Have you started making your holiday crafting plans yet? It sneaks up on me every year. I’ve been making my gift lists though and figuring out if there’s anyone left of my family and friends who I haven’t given a felt creation yet. Unlikely, lol. But these free felt ornament patterns are so sweet that hopefully my people won’t mind receiving more felt goodies this Christmas!
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Since I’m currently in full ‘holiday-prep’ mode, buried under a mountain of ornaments I’m sewing for a wholesale order (please send tea & chocolate, thx) I’ll be keeping this post brief!
(You can follow along with what I’m in the midst of sewing by finding me on Instagram, @yellow_birdhouse)
I love finding felt freebies for you all, and the first 21 free felt ornament patterns I rounded up are here in this post.
All of the following patterns are hand sewn and I’d say most of them are beginner friendly too!
Felt Ornament Patterns
1. Doves
These doves are so lovely!
2. Reindeer
This looks like a great beginner friendly design.
3. Mushroom House
I’d love to know where to find a fun sequin butterfly like that one!
4. Snowflakes
Sweet snowflakes that match the doves above.
5. Kitty Bee
A unique combination of creatures!
6. Ballet Slippers
This is my new design for this year! Great for little dancers!
Beginner Friendly Ornament Patterns
7. Camera
This camera would be a great ornament for kids to make.
8. Icy Fox
A sweet winter themed fox with cute details!
9. Little Mittens
I love the minimalist vibe of these mittens. Perfect as ornaments, but they’d also be great as a garland!
10. Grinch
Umm, excuse me?! This is the cutest cranky critter I’ve ever seen!
11. Mouse in a Sock
A sleepy Christmas mouse!
12. Cat
This lovely cat design lends itself well to being an ornament. You could replace the white ribbon with red or green for a festive alteration.
13. Squirrels
How do these squirrels have so much personality?!
14. Glitter Vintage Ornaments
If it’s got glitter, I’m on board.
15. Houses
These aren’t designed as Christmas ornaments, but I think if you simply swapped out the purples and blues for some green and gold, you could have a whole little Christmas village!
16. Christmas Bells
These felt bells are so beautiful! I love how so many of these felt ornament patterns use sequins.
Felt Hand Sewing Patterns for Christmas
If you’re looking for more DIY Christmas content, be sure to check out this series of posts of 100 DIY gift ideas!
Or this post of 32 Modern Christmas Sewing Projects.
And these 17 Gnome Craft Ideas are pretty adorable too. 🙂
17. Little Deer
He’s just a tiny guy, looking for a tree branch home.
18. Glitter Angel
The glitter wings! <3 It looks like the apron pockets are usable too!
19. Doves
Another dove ornament design, but this one has embroidery instead of sequins.
20. Merry Mushroom
Another great beginner friendly felt ornament pattern.
21. Fox in a Scarf
He’s so gentlemanly!
22. Candle Holder
This would be so fun to get the kiddos to help you assemble!
23. Her Majesty
A fun way to commemorate a long reign!
24. Festive Fox
And the last fox of the list! The argyle embroidery is delightful.
A Few Paid Patterns
While there is an abundance of free felt ornament patterns to chose from, there are also a ton of gorgeous designs to discover on Etsy.
Pattern shopping on Etsy is a great way to support small businesses without blowing your Christmas budget. 😀
So I thought I’d include a few of my favourite paid patterns here in case you find them irresistible as well!
Gingerbread Cookie Set
This embroidered set is my design.
Three Wise Men
The gorgeous jewel-toned robes really make these wise men pop!
12 Days of Christmas
This is a very popular set from Mmmcrafts. And for good reason! These patterns are stunning!
Christmas Leaf Elves
Well, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen anything cuter!
Santa
Minimalist Santa. This design is classic and charming!
Ok, that’s a wrap! I gotta get back to sewing, I’ve got a pile of chickadees and letter ornament orders waiting for me. You can watch me pack up an order here and put my brand new custom bubble mailers from Sticker Mule to good use! (I was able to add my brand colours and graphics, I’m so happy with how they turned out!)
Happy Holiday Crafting!
Thank you for sharing – such beautiful creations !
Hi Laura! Such a great roundup! Thanks so much for sharing my ornaments!
Of course! They are so delightful! 🙂