Twelve Days in Twelve Months!
For 2026, may I suggest stitching your way through the year by making one Twelve Days ornament pattern per month? The patterns start out easy and get more complex as you go through the series, so you’ll build your skills. By the time you embroider and craft your way from January to December, you’ll have a beautiful heirloom set of fifteen wool felt ornaments to decorate your Christmas tree and enjoy for years to come. (BONUS: After finishing, you’ll be ready to jump into my intermediate ornament series: ’Twas The Night and Ebenezer!)
Q: IS IT TOO LATE FOR 2025?
A: It is 100% not too late! Consider sewing a few ornaments this year, then adding more next year. Sewing multiple ornaments per month is very doable! Each hand sewn ornament takes two or three crafternoons to complete.
THE MAGIC OF SERIAL GIFTING:
If you are making them as gifts for Christmas 2025, do a serial gift! Give a single ornament or a set of two or three, and then add to their set each year ’til it’s complete. Much less stressful than gifting an entire set at once, and as a bonus, you’ll know what you are gifting them for the next few Christmases!
Is this type of crafting new to you? Get started here.
TO BUY: Pattern downloads sold exclusively via my Etsy shop, mmmcrafts.etsy.com
SKILL LEVEL: Confident beginner, if you take the patterns in order from 1-12
SHARE: Add a photo of your makes in the comments of the pinned posts on my Facebook page, or tag your instagram post with @mmmcrafts and #twelvedaysin12months to share your progress! I’ll see you there, as I’ve accepted my own challenge. Let’s do this.
(Please, no photos of my pattern pages.)
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I have one set of the Piper Piping ornaments to finish from 12 Days( I was working two sets simultaneously but decided to focus on a set for my daughter) then I will Jump into Twas’ the Night and maybe start Ebenezer. I will only be working one set of each of those for now. A monthly ornament sounds very doable. I can’t wait to see what your next creations will be.
Fantastic, sounds like you are making great progress!
I have one ornament left in my second set of 12 Days of Christmas, and have started on Twas the Night Before Christmas, but am taking a break from ornaments to do 2 Lodestar Tree toppers. I really want a new tree topper for my tree this year, and if I don’t start it now, It might not get done. Maybe my daughter’s will get done, maybe not. I love your patterns!!I found them at the perfect time for me about 4 years ago, when I needed a new craft and hobby. Thank You!!!!!!!
I love to hear that! Yes, the tree topper is a lot of stitches so give yourself plenty o time. Thanks so much!