Fanciful Utility Holiday Ornaments

Create your own Victorian-inspired holiday ornaments with these three unique sets of patchwork directions, blending Fanciful Utility techniques and classic quilting methods. Each project draws from original Victorian fancy work, inviting you into a calming, mindful process as you work with fabric remnants to craft intricate designs. These small, therapeutic projects are perfect for holiday crafting or any time you want a peaceful creative break.

I was planning to release these this weekend after the Symposium I am speaking at. But, when I woke up this morning, I realized some people could use a little project to calm the mind now.

This series has 3 different sets;

Fanciful Utility Holiday Ornaments – This set uses Fanciful Utility techniques to create ornaments working fabric over a paper or pasteboard foundation. There are 5 different ornaments in this mini-publication.
Fanciful Utility Holiday Patchwork Ornaments – This set combines Fanciful Utility techniques with traditional quilt piecing. There are 6 different patchwork ornaments in this mini-publication.
Fanciful Utility Holiday Pieced Stars Ornaments – This set adapts traditional English paper piecing techniques with a FanU flair. There are 5 different patchwork ornaments in this mini-publication.

Note: I developed these in the past couple weeks while I have not been able to sew. I greatly appreciate my sample stitchers, Eileen and Geri, as well as sanity checker Marna.

If you want to adventure into fancy patchwork, aka crazy quilt, embroidery, consider Patchwork Whimsy: A Victorian Stitch Guide. This collection of decorative stitches could pair nicely with either of the patchwork ornaments above.