Natalya Plakhteeva
IN Lately it has become fashionable to practice various types handicrafts, especially those that came to us from ancient times. For example – patchwork technique!
What is patchwork? This term, literally translated as “Patchwork”, is very familiar to those who have grandmothers who live in villages and villages. Probably, many remember grandma’s multi-colored blankets and bedspreads, which were sewn from scraps and hand-quilted.
It is this folk rural style of sewing and finishing various fabric products that is patchwork. This ancient type of handicraft embodies both complexity and simplicity, tenderness and extravagance.
Now this sewing technique has become very popular in clothing design, interior decor elements, furniture, and also as an original home interior decoration for various holidays.
I propose to sew Christmas tree decorations using the patchwork technique.
I always have a lot of scraps left over, but I don’t dare throw them away. In addition, making crafts using the patchwork technique is an excellent opportunity to reduce the amount of accumulated fabric scraps
In addition to scraps, we will also need templates for making this or that toy, as well as some padding polyester.
For work, you can take fabrics with a ready-made patchwork image. It’s good if your household has items with such a pattern that are no longer needed, since such fabrics are quite expensive in stores and buying them to make several toys may not be affordable for everyone.
Therefore, you can sew a few scraps yourself for further work.
First, you need to apply the outline of the figure onto the prepared fabric. Then sew by hand or stitch on a sewing machine along the marked line. Then turn the resulting figure out and fill it with padding polyester.
You can complement the resulting Christmas tree toy with decorative elements - beads, sequins, lace, thread pompoms and much more.
These are the original patchwork Christmas tree decorations I came up with:
Elegant Bunny
Christmas tree
Patchwork heart
Bunny
Patchwork apple and pear
This is us, girlfriends - patchwork toys!
Such Christmas tree decorations, hand-sewn using the patchwork technique, have their own charm, it cannot be expressed in words - it can only be determined by touch!
Publications on the topic:
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We will talk about holiday decorations for the home and Christmas tree decorations made from fabric. This type of New Year's needlework has become especially popular in our country with the advent of fleece. The wide distribution of this material is due to the fact that it is produced not by weaving, but by felting fibers, due to which it has a dense structure that retains its shape well and does not crumble when cutting, like conventional fabrics. It cannot be said that fleece is a material of a new generation, because well-known felt and felt are made in a similar way. However, it was the appearance of fleece, with all its variety of textures and colors, that spurred our needlewomen to create from it New Year's crafts and home decorations.
Christmas tree toys made of fabric
DIY Christmas tree decorations made from fleece are perhaps the most common type of Christmas crafts among European needlewomen today. Our mistresses still give preference. This is mainly due to the fact that you can do this with children, and all the elements of the future New Year's composition are collected during a walk in the park. In addition, not every city offers fleece for handicrafts. As an alternative, I can advise you to pay attention to felt and thick coat fabrics. However, not just fleece. You can even make beautiful holiday decorations from linen, you just have to tinker a little longer. 
New Year's toys made of fleece fabric are usually complemented with appliqué on top and decorated with beads. It’s not at all difficult to sew a craft of a simple shape - a Christmas tree, a ball, a boot, a star, a heart. It is necessary to prepare a template from paper and use it to cut out two blanks from fleece and one from cushioning material (sintepon will do), fold them into a sandwich and sew them with an overcast stitch. Sew decorative appliqués on top or simply glue them on. 
This master class on making a snowman shows in great detail the process of creating a Christmas tree toy from fleece, I advise beginners to watch it. The video, unfortunately, is in Spanish, but even without words everything is clear. If you like it, you can go to this young lady’s website, she has several more video tutorials on New Year’s crafts, including she shows how to make not only a head, but also a whole snowman, which, in my opinion, turns out even better.
If I need to get inspiration, I go to etsy.com, there is always something “yummy” there. This time was no exception; MisPearlBerry magazine found such wonderful Christmas tree decorations made of fabric with beads and buttons.
New Year's fabric crafts for home decoration
Little ones new Year decoration, made of fabric, can be hung not only on the Christmas tree, but also used in the decorative design of the apartment. For example, make a garland out of them and hang them on the wall in the nursery or above the window, tie toys to the handles of doors and cabinets, decorate a holiday wreath, or use them in a table composition. 
Textiles are an excellent material for handicrafts; working with them is a pleasure! With its help, you can elegantly and festively decorate your walls for the New Year. Here are a couple of examples found on the handicraft portal, in soleilgirl and lallehandmade magazines: an unusual Christmas tree made from scraps and a decorative door pendant. 
You can make wonderful cone-shaped Christmas trees from fabric. Fashionable and stylish shape - such New Year's beauties will fit into any interior. You have already seen them in my previous publications - from cones, buttons, . It's time to make a fleece Christmas tree. can be found detailed master class with instructions for the Christmas trees from this photo. 
Fleece fabric is a material for needlework that opens up great scope for creativity and flight of imagination. The simplest crafts can be made with children, and for those who are good with a needle, this pliable material will become a source of inspiration. You can use it to make many decorative items for your home, including pillows. I hope you found something suitable for yourself in this article, and fleece crafts will become another element of the New Year’s decoration of your apartment.
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Patchwork will help you decorate your home's interior in an original way at minimal cost. Various patchwork techniques, commonly referred to as patchwork, have long become popular around the world. Initially, this type of needlework appeared as a way to save and reuse leftover fabrics. And now this is a whole direction, not only useful and comfortable things are created using the patchwork technique, but also entire masterpieces. Lots of people in different countries ah have chosen patchwork as their hobby and are improving their skills with all their might, willingly sharing ideas and patterns. How can you apply patchwork techniques at home? Unusual patchwork ideas:
New Year's ideas
An excellent solution for New Year and Christmas home decoration can be various items made using the patchwork technique. This way you can make gifts with your own hands for family and friends, as well as holiday decor. New Year's themed patchwork ideas include various panels with traditional ornaments, all kinds of souvenirs, as well as New Year's stockings for gifts. You can sew an unusual and bright decorative skirt for the Christmas tree. A variety of patchwork ideas are presented in abundance on the Internet, and special books are published. There you will find photos for inspiration.
A decorative rug for a small Christmas tree will decorate any New Year's ikebana
New Year's napkins and potholders will decorate the festive table, and decorative pillows will become an indispensable attribute in the recreation area
For registration festive table You can also use patchwork. Placemats for cutlery made from scraps will decorate the feast and give the room an elegant and unusual look. You can also make Christmas tree decorations, garlands, and even a star for the top of the Christmas tree. Your imagination is not limited by anything!
So, New Year's patchwork ideas for inspiration:
- Christmas decorations;
- Christmas tree garlands;
- Garlands for room decoration;
- Socks for gifts;
- Decorative Christmas tree skirt;
- Plate coasters;
- Kettle warmer;
- Cushions;
- Blankets and bedspreads.
Decorative elements using the patchwork technique will add a festive atmosphere to any interior.
Ideas for the nursery
Most of all, patchwork is appropriate in a children's room. This is where you want to see bright, cozy and emotionally warm things. Handmade things always turn out special; no two are alike. Sewing things for a nursery can be a great activity for expectant mother. For a children's room it is better to choose warm ones, calm colors and traditional patterns. Various patchwork items with appliqués will also look wonderful in a nursery.
Most often, decorating a children's bedroom involves sewing blankets using patchwork or quilting techniques.
Quilting is a quilted patchwork product that has filling. Most often - a blanket.
There is a feeling that patchwork was created specifically for the design and decoration of the rooms in which children live. This is where bright colors and unusual textures are most appropriate. You can sew patchwork items with your own hands in the style of your child’s favorite cartoons and fairy tales, as well as maintain the overall color style. Photos can also be obtained from the Internet or books.
Quilting and patchwork for a crib - a peaceful sleep for your baby
The decor of a children's room in a patchwork style can make the life of its little inhabitant fabulous.
So, patchwork ideas for the nursery:
- Blankets: mosaic or quilted;
- Bedspreads;
- Pillows;
- Toys;
- Curtains;
- Rugs;
- Baskets for storing toys;
- Pockets for small items;
- Decorative panels;
- Soft sides for the crib.
You can come up with many more ways to use patchwork in the interior of a nursery.
Patchwork novelties
A huge variety of products using the patchwork technique can be used in almost any interior. Photos for inspiration can easily be found on thematic websites. Gifts for friends and family, handmade items for the home, various interior items, accessories, even clothes - everything that inspires you.
You can make it from scraps original gift with your own hands
What's new is that a variety of specialty patchwork products are now being produced and sold. If earlier fabric scraps from other, larger products were used for patchwork, now fabrics are often purchased specially. However, this is not necessary, it’s as you please.
Also, for serious patchwork practice, needlewomen often buy special sewing machines - cover stitching or flat stitching. This technique gives more possibilities and freedom in sewing from scraps. But if there is no opportunity to purchase special equipment, or if patchwork has not yet become such a serious hobby for you, the usual sewing machine will also be quite suitable.
Cozy warm blanket or patchwork quilt will transform the interior of any bedroom
Ideas for inspiration, DIY items for the home and other handmade joys:
- Bags, beach and casual;
- Patchwork skirts, bright and cheerful. IN fashionable style boho chic or hippie;
- Cosmetic bags;
- Organizer in a bag;
- Pencil case for pens and pencils;
- Pockets for storing various small items;
- Bedspreads;
- Blankets;
- Rugs;
- Covers for sofas and armchairs;
- Chair covers;
- Decorative pillows;
- Tablecloths;
- Curtains;
- Soft pillows for stools, with holders;
- Potholders and mittens for the kitchen;
- Hot pads;
- Warmers for the kettle;
- Decorative panels.
New in patchwork: fresh ideas (video)
Patchwork is a constantly evolving direction of creativity. New designs and patterns are constantly appearing, various techniques. Special fabrics are produced, new prints and textures appear. Patchwork has become a part of our lives. Every home probably has at least one quilt item. These could be handmade items given to you, or purchased from art stores. Or maybe this is some kind of thing that is passed down in your family from generation to generation? One way or another, the mesmerizing kaleidoscope of scraps will not leave either an adult or a child indifferent. Traditional ornaments from different countries, as well as new trends and techniques, guarantee a person who is interested in patchwork an interesting activity for many years.
A homemade gift is one of the best decisions on New Year's Eve. It can be homemade toys, jewelry, accessories and a number of extraordinary things. Patchwork style comes to the rescue.
New Year's patchwork ideas will allow you to give a gift to yourself and your loved ones. Master classes will help you get acquainted with this technology, what tools and materials are needed for this.
New Year's patchwork ideas for beginners and professional needlewomen
Modern patchwork sewing does not apply to the repair of products. This technology was invented with the goal of creating something unusual and original.
Using this technique, it is possible to create beautiful textile products that are useful in everyday life:
- bedspreads;
- furniture covers;
- pillowcases;
- napkins;
- rugs
However, you should start with simple things. New Year's quilt is the process of creating a quilted fabric in which at least 3 types of fabric are stitched manually or mechanically. For such a product, a pattern can be easily created and the sewing process itself does not require special handicraft skills.
In order for the result of the patchwork to be successful, the beginners will come to the aid of the schemes that professionals share in their master classes. The material, namely fabric, plays a big role in the work. For work, you should choose parts of the same quality and origin, similar in texture and density.
You don’t necessarily need to buy new fabrics; scraps of fabric can be found in every home: closet or pantry. It’s easy to make a New Year’s napkin in patchwork style.
Many ethnic interiors recognize patchwork, and designers use such products to decorate rooms.
Patchwork looks organically in the following styles:
- country;
- Provence;
- vintage;
- Oriental;
- Scandinavian.
Armchairs, poufs, and couches look great in a style such as Baroque. Patchwork for the New Year will look interesting not only from fabric, but also from paper.
Pasted geometric figures, snowflakes, intricate patterns will become original decoration on glass, shop windows and walls.
Recently, among the ideas for New Year's patchwork, images of Christmas deer have become increasingly common. They are suitable for decorating children's rooms. Such an atmosphere with early age encourages children to be creative.
IN color scheme The most common New Year's designs are:
- red;
- green;
- white;
- brown.
Patchwork technology can transform the most boring or austere interior. However, it is important not to forget about a sense of proportion so that the resulting result is not pretentious.
Examples of original New Year's patchwork.
How to make a blanket using patchwork?
Winter evenings are a time for hot tea and watching movies under a warm blanket. That's why a good gift A beautiful patchwork style bedspread will be perfect for a loved one. Designer blankets create a special mood: they convey joy, warmth, love, care. You can make a thematic design on the products, which will be doubly pleasant for the person to whom the gift is intended.
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Before starting the work process, you should prepare the necessary tools:
- scissors (material: steel; well sharpened so as not to damage the material);
- special knife for patchwork;
- cut-resistant mat;
- ruler;
- iron;
- needles;
- threads
In order for the blanket to be made neatly and beautifully, templates will come in handy. They are made of dense material, for example, plexiglass, thick cardboard, plastic. Templates are sold in specialized stores, and they are also created by craftsmen themselves.
The contours of the workpiece are made with an allowance of 1 cm on all sides. It is necessary to put numbers on the templates in a certain order, this will speed up the work process. Different designs and prints for New Year's quilting ideas.
Step-by-step steps for sewing a patchwork blanket include:
- Select drawings and diagrams for the product.
- Prepare pieces of fabric.
- Prepare templates for patterns.
- Place all tools and work materials on the table.
- Heat the iron and smooth out all the pieces of fabric.
- Next they are stitched with a needle or on a machine.
- Lay the plain fabric on the wrong side and put padding polyester on top.
- Make seams from the center to the edges and around the entire perimeter of the blanket.
When sewing patchwork, one side should always be plain and uniform with pieces of fabric. This technology will ensure the same stretchability and shape of the product. It is better to make fabric blocks from non-fading material, since the entire design of the blanket will deteriorate during washing.
For a product of this type, a thin padding polyester is suitable, since otherwise it will lead to the blanket being unbendable and awkward. To give the blanket an openwork look, use braid along the edges.
New Year's motifs can be added to the blanket using thematic patches: patterns reindeer, snowflakes or other New Year paraphernalia.
Making napkins in patchwork style
Every housewife will definitely have beautiful towels and napkins in her kitchen. Many people use them as decorations, while others save them for special occasions. For the Christmas holidays New Year's napkins made with your own hands will be a good and pleasant present.
For sewing you need to have on hand: fabric strips, decorative ribbons, a needle and thread.
The work progress includes: sewing pieces of fabric together to form a rectangle. Then the resulting product should be folded in half and sewn around the perimeter, leaving a hole through which you need to turn the finished napkin inside out and sew it up. Ribbons, bows, snowflakes, etc. are suitable as decorative elements.
Using patchwork, you can make New Year's decorations for the holiday table that will surprise your loved ones.
Where can I find patchwork patterns?
Patchwork patterns and patterns come in different levels of complexity. Sewing blocks are presented in the form of: squares, stripes, polygons. This technology implies a field for limitless fantasies, however, there are some basic patterns that are suitable for New Year's patchwork ideas.
Professionals in this field highlight the following sewing technologies:
- from squares;
- hourglass;
- English park;
- carousel;
- Solomon's riddle;
- Russian square.
Basic patterns and patchwork patterns can be combined with each other. As a result, you will get an original product using your own technique.
An example of a patchwork pattern.
Business patchwork
Handicrafts are a good opportunity to earn money at home. Those who have talent in this matter can safely share their work on social networks and offer to make custom-made products. Handmade are highly and expensively valued modern world, and if it is also done with high quality, then the guarantee of success is 100%. New Year's items in patchwork style will serve as a worthy gift.
Advantages of the presented earnings:
- no investment;
- the ability to work remotely;
- no strict schedule;
- work that brings pleasure;
- You can combine hobbies and work.
To start implementing your business idea, just register with one of the social networks: Instagram, Facebook, VKontakte, Odnoklassniki and post examples of your work. You can also use advertising on the Internet.
Bottom line
With the first snow and the arrival of December, the festive bustle begins. In each home, the whole family begins preparations for the main celebration.
Patchwork is a business art that allows you to realize yourself as a creative person, to reveal your previously undiscovered abilities and talents.
For those who have decided to try themselves in this business for the first time, there are Christmas tree master classes on New Year's patchwork. You can easily find them online in the public domain or in literary publications. Having familiarized yourself with them, it will not be difficult to sew a blanket, napkin or any other product.
At the master classes, they introduce in detail how to choose the right material, where to find patterns, how to calculate the size, what sewing technologies to use, etc.
Patchwork products - an idea for New Year's gift for friends and relatives. Such a gift will surprise you much more than a purchased item. This could be: a decorative pillow, pillowcase, blanket, interior item, etc. The gift will be a good reminder and a pleasant memory.
