Christmas tree-shaped cutlery holder – Free pattern
This project is the finale of the Sewing for Beginners Advent Calendar, a special series designed to guide you step by step if you’re just starting to sew or have only been using your machine for a short time and want to build your confidence 🧵✨
For 24 days, we’ve been exploring, in small doses, the basic concepts you need to understand how a sewing machine works and gradually lose your fear of it: stitches, tension, the foot pedal, and the presser foot…
And to close out the calendar, there’s nothing better than putting it all into practice.
A simple project to practice
This Christmas tree-shaped cutlery holder is an ideal project for beginners:
- it’s quick
- it doesn’t require complicated measurements
- you can sew it with thin or thicker felt
- and it lets you practice straight stitching, corners, and machine control
We’re not looking for perfection; we’re looking for practice and confidence.
Because sewing, like almost everything else, is learned by sewing 💛
📥 Download the PDF pattern
Here you can download the free PDF pattern to make your cutlery holder step by step:
(The pattern is ready to print and use directly.)
Did you enjoy the Advent Calendar?
If this project has been useful to you, if you’ve learned something new over these past few days, or if you’ve realized that you enjoy sewing more than you thought…you may be interested to know that all of this is part of something bigger.
The Lulu Ferris
The Lulu Ferris is an online sewing academy where we upload new video projects every week, with clear explanations designed to help you enjoy sewing.
Inside the Club, you’ll find:
- projects for all skill levels
- PDF patterns
- beginner, creative sewing, and garment-making classes
- a lovely community of people who sew at their own pace, without rushing
It’s the perfect place if you want to keep learning, find new sewing ideas, and feel supported throughout the process.
You can find all the Club information here and subscribe here.
Thank you for being part of this Advent Calendar .
I hope this project is just the beginning of many more.
See you behind the machine.
Laura
Lulú Ferris