Sew up Laura Cunningham‘s fun patchwork glitter gift tag designs using print fabrics and clear vinyl, plus glitter and sequins for added sparkle. Stitch shimmering snowglobes, twinkly trees and tasty gingerbread men to give gifts with wow factor!
This is a great quick and easy project if you’re new to sewing or looking for a quick weekend or evening project. We’ve got all the instructions, plus free quilters’ templates to get you started below. Let’s go!
In this tutorial we’ll show you how to sew a gingerbread man, snow globe and Christmas tree glitter gift tag.
Piecing the fabric background
Apply fusible web as per manufacturer’s instructions onto the wrong side of your accent fabric and cut your piece into the desired shape.
Fuse the accent fabric onto the background fabric, 1⁄4in from the bottom and centred horizontally. Topstitch along the edge of the accent fabric.
Place the base fabric RST with your background, aligning the bottom edges. Sew along the edge using ¼in seam allowance. Open out and press the pieced panel.
Finishing the tag
Fuse the interfacing to the reverse of the pieced panel. Download and print out the Snow Globe from our free Christmas gift tag templates set.
Centre on top of your background/base fabric and trace around the outer edge using an air erasable pen
Place the backing in front of you, right side facing down. Lay the pieced panel on top, right side facing up.
Fold the ribbon and carefully tuck it in between the backing and pieced panel, so the raw edges dip below the drawn line.
Place the clear vinyl on top and hold it all in place using binding clips.
Step 5
Sew along the drawn line through all layers, leaving a small gap at the bottom. Make sure to secure your seams with a few backstitches at the beginning and end.
Carefully lift the vinyl and insert as much glitter or confetti as you wish, before stitching across the gap at the bottom.
Step 6
Trim around the stitched line, leaving ¼in around the edge. Make sure you don’t cut off the ribbon that is a little hidden under the pieced fabric.
Follow steps 3–6 of the Snowglobe instructions above, fusing the interfacing and tracing the Christmas tree template onto the background fabric.
Download our free Christmas gift tag templates and trace the gingerbread man’s Eye, Pupil, Mouth, Button and Icing shapes onto your fusible web, tracing two eyes, two pupils, one mouth, three button and four icing pieces. Roughly cut out.
Fuse the eye and icing pieces to white fabric. Fuse the pupil, mouth and button pieces to dark fabric. Cut each piece out along the drawn line.
Print out the Gingerbread man template. Trace around the template on the right side of your background fabric. Arrange the eye, pupil, mouth, button and icing pieces on the gingerbread man, referring to the photo for placement. Fuse in place.
Follow steps 3–6 of the Snowglobe instructions above to finish your decoration.
These patchwork glitter gift tags are a great way to get in the festive mood, but if you want to test you skills with a stunning seasonal project, learn how to Quilt a folded fabric wreath for a festive, handmade Christmas.
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