Making a tag for a Christmas present is very exciting and sometimes even more appreciated, than the present itself. This season, the things we make with our hands are precious. While making presents, we put our heart into it, and that is what Christmas is about.
Make a tag for a nice biscuit box, or a bar of chocolate (who does not love chocolate ?! ... ). The tag will be an emblem, representing love, friendship and respect.
tag template
Christmas pattern for cross stitching
28 ct linen fabric
embroidery floss
batting
fabric of choice for the back of the tag
I used a pattern from the loved by me French magazine "Création Point de Croix:
1. Draw your template on a sheet of paper.
2. Cut a piece of fabric as big as the stitched pattern.
3. Cut the batting with the size of the tag template.
4. Secure the batting to the fabric with pins and stitch with a contrasting thread, so you will be able to quilt stitch easily.
5. My back fabric choice is with patterns and it is easy to make uniformed quilt stitches. If you chose plain fabric, you would need to draw some lines diagonally and follow them while stitching.
Make small stitches - it looks neat and gentle and the stitches do not scream for attention:
The black thread, used for securing the batting to the fabric is visible here. Now it would be the time to remove it.
6. Pin both pieces together, facing each other.
7. Sew along the edges of the batting, leaving a unsewn part of one of the side seams for turning the tag inside out.
8. Cut along the seam, leaving 5 mm seam allowance. Clip the two down corners at 45°.
9. Turn the tag inside out, pressing the seams with an iron.
10. Make the eyelet. I used a tool for cutting the fabric, but instead of putting the metal ring for the eyelet, I decided to sew it:
This is how my sewn eyelet looks like - I like it better than the metal one, because it is more naturally looking and matches nicely the cross stitching.
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