Snowflake Ornament
Christmas Collection · paid pattern
- Level
- Easy
- Pieces
- 22 pieces
- Fabrics
- 7 fabrics
- Time at 8 in
- about 3 h
One big ornament with a bold six-pointed snowflake. Works at 5 in as a hanging ornament.
Christmas Collection
Snowflake Ornament is one of 24 new Christmas designs
- All 24 patterns, each with colour guide, fabric list and cut maps for 8, 6 and 5 in boards
- US Letter and A4 PDFs, plus SVG cut maps
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Before you start
- Board size: best at 6 or 8 in. Every piece stays wide enough to tuck at 6 in. Use 1 in thick XPS foam with a double-sided adhesive sheet, scored about ¼ in deep.
- Edge pieces: 1 of the 22 pieces touch the board edge (3). Cut them with about 1 in extra on the edge sides so the fabric wraps down the side, and remember a frame lip hides about ¼ in all round.
- Watch these pieces: none. Every piece is at least 9 mm wide at 8 in.
- Tucking order: start with the big pieces 3, 13, 22, 18 and work in to the smallest (4, 11, 15). Tuck the front grooves as you go and wrap the board sides at the end.
- Similar colors: A and B; C and F are close. Choose fabrics with a clear difference in lightness, or the shapes will blend.
Fabric list with cutting sizes
The numbered colour guide and the true-scale cut maps are in the PDF.
Sizes include ¼ in to tuck, and 1 in on sides that wrap the board edge. Rounded up to the next ¼ in.
| Fabric | Pieces | Biggest scrap | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Navy | A Navy | 1 piece: 3 · 1 on the edge | 10 × 10 in100 sq in total | 100 sq in |
| B Indigo | B Indigo | 1 piece: 22 | 7¼ × 6¾ in49 sq in total | 49 sq in |
| C Aqua | C Aqua | 6 pieces: 5, 8, 9, 12, 14, 18 | 2½ × 2 in28 sq in total | 28 sq in |
| D Steel blue | D Steel blue | 6 pieces: 4, 6, 11, 15, 17, 19 | 2 × 1¼ in14 sq in total | 14 sq in |
| E White | E White | 6 pieces: 2, 7, 10, 16, 20, 21 | 1½ × 1¼ in11 sq in total | 11 sq in |
| F Sky blue | F Sky blue | 1 piece: 13 | 2¼ × 2 in5 sq in total | 5 sq in |
| G Mustard | G Mustard | 1 piece: 1 | 2¼ × 1¼ in3 sq in total | 3 sq in |
Every fabric fits in scraps: the largest single piece at this size is 10 in long. A fat quarter (FQ) is about 18 × 21 in.
How to make it
Full step-by-step guide
1Stick, print, tape
Stick a double-sided adhesive sheet on the foam, keep its liner on, then tape the cut map printed at 100 % on top.
8 × 8 in board, 1 in thick XPS
2Score every line
Cut through paper, liner and sheet along each line with a fresh #11 blade. Light strokes; angle the blade under sharp points.
Grooves about ¼ in (6 mm) deep
3Peel one piece at a time
Lift the paper and liner of one piece only. Keep a second print as your map: once the foam is bare, shapes look alike.
The paper piece is your template
4Cut the fabric
Lay the paper piece face up on the fabric and cut around it with a margin. Edge pieces need extra to wrap the side.
¼ to ½ in margin, edge pieces 1 in
5Tuck with light strokes
Press the fabric on the sticky shape and push its edges into the grooves with the flat back of a seam ripper, opposite sides in turn.
Trim to ⅛ in before the final push
6Big pieces first, edges last
Fill the background first and small details last, then finish the board edges. Push into corners, never away from them.
Simple 8 in board: about 1½ to 2 h
