Winter season brings cold temperatures and snowy weather, which means a lot of time inside! I love to snuggle under a blanket with a hot cup of coffee and work on my favorite hobby: embroidery. Today I am sharing 5 cozy embroidery projects with free patterns to keep your hands busy on these cold winter days!
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As you know, I have spent my winter days crafting, creating, and dreaming up new patterns and ideas to share with you!
I love sharing free patterns with you all here at Home Sweet Harps, and today I am combining 5 of my favorite cozy embroidery projects with their free patterns!
You have seen some of these before, and I added a new one! Here’s what you can expect:
5 Cozy Embroidery Projects (with free patterns, yay!)
- Winter scene
- Sweatshirt cuff
- Valentine’s cards
- Cardstock bookmarks
- Cloth napkins
So let’s dive in!
Winter Scene
I’m starting off with a precious winter scene. You’ll see I used this on cardstock bookmarks, but I also created a combined pattern for hoops as well!
Materials needed for this project:
- Fabric
- Embroidery Hoops – You can use this pattern with 6″ hoops or 4″ hoops
- Embroidery floss
- Sewing needles
- Stabilizer or
- Embroidery Pens
- Scissors
- 2 blank white cardstock bookmarks (if you’re making the bookmark version!)
Use our free pattern to make this adorable winter scene on fabric, or make the bookmark version!
A full tutorial of this project is here.
Sweatshirt Cuff
These adorable sweatshirt cuffs are a new pattern I’m sharing! Such a simple touch to spruce up a favorite sweatshirt.
Materials:
- Sweatshirt – I used a sweatshirt I already had at home, but I’m linking these Comfort Colors sweatshirts because they have so many color options!
- Embroidery floss
- Sewing needles
- Stabilizer or
- Embroidery Pens
- Scissors
I created this free pattern for you and have the full tutorial here!
Valentine’s Cards
Valentine’s Day is around the corner! I made these sweet embroidered valentines, and I can’t wait to share them with my loved ones!
Materials needed for this project:
- Blank cards
- Embroidery floss
- Sewing needles
- Scissors
- Pencil
Check out our free printable to make these adorable Valentine’s Cards!
Everything you need to know about these embroidered paper cards can be found here.
Cardstock Bookmarks
What is better than cozying up with a good book this winter? Adding the perfect bookmark!
Materials for making these bookmarks:
- Blank white cardstock bookmarks – these ones come with tassels!
- Embroidery floss
- Sewing needles
- Scissors
We have fallen in love with cardstock bookmarks, so we have several free patterns for you!
I include links to all our bookmark tutorials at the end of this post!
Cloth Napkins
Our cloth napkins are our most-loved pattern here at Home Sweet Harps.
Materials for Making Embroidered Cloth Napkins:
- Cream or white cloth napkins
- Embroidery floss – 2-3 shades of green, and brown
- Sewing needles
- Embroidery hoop
- Embroidery pen
Christmas may be over, but these beautiful winter trees can be used the rest of the season to create the perfect cozy environment for hosting!
Read the full post for these napkins, or snag the free pattern here!
My hope is that you found the perfect cozy embroidery project to snuggle up and work on today!
I love creating projects for you, and I love seeing what you have created! If you made one of these 5 cozy embroidery projects, I would love to see it over on Instagram! @homesweetharps
I love the bookmark idea – cute for kids to make 🙂
Thank you Joanna, they are a great craft for kids!
I love the personalized cloth napkins! I will have to share these ideas with my sister who loves embroidery too!
Thank you Madelyn! <3
Okay, these are all too cute!! The bookmarks are adorable & the cuff around the sleeve, a great personal touch to a garment. Doing the Valentine’s Day cards with my kids, they’ll love it, thanks for the inspiration
I’m so glad you found some inspiration Kate, can’t wait to see what you create!
You have the cutest ideas! I need to learn how to embroider. Thanks Makenzie
Thank you Nikki!