Santa Paws Christmas Wallhanging

Meredith Brooks

Final size:

26.5 x 61cm (10 1/2 x 24in)

USD $9.09

Beginner

Embroidery

For USD $9.09 you get

Easy to print at home digital pattern sheet

Simple step-by-step instructions to follow

Large detailed images and diagrams

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Description

Decorate your home with this cute Christmas wallhanging, featuring a trio of mischievous Christmas cats, using this traditional-style embroidery pattern from Meredith Brooks.

Includes colour names and numbers of DMC stranded embroidery cottons used, or substitute for your preferred embroidery threads and colours to suit your Christmas decorations
Stitchery guide included, with only a few basic stitches used, including back stitch, running stitch and satin stitch
Trace your embroidery pattern from the pattern sheet provided
Step-by-step instructions take you through preparing your embroidery, incorporating your embroidery designs into the wallhanging and finishing your wallhanging with quilting and binding
Looks great as a trio of embroideries in the quilted wallhanging, but you can separate the designs or perhaps frame them as one design rather than turning them into a wallhanging
A great project to decorate your home with at Christmas, or as a gift to a cat lover
Makes a great project for beginner embroiderers, offering the opportunity to learn a small range of embroidery stitches as well as quilting and patchwork basics to complete the wallhanging

Materials

Designer

Meredith Brooks

What crafts do you do? Patchwork and Quilting, Stitcheries, Christmas ornaments

How long have you been crafting? As a child I drew, created, sewed, knitted etc. I began patchwork about 20 years ago, and began designing my own stitcheries around 10 years ago. I have been making Christmas decorations in particular each year for the past 10 years.

Who taught you your skills? I had a very talented crafty mum who taught me all sorts of skills and was a wonderful inspiration. I have attended a few patchwork and quilting classes also.

Do you teach/publish your skills and projects? My love of all things Christmas saw me design a project for Homespun “Santa Paws” (No.98 Vol. 12.7). I collaborated on a book called “Dreaming of a White Christmas” contributing all of the snowman designs, both stitchery and stuffed snowmen, with Kerrie Swain from Cottage on the Hill in Nundle, which was published some years ago. I have self published a pattern “Gingerbread Mittens” which I taught to my quilting group, and sold copies of this pattern at local quilting exhibitions and through two quilting shops.

What do you love most about crafting? The creativity, making handmade things for my family and friends, the relaxation and joy of a design (whether my own or someone else’s) coming to life by my hands, and the beauty of a finished quilt adding to the warmth and ambience of my home.

5 words that best describe your craft style? Traditional, home-loving, keepsake, heart-warming, Christmas.

Anything else that you would like us to include or promote? I especially love all things Christmas, and each year take part in a 12 Days of Christmas homemade ornament and tiny gift exchange with my sister and niece; it’s great fun, but has meant I have had to add another tree to accommodate the additional ornaments!

meredithbrooks@bigpond.com