All is Bright Candle Mat
All is Bright Candle Mat
Use this candle mat as a wonderful centerpiece for your Christmas table. It's made out of wool felt and
gets its beautiful embellishments from felt ornament shapes and elegant stained-glass embroidery.
Project Needs & Notes
- 1/2 yard red wool felt for back
- 1/4
yard green wool felt for embroidered circles
- Small pieces of gold wool felt for ornament tops
- Small pieces of red wool felt for ornament circles
- Medium-weight (2.5 ounce) cutaway stabilizer
- Temporary spray adhesive (like Gunold KK100)
- Air-erase pen for marking
- Double-side fusible web
- Fabric glue
- 12" length of decorative cord
- 7" diameter round object for tracing
- 3" diameter round object for tracing
- Straight edge
For this tutorial, I used the small size of the
Stained Glass Christmas Wreath Circle and
the small size of
the
Stained Glass Poinsettia Circle. Browse through the other
Christmas designs at Embroidery Library to
find something that matches your preference and decor. Circles and medallions that are about 4" x 4"
inches work well with this project.
Finished Size: 14 1/2" x 14 1/2"
For safety, use a flame-resistant base under the candle on the mat. Glass or stone bases are excellent
options.
This project was featured in the following:
Crafty Christmas Trunk Show Video
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Begin by preparing the green felt
for embroidery.
Cut a piece of wool felt 9" x 9".
Draw or trace a 7" diameter circle
in the center.
In this example, a 7" craft ring is
traced to make the circle.
A template is a printout of a
design, and it's an excellent tool
for planning where to stitch.
Print a template of the design
using embroidery software.
If you
do not have embroidery software
that makes templates,
Wilcom's
TrueSizer is a free program to
use.
Place the template so that it's
closer to the bottom of the circle
than the top. The bottom edge of
the design should be 1" from the
bottom edge of the circle. The top
edge of the design should be 2"
from the top edge of the circle.
Center the design horizontally
between the left and right sides.
Mark the center point of the
design, as well as the horizontal
and vertical axis lines. These
marks will be used for hooping.
Spray the cutaway stabilizer with
a small amount of temporary
adhesive, then smooth the fabric
on top.
Hoop the fabric and stabilizer
together, aligning the marks on
the fabric with the marks on the
hoop.
Attach the hoop to the machine
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and load the design. Move the
hoop so the needle is right over
the center point.
Embroider the design.
After embroidering, cut out the
circle. There is no need to trim
the stabilizer away from the back
of the fabric.
Repeat this process for a total of
4 embroidered circles.
To prepare the fabric for the
ornament shapes, draw or trace
a 3" circle onto the red wool felt.
In this example, a ribbon spool is
used to trace the circle.
Cut out the shape.
Repeat this process for a total of
four ornament circles.
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Make tops for the ornaments.
Draw 4 rectangles, each 3/4" x
1/2", onto the gold wool felt.
Cut out the rectangles.
Now that the pieces have been
embroidered and cut, it's time to
assemble the mat.
Place two of the embroidered
circles onto the red felt for the
back, top edges facing.
Use a straight edge to align the
vertical axis lines on the circles.
Leave 1 1/4" between the top
edges of the circles.
Pin the circles in place. Leave a
couple of inches of excess fabric
around the outer edges of the
circles.
Overlap the embroidered circles
opposite the first two circles.
Align them with the straight edge
and pin in place.
Leave 1 1/4" of space between
the top edges of the circles.
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Trace the inner and outer edges
of the circles onto the fabric. Mark the axis lines onto the
fabric. These marks will be used
for placing the circles back onto
the fabric later on.
Number each circle on the
underside, and also on the outer
fabric around each circle.
Remove the circles and add
fusible web to the back of the
each circle.
Return each circle to the fabric,
one at a time, matching the
numbers and axis marks.
Overlap each circle as you go.
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Use a pressing cloth and press
the circles in place, according to
the instructions on the fusible
web packaging.
Add fusible web to the back of
each ornament piece and place
them in-between each of the
embroidered circles.
Position the top edges of the
pieces 3" from the corners of the
square shape in the center. Position the shapes side-to-side
by measuring equal distances
between the side edges of the
shapes and the side edges of the
embroidered circles. Using a pressing cloth, press the
shapes in place.
Trim the fabric around the entire
outer edge of each circle and
ornament shape.
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Using a zig-zag stitch, stitch
around the entire outer edge of
each shape.
Cut four 3" lengths of decorative
cord. Add a drop of fabric glue to
one end of each piece of cord to
prevent them from fraying. Add a couple of drops of fabric
glue to the ornament top fabric
pieces, and place the raw end of
the cords onto the fabric.
Place the fabric/cord pieces,
wrong side down, at the top of
each of the ornament shapes and
press in place.
Add fabric glue to the back of the
cord, bend the cord into a hook
shape, and press the cord in
place.
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This candle mat is made out of
wool felt, which is flammable, so
be sure to use a flame-resistant
base under the candle on the
mat.
Glass or stone bases are
excellent options.
This project is featured on the
Embroidery Library Pinterest
page.
Pin it yourself using the "Pin It"
button on this page.
Questions or comments? Let us know! Send an email to us; the address is
[email protected].
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