Cross Stitch Nativity

This is the final cross stitch stained glass Christmas decoration I made from a design in Christmas Cross Stitching magazine.  After finishing the stitching I ironed thin interfacing onto the back of fabric, trimmed the edge and inserted into a small plastic frame.  I attached a piece of white felt to the back of the decoration and a small piece of dark blue ribbon to the top.

Kath x

Cross Stitch Bethlehem

This decoration is made with a cross stitch pattern from last year's Christmas Cross Stitch magazine.  After finishing the stitching I ironed thin interfacing onto the back of the fabric, trimmed the edge and inserted it into a small gold plastic frame.  To finish the decoration I attached a circle of white felt to the back and a small piece of ribbon to the top.

Kath x

Cross Stitch Christmas Angel

Another stained glass cross stitch Christmas tree decoration from a pattern in Christmas Cross Stitch magazine - this is the Christmas angel.  After finishing the stitching I ironed some thin interfacing on the back of the cross stitch before trimming it to fit the frame.  I attached a circle of white felt to the back of the decoration and a small piece of blue ribbon at the top.

 

I didn't enjoy stitching this design as much as some of the other patterns as there are a lot of half stitches, but I do like the finished angel.

Kath x

Cross Stitch Stained Glass Bell

This is another of the stained glass cross stitch Christmas decoration I've made using a pattern from a Christmas Cross Stitch magazine.  

After completing the cross stitch I ironed some interfacing on the back of the aida before trimming around the edge to fit the plastic frame.  These frames only had a piece of cardboard at the back so I attached white felt to make the back of the decoration look neater. 

To finish the decoration I added a small piece of red ribbon to the top.

Kath x

Cross Stitch Dove

I've made several of these stained glass cross stitch Christmas decorations - using a pattern from a Christmas Cross Stitch magazine.  After completing the cross stitch I ironed some interfacing on the back of the aida before trimming around the edge to fit the plastic frame.  These frames only had a piece of cardboard at the back so I attached white felt to make the back of the decoration look neater.

I'll be posting more of these stained glass decorations over the next few weeks.

Kath x

Cross Stitch Christmas Tree Ornaments

These two patterns were a magazine cover gift to make two Christmas gift cards, but I chose to make them into Christmas tree decorations.  After finishing the cross stitch I cut around the fabric and placed it in to the gold coloured plastic frame and added a small piece of red and gold ribbon to hang the ornaments.

These designs are small - about an inch diameter - so are ideal for using snippets of fabric and thread.

Kath x