Make these easy DIY fabric Christmas ornaments by tracing cookie cutters for decorating the tree as quick Christmas decorations to sew. 

Use This Guide To Make Fabric Christmas Ornaments

I still have lots of fabric scraps to use from the last project of making fabric gift card holder and the easy cloth napkins I made last year. So, I find a better use of it to turn the scraps into DIY Christmas ornaments.

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Do you have a bunch of cookie cutters just sitting quietly inside the kitchen drawers? Surprisingly, I have lots of them, from animal shapes, Christmas theme shapes, flower shapes, emoji shapes, and many more.

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Guess how many times I use them! I can say probably once or twice a year when I have a special request from my kids to make cookies.

Well, we are not baking this time. But we are going to use cookie cutters for sewing handmade fabric Christmas ornaments.

I use fabric scraps that I stashed over the years. But also, you can use the fat quarter size fabric if you don’t have fabric scraps. To make it easy, I will use the fat quarter cotton fabric for the tutorials.

If there are no cookie cutters available, I also attach the free pattern for Christmas ornaments PDF file. So, you need to cut the shape and trace it to the fabric.

What You Need To Make Easy Fabric Cookie Cutter Christmas Ornaments

You will need two sheets of fat quarter size cotton fabric with different print and a half yard of the iron-on fusible fleece.

Once you press it with an ironing machine, the fusible fleece will stay on one of the cotton fabric, so it won’t slide when you trace or sew it. If it not available, then you can use a half yard of quilt batting.

If you use fabric scraps, make sure it is at least 4 inches x 5 inches, including the fusible fleece or the batting. That fabric size would be enough for one fabric ornament.

If the fabric scraps are too small, you can sew them together, just like preparing the easy patchwork. Then you will have a larger size fabric with multiple prints and colors.

• 2 sheets of fat quarter cotton fabric or fabric scraps
• Half yard of iron-on fusible fleece or quilt batting
• Thread
• Small width ribbon or baker twine
• Cookie-cutter templates, if you would like to use the paper template
• Cookie cutters
• Pinking shears
• Disappeared ink fabric marker
• Scissors if needed
• Pins
• Ironing machine if you use fusible fleece
• Sewing machine

How To Make Handmade Fabric Christmas Ornaments 

Sandwich the fabric – fusible fleece – fabric. The fusible fleece should be between the wrong side of both fabrics.

If you are using fusible fleece, then press it with an ironing machine. Make sure you cover the whole material with another fabric like a pillowcase to prevent scorching the fleece.

If you are using quilt batting, then skip this process and pin the sandwiched material.

Trace the cookie cutters or the paper template on the fabric by using disappeared ink marker.

Sew along the marked lines for each shape. Use the pinking shears to cut each shape just about 1/4 inches from the stitch.

Cut the ribbons about 6 inches long each and seal the cut by using lighter to prevent fraying.

Pin the ribbon or twine on top of the ornaments close to the stitch. Topstitch the spot where the ribbon is.

From two sheets of fat quarter fabrics, you will get about 20 pieces of fabric Christmas ornaments. Using two different printed materials makes the fabric ornament reversible.

What Is Fabric Ornaments For?

There are more ways you can use these DIY fabric ornaments than decorating the tree because fabric ornaments are non-breakable, reusable, and completely washable. You will be surprised at how usable they are.

Fabric Ornaments For Decorating The Tree

This way is probably the main idea of using fabric ornaments. It is a great way to change the decor theme.

Sometimes we want the decor to look different than in previous years. You also wouldn’t worry about broken ornaments if you have little kids or pets who want to play with ornaments.

Fabric Ornaments For Gift Toppers

Use the fabric ornaments to decorate gift wraps. For example, instead of bows or ribbons like this red accent gift wrapping or the brown paper gift wrap, use the fabric ornaments for the toppers.

Fabric Ornaments For Bottle Toppers

Says that you want to gift your loved one a bottle of their favorite drink. Soda or juice are doesn’t matter. Instead, make the gift more special by decorating the bottle with these DIY fabric ornaments for the toppers.

Fabric Ornaments For Garland

Change the looks of the mantel by making fabric ornaments garland. It is an inexpensive home decor with big impressions.

You can make different fabric ornaments based on various occasions. For example, there are cookie cutters for Valentine’s day and Easter day. Even the shape of cars, animals, or flowers is excellent for decorating the kid’s bedroom.

Fabric Ornaments For Backpack Charms

This one probably the cutest one that kids will agree too. Loop the ribbon on the zipper pulls to attach the fabric ornaments.

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