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How to Make a Felt Gingerbread Man - FREE Pattern


Hand sewn felt gingerbread man for Christmas


In this simple tutorial, I will teach you how to sew an adorable felt gingerbread man. It is the perfect project for the Christmas season, quick and easy to make, and it comes with a FREE pattern!


This is a great pattern for you if you are a beginner sewer. It will introduce you to a basic pattern structure and give you a good opportunity to practice your hand stitches, as you will not need a sewing machine for this project.



 

What You Will Need:


  • The pattern piece:



  • Brown and white craft felt

  • Black and red embroidery thread

  • 2 buttons

  • 7" of ribbon

  • 3" of ribbon

  • Toy stuffing

  • General sewing equipment



 

Here is a video for extra help:




 

Method:


  • Download the PDF file and print it out.


    free PDF sewing pattern

  • Then cut both of the paper patterns out.


    free PDF sewing pattern

  • Cut your pieces out of the fabric, as stated on the paper pattern.

  • You should have these pieces: 2 gingerbread man shapes of brown felt, and 4 twists of white felt.


    christmas felt pattern pieces

  • With a pencil or tailor's chalk, lightly transfer the notches on the paper pattern onto the front gingerbread man piece.


    felt gingerbread ma free sewing pattern

  • Place your 4 white twists on the legs and arms of your gingerbread man. Line them up using the notches you just drew.


    felt gingerbread man sewing pattern

  • Sew them on using an overstitch.


    felt gingerbread man sewing pattern

  • Take your 3" piece of ribbon, fold it in half and baste it together at the shortest edge.


    felt gingerbread man sewing pattern

  • Take your 7" piece of ribbon, fold it right sides together and sew it closed at the shortest edge.



  • Fold it right sides out and place the seam in the centre.


    felt gingerbread man sewing pattern

  • Create two rows of ruffles on either side of the seam.


    felt gingerbread man sewing pattern

    felt gingerbread man sewing pattern

  • Fold your smaller ribbon in half, width ways, and wrap it around the centre of the bow, making sure the folded side covers the raw edge.


    felt gingerbread man sewing pattern

  • Sew it closed.

  • Sew your bow onto your front gingerbread man piece, where the first notch in the centre is.


    felt gingerbread man sewing pattern

  • Sew your two buttons onto the notches below the bow.


    felt gingerbread man sewing pattern

  • With the black and white embroidery thread, embroider the eyes and mouth on your gingerbread man. You can use the paper pattern as a guide.


    felt gingerbread man sewing pattern

  • Pin your front and back gingerbread pieces wrong sides together.


    felt gingerbread man sewing pattern

  • Sew around your gingerbread man using a blanket stitch.


    felt gingerbread man sewing pattern

  • Just as you come back to where you started, leave approximately a 2" gap.


    felt gingerbread man sewing pattern

  • Stuff your gingerbread man until firm.


    felt gingerbread man sewing pattern

  • Sew the whole closed.


    felt gingerbread man sewing pattern

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