By Lindsay Conner

Who loves holiday sewing? We do! From tree skirts and Christmas stockings, to handmade ornaments and gift tags, there are so many ways to spruce up your home for the season. Enjoy these sewing projects for handmade holiday decor!

Tree Skirt with Pom Pom Fringe

Photo: Craftsy

Have you ever wanted to sew your own Christmas tree skirt? Now you can, with this clever and clear-cut tutorial from Craftsy. The secret to its magical cuteness is the oversize pom pom fringe, which adds a bit of nostalgia that reminds us of snowball fights we had as kids. You can pull out this handmade project year after year and make lots of holiday memories!

3-D Tree Ornaments

Photo: TheSewingLoftBlog.com

These 3-D Tree Ornaments from Heather at The Sewing Loft are adorable and easy to sew! Using craft felt ensures you won’t have to worry about the edges fraying, so it’s as simple as cutting out the shapes, stitching them together and adding a ribbon to hang. Sew cute!

Reusable Fabric Gift Tags

Photo: Lindsay Conner for Baby Lock

Use a stiff interfacing and your favorite fabrics to sew these Reusable Fabric Gift Tags with Christmas tree appliques. This fast and fun holiday sewing project for beginners can let you try out those “fancy” stitches on your sewing machine (including a buttonhole stitch). You can also use them as ornaments!

Christmas Stockings

Photo: Applegreen Cottage

This free Christmas Stocking Pattern is easy to customize with your favorite holiday fabrics! We love the spacious design for lots of presents inside as well as the thick cuff in a coordinating solid fabric. Make one for everyone in your family and pull them out year after year!

Mini Stocking Garland

Photo: Coral and Co.

Speaking of stockings, isn’t this garland adorable? The Mini Stocking Garland pattern is cute and simple for beginners to make! You’ll need some twine, mini clothespins, felt sheets, and a sewing machine. We love something like this decoration for holding mini candy canes and using it as a Christmas countdown calendar!

Simple Coasters

Photo: The Crafty Mummy

Whip up these coasters in less than an hour and dress up your coffee table for the winter! The Simple Coasters Tutorial from The Crafty Mummy, requires only 5 identical squares of fabric and 1 square of batting for each coaster. You’ll love how quick and simple this holiday home décor is!

Christmas Tree Napkins

Photo: Pattymac Makes

Set the table extra fancy for the big day with this Christmas Tree Napkin sewing tutorial from Pattymac Makes. Learn how to sew, embellish, and fold these two-color napkins from your favorite holiday fabrics! This is another great project for learning to use those decorative stitches on your sewing machine.

Raw Edge Applique Table Runner

Photo: A Bright Corner

Raw edge fusible applique is a great sewing technique for beginners to learn, and we love this Star Table Runner from A Bright Corner! Simply cut, fuse, and stitch around the star shapes, then quilt up your table runner as desired to add a bit of flair to your holiday table.

There you have it! We hope you enjoyed taking a look at these 8 beginner friendly projects you can sew to spruce up your home before the holidays. The best part about holiday sewing is pulling out the projects you made each year when it’s time to decorate, and you get to enjoy them with fresh eyes. Happy holidays!

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