in place
with straight pins as you work. Begin at center of lower edge of motif
and work around, completing at lower edge; overlapping ribbon ends
slightly. Cut remaining length of ribbon in half and place halves
together; draw through top of jingle bell. Having bell at center of
ribbon lengths, tie a bow of double strands, adjust loops and trim
tails. Glue bow assembly to overlap, holding in place with a pin until
set.
- Glue motif onto front of gift bag.
Printing Instructions:
Click here to download the FREE instructions for this design. You will
need the Adobe Reader to view and print this file. If you have trouble
downloading this file and would like us to send you a printed copy send a
#10 SASE to: (Insert the name of the design you want), P.O. Box 1258,
Parkersburg, WV 26102.
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