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Bella’s Block Ornament

Bella's Block Cross Stitch Ornament Pattern (stitched)
$2.00

The model was stitched on 28 count opalescent Lugana fabric, a ‘solo’ piece from Silkweaver Fabrics. Finished block is 41 x 41 stitches in size.

While I do include a floss key for the colors I used to stitch the piece, I do encourage you to choose your own colors to match your holiday decor or to suit the cross stitched ornament gift that you’re creating for someone. Have fun with it, use up some leftovers from your stash, or pull out those hand dyed threads you’ve been ‘saving for later’ to try out. 

Bella's Block Cross Stitch Ornament Finished and Displayed on Tree

Whatever colors you decide on, I look forward to seeing your finished ornament. I hope you’ll come by and share a photo with me in the Stitching the Night Away Facebook group, use hashtag #stitchingthenightaway and/or tag me @retta719 on Instagram, or even email me directly.

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Knots and Blocks Quilt Inspired Ornament

This ornament was inspired by a combination of classic quilt designs and Celtic knot motifs. The way the blocks are laid out, you can finish it as a traditional ornament or as a biscornu if you prefer.

Knots and Blocks Quilt Inspired Cross Stitch Ornament (finished photo)

$2.00

Pattern size is 51 x 51 stitches. The model was stitched on 28 count opalescent Lugana fabric, a ‘solo’ piece from Silkweaver Fabrics. While I do include the color key for the colors I used to stitch my ornament (DMC 553, 552, 414, 319, and 29) I do strongly encourage you to use any colors from your stash. Choose something to match your holiday decor, maybe choose your favorite color, you can even stitch it monochrome with an variegated thread.

Whatever colors you decide on, I look forward to seeing your finished ornament. I hope you’ll come by and share a photo with me in the Stitching the Night Away Facebook group, use hashtag #stitchingthenightaway and/or tag me @retta719 on Instagram, or even email me directly.

Enjoy and Happy Stitching!
Loretta

Knots and Blocks Ornament when it was fresh off the hoop photo

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Ornament Finishing Tutorial

Stitched a bunch of ornaments, but you’ve been putting off the finishing? Here are step by step instructions to get your cross stitch ornaments ready to hang and have on display or give as holiday gifts…

cross stitch ornament finishing step one

Step 1: Wash and prepare your stitched piece. Select your backing fabric, trim, cord, ribbon, hanger, and or tassels to compliment your ornament.

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Step 2: Measure your ornament and decide how much larger than your stitching you want the finished ornament to be than your stitching. I like to stay within 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch of the edge of the stitching. Mark out the size on two pieces of mat board, and cut them. I like to use my mat cutter, but an Xacto knife and a ruler will do as well.
Tip : Some framing shops will sell or give away scraps of mat board.

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Step 3: Cut out two pieces of 1/4 inch foam slightly larger than the pieces of mat board.

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Step 4: Cover your work surface with a cheap plastic tablecloth or garbage bags. Spray the back of your mat board with an aerosol glue.

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Step 5: Place the mat board on the foam glued side down. Press firmly. Trim away excess foam.

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Step 6: Center stitching over foam-covered mat board.

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Step 7: Turn stitching and foam-covered mat board face down. Make sure your fabric doesn’t shift so that you keep the stitching centered.

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Step 8: Trim excess fabric.

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Step 9: Trim on all sides, I also like to cut away the corners – its less fabric to have bunched up on the back later on.

cross stitch ornament finishing step ten

Step 10: Using a hot glue gun start adhering stitching to mat board. Apply glue in sections to back of mat board. Do not apply glue to all sides at once (hot glue dries quickly).
Tip : If you like a nice rounded, pillow-like front, put pressure on the edge of the mat board with one hand as you pull the fabric to the back with the other hand.

cross stitch ornament finishing step eleven

Step 11: Glue down all sides of stitching.
Tip: If you mess up or the ornament ends up not centered properly, use a hair dryer on the hot setting. This will allow you to pull off your stitching with little trouble. When this happens I remove all dried glue before I try again.

cross stitch ornament finishing step twelve

Step 12: You now have your stitching glued to one piece of mat board/foam.

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Step 13: Cut a piece of your backing fabric.

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Step 14: Make sure you cut your fabric larger than your foam-covered mat board. You want enough fabric that you can pull it over to the back.

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Step 15: If needed, press your fabric.

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Step 16: Glue backing fabric to foam-covered mat board with hot glue (same as you did with your stitched ornament).

cross stitch ornament finishing step seventeen

Step 17: You now have two ornament “half” pieces ~~ one is your stitched ornament, the other your coordinating fabric back.

cross stitch ornament finishing step eighteen

Step 18: Spread a thin coat of white glue (I use Aleene’s Tacky Glue) that will dry clear on the back of both pieces. Do not use too much glue, or it’ll ooze out of the sides. If you do not intend to make your hanger out of cord or ribbon later, or add a tassel, do it now on one of the glued halfs. Make sure to center your hanger and/or tassel.

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Step 19: Sandwich the two pieces together (glued sides touching each other).

cross stitch ornament finishing step 20

Step 20: Tightly wrap the sandwich with plastic wrap and place clothespins all around the edges (the more the better in my opinion). Leave the ornament like this for two hours.

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Step 21: After two hours, remove clothespins and plastic wrap. Where the two halves of the ornament meet, run a thin bead of white glue. I like to do this in small sections.

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Step 22: To hide where the two halves of the ornament meet, “hide” it with cord. Place the cord where you’ve just run the bead of white glue.

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Step 23: A hanger can be made out of a loop of cord as you’re running it around the edges. I re-enforce my loop with a pin pushed through the cord and into the ornament’s foam.

cross stitch ornament finishing step 24

Step 24: Before cutting the cord make sure you wrap the cord where you plan to cut it with clear tape. This will stop the cord from un-ravelling later on! Tip: Use only a clear tape, don’t use a magic tape or a frosted tape, it is very obvious even from a distance.

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Step 25: Cut the cord where you wrapped it in tape.

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Step 26: Glue down the last bit of cord, making sure it meets up with your starting point.

Dani's Cross Stitch Ornament Finishing Tutorial (pin this image to Pinterest)

Congratulations on finishing your ornament 🙂

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January Snowflake Ornament Cross Stitch Pattern

Stitch a big fluffy snowflake! Can be stitched as an ornament or any other winter themed project you want to stitch up.
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$2.00

Pattern is 60 x 60 stitches in size. Choose your own thread and fabric and have fun with it 🙂

I appreciate your support here at Stitching the Night Away <3
Loretta

A few finishes of this pattern from the gallery:

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Tommye J Bunce

enaissance-January-Ornament-Stitched

Jenaissance

January-Snowflake-Cross-Stitch-by-Rachel

Rachel

Blue-Snowflake-Cross-Stitched-on-Red-by-Angela

Angela

Laurel-January-Snowflake

Laurel

anuary-Snowflake-stitched-by-Shaunterria

Shaunterria

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Ornament Club #5 Stitched by Laurel

Ornament Club Ornament #5 as stitched by LaurelWell, Laurel finished stitching the ornament before even I did.

She used Earthen by Picture this Plus Fabric and stitched the design in Gentle Arts Sampler Threads.

I was happy to see this picture land in my inbox this week. I need to catch up with her and get my stitching finished too!

If you’ve stitched any of our patterns I’d love to see photos of your work as well. You can email me a picture or post it to our Facebook community. [Read more…]

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Laurel’s Cross Stitch Snowflake

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Stitched by Laurel

Laurel is a stitching machine lately! She sent in this finish of the fluffy snowflake pattern (This is pattern #2 in the 2012 Ornament Club here)

I love this fabric ~ just gorgeous! Laurel stitched her snowflake on 16 count Twilight by Picture This Plus using DMC Pearlesent Effects E5200.

Laurel also recently stitched the first pattern from the club, you can see that finish here. And she was also recently featured in the community section here.

Get to know Laurel a little better over at her blog “Cherished Creations” – everyone counts, where she frequently shows off her WIPs and finished stitching. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Gallery of Finished Cross Stitch Tagged With: cross stitch ornaments, ornament club, snowflake cross stitch

Ornament Club Pattern Stitched by Katherine B.

Katherine made a few changes when she stitched her ornament and was kind enough to share her work with me.

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Stitched by Katherine B.

Instead of a fabric she used Holly Green Mill Hill Perforated Paper for stitching her ornament and [Read more…]

Filed Under: Gallery of Finished Cross Stitch Tagged With: cross stitch christmas ornaments, cross stitch ornaments, ornament club

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