Christmas and Other Seasonal Felt Patterns
Joyful Owl Experimenting
This weekend, I brought my beloved joyful owl pattern to life in a new way! A Downeast Thunder Farm Christmas pattern book has an ornament-size full-bodied Joyful Owl sporting a Santa hat. I made some of the felt owls this weekend with a bit of a twist. Instead of a...
The Spirited Scottie
Spending the week with Dad, I dabbled with this Scottish Terrier design. It's a fun, quick sew. I opted to make him using plaid Christmas ribbon for his coat. I put tape on the back of the ribbon to keep the edges from fraying. Since I didn't have my felt stash, I...
Felt Autumn Leaves
It was football Sunday, but I'm not good at just sitting in front of the television, so I drew up and stitched these felt autumn leaves. They're super simple and quick. I particularly like the oak and can envision a wreath made of them. I tucked wire down the middle...
Spooky Season Ghost Garland
Realistic patterns are what I usually create, but with Spooky Season around the corner, I couldn't resist creating this super easy Ghost Garland. Creating a ghost garland from felt is a fun and creative DIY project that can add a spooky touch to your Halloween...
Joyful Owl Tree Topper
It's been a stressful year with mom's health challenges, feeling overwhelmed with work, job changes, and Hannah moving home (exciting things on that front coming), to name a few. I've felt less spunky, less resilient than normal. For the first time in, well, forever,...
Christmas Cats and Dogs
These little cats and dogs have kept me busy in the evenings - the perfect project to help keep me awake during TV-time. I plan to use these as little extras tied to Christmas packages. The cat design was inspired by a Pinterest picture from this website. The dog...
Downeast Thunder Farm Polar Bear Christmas Stocking
Christmas stockings need to hang in pairs (at least). The companion for my Adele Penguin Christmas Stocking is this Polar Bear stocking. He's sitting rather than standing like my Polar Bear ornament but is still dressed for the holiday season in a colorful scarf....
Downeast Thunder Farm Penguin Christmas Stocking
The design bug hit yesterday, and I started dabbling with a new set of Christmas Stockings. Here's the first; an all-felt stocking that uses my Adele Proper Penguin pattern (enlarged to 6 inches) in a wintery landscape. I think she's sweet. Thanks to the reader who...
Retro Beaded Christmas Ornament
I played with this little ornament a while back but never shared it. It's inspired by some of the glass ornament of the 1950s and 60. Mix and match your colors or create your own beading patterns. For this one I used Baby Blue felt and Strawberry Dream felt - two of...
Birds on Branches Christmas Ornaments – Round 2
I had so much fun with my Birds on Branches last week that I had to make more. Last week I experimented with a lightly stuffed felt Blue Jay ornament and mixed media collage ornaments. This mourning dove, my favorite of the new designs, is finished flat. When I...
Birds on Branches Christmas Ornaments
This week, I've spent my evenings in front of the television playing with these Birds on Branches Christmas Ornaments. They are four-inch circle bird scenes. Because the birds are so small to fit in this space, I slightly simplified the designs from my bird ornaments....
Christmas Mouse
Why a Christmas Mouse, you wonder? I have no idea, but it's been on my mind for a couple of years, and I've been in the designing groove now that the weather is cooling down. For this critter, I've used Silver Gray (mouse), Barnyard Red (scarf), Strawberry Dream...
Woodland Christmas Tree
Clearly, I'm gearing up for Christmas. Last weekend it was the Woodland Gnomes. This weekend it's this simple Woodland Christmas Tree. There are many ways you can create this. Use two coordinating green colors for the tree or use the same color throughout. Mix up the...
Woodland Christmas Gnomes
Magical little nature spirits, gnomes have found a place in Christmas holiday traditions. While I'm not a fan of the garden gnome, I had lots of fun creating these felt versions. These woodland Christmas gnomes will make darling gift decorations or tree ornaments....
Felt Lobster Buoy Ornament
After creating my wooden buoy garland and my Maine Lobster Buoy Adirondack chairs, creating a felt buoy pattern was a no-brainer. Enjoy! Note: If you are reading this post via e-mail, click the "Continue Reading" link at the bottom...
Downeast Thunder Farm Christmas Flower
While in Pennsylvania last month, I picked up a couple of these flower decorations from the Christmas section at Hobby Lobby. I very much like how they look on my Joyful Owl wreaths. Last week during our trip to the big city (Bangor), I hoped to pick up some more...
The Cool Christmas VW Bus
Sometimes I forget that I've made patterns. Or I make patterns and forget to share them. The Cool Christmas VW Bus felt ornament pattern is one I designed but never got around to creating. If I wait for that to happen, another Christmas will go by without you...
White-tail Deer Fawn Christmas Stocking
Our WHRL Christmas Tree Festival is three weeks away. We've made the difficult decision, due to COVID-19, to have the event entirely online this year. A month ago, the plan was to have bidding online, but an extended window of time for folks to stop in and view the...
Downeast Thunder Farm Moose Christmas Stocking
I'm still struggling with ideas for this year's WHRL Christmas Tree Festival. I seriously lack inspiration for trees and wreaths beyond the Joyful Owl Wreath I do in some form each year. I could repeat some of the other felt bird and critter trees I've done, like the...
Sweet Snowflake Ornaments
I'm searching for inspiration and playing with ideas for WHRL's Christmas Tree Festival. I designed these snowflake patterns with thoughts of decorations for a Christmas wreath. I'm not sure where that idea is going but thought I'd share the snowflake patterns. I used...
Bring on Fall with DTF’s Free Vintage Autumn Truck Pattern
In our neck of the woods, the nights have suddenly turned crisp - a reminder that we're on the downside of summer. The stores have dishes, signs, and textiles featuring trucks loaded with pumpkins. While I'm not ready to break out the pumpkin spice, I thought I'd take...
Felt Loon at Cadillac
The inspiration for this project was a painted coaster I spotted in a gift shop a couple of years ago. My design has the silhouette of Cadillac Mountain in the background with a full moon. The day after drawing this design, Hannah and I visited Schoodic, where you'll...
The Little White Church
My dreaming and scheming for the WHRL Christmas Tree Festival left me with more ideas than I had time (or energy) for. One of those thoughts was a wreath filled with a village of little New England houses. I never got beyond the Little White Church. Rather than let it...
Retro Christmas Camper
After living in a 27’ camper with one man, a 5-year-old child, and a dog for more than a year while building the Maine House, I thought I’d never want to stay in a camper again. Yet, lately, I’ve begun to dream about a little retro camper that Paul and I could use for...
Downeast Thunder Farm Snowman
Is it ever too early to think about Christmas gifts? The weeks leading up to Christmas get busier and busier, so I'm starting early with my plans when I have snippets of time. This free snowman pattern is joining ranks with my other Christmas patterns. If you prefer a...
A Christmas Classic Volkswagen Bug
Yes, we're months away from December, but what's wrong with a bit of Christmas in July? I had so much fun with my Vintage Truck last year that I've been pondering over a VW bug. I've had this on my mind for quite a while and finally finished it. You can purchase the...
Owl Christmas Stockings
I'm not sure what got into me this year. Just four days before Christmas I decided we needed new, custom Downeast Thunder Farm Christmas stockings. I enlarged my Barred, Western Screech, and Great Gray Owls (mine, Hannah's, and Paul's) and appliqued them on felt. I...
Vintage Red Truck with Christmas Tree
The vintage pickup truck carrying a tree is such a popular theme right now that I'm creating a Christmas wreath around this wood version I designed. It was only after I had it cut out and painted that it occurred to me I could have made it out of felt. So I did. A bit...
Christmas Angel
I prefer creating life-like wildlife patterns, but with the WHRL Christmas Tree Festival a little over a month away, this angel will the be the centerpiece on one of the wreaths I'm designing for the event. It's available here as a free download. However, you can...
Felt Christmas Stocking from Downeast Thunder Farm
I've wanted to find another way to use my felt birds for the holiday. I created this Christmas stocking just big enough to feature an owl and to tuck a few goodies inside. The possibilities are endless. Use a wool or wool-blend felt for a sturdy stocking in your...
A Saint Nicholas for the Season
This ornament pattern deviates from my more realistic nature designs. Initially inspired by my husband's beard now that he's moving into "winter mode", here is a Saint Nicholas ornament to welcome the Christmas season. ...
A Note on Copyright
I am happy to share these with you for your personal, not-for-profit use. You are encouraged to make these in any form (ornaments, felting, quilting, applique, etc.) and sell for, non-profit fund-raising. You may not redistribute the patterns without express written permission or sell the patterns.
At this time I cannot grant permission for commercial use of my patterns. If you have questions about your intended use of the patterns, drop me a note!