Posts Tagged ‘Christmas’

Christmas word patterns added at Stitching Cards

Six new Christmas word patterns have been added to the Stitching Cards collection.

They feature “Happy Christmas” with snowflakes, “Happy Holidays” with a candy cane, “Love, Peace and Joy” with bells, “Merry Christmas” with three candles, “Peace on Earth” with a dove and “Seasons Greetings” with a village snow scene.

The patterns are available individually and in a value pack of all six designs. The pattern size is 152 mm x 104 mm (6 x 4½ inches)…

Christmas Quiz – 10 questions to test your knowledge

Christmas quizYour Christmas cards have been sent, the presents are wrapped and the holiday is about to begin. Here is a quiz to get you in the Christmas spirit…

A brief history of the Christmas card

The first christmas cardHandmade Christmas cards can be traced back to fifteenth century Germany where cards with religious pictures were exchanged as Christmas gifts. The custom of sending Christmas cards by post started in Victorian England with the advent of the penny post…

3D prick and stitch Christmas tree card

I made this card using the free Christmas tree pattern available from the Form-A-Lines web site. The cut out tree is hinged on the front panel of the card so that it gives a 3D effect when the card is displayed open.

I started by stitching the Christmas tree on a sheet of hammered white card…

Free easy prick and stitched Christmas card snowflake border pattern

I have been looking at the search terms that visitors have used to find this blog. “Easy stitching patterns” appears regularly. So with this in mind I have designed a Christmas pattern that should be easy for beginners to stitch. If you are not a beginner it will be good for producing quicker stitched Christmas cards…

How a Swiss fireplace inspired a Christmas stitching pattern

Earlier this summer I went on holiday to the beautiful village of Klosters in the Swiss mountains. It is in a tree lined valley with wooden chalets built alongside a fast flowing river. We stayed in a traditional hotel and the lounge area had a large fireplace.

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