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Home » Holidays » Christmas

How To Make Fabric Baubles And Finials For Christmas

By Damjana Jakos • Last updated on Oct 12, 2024 • This post may contain affiliate links.

See how to make fabric baubles and finial ornaments for your Christmas tree. A beautiful addition to any Christmas home decor, these bauble ornaments are way easier to make than they look like.

Scroll down to get the free patterns - there's a whole collection of free Holiday patterns for you, including poinsettias, origami ornaments, snowman and even mini gnome ornaments!

finished fabric baubles and finial ornaments for a Christmas tree
Table Of Contents
  • Diy Fabric Bauble Video
  • Supplies
  • HUGE Holiday Sewing Pattern BUNDLE - FREE!
  • 2 bauble design options
  • How to make fabric baubles - STEPS
  • Related Project Ideas
  • Where can I get the free pattern?

This diy Christmas ornament pattern will bring variety and add more color to your holiday home decor, for sure! I was thinking of a diy ornament project that would allow me to use non-traditional Christmas colors, and these diy fabric baubles and finial ornaments turned out to be perfect for that! 

finished fabric baubles and finial ornaments for a Christmas tree

These adorable fabric baubles and finial ornaments add a touch of elegance and charm to your Christmas tree, creating a festive and cozy atmosphere with their unique designs. Aren't they pretty?

christmas bulb ornaments

Also, they look amazing with bold floral prints. Go ahead, use up your most precious scraps, and put them on display on your Christmas tree! Need to make them larger? No problem, the free templates come in 3 sizes.

Diy Fabric Bauble Video

First, sit back and relax - see the easy steps in this quick slideshow so you get an idea of how it goes:

If you prefer a step-by-step photo tutorial, scroll down.

Supplies

  • scrap fabric in vivid colors and contrasting prints
  • a bit of felt to cut two little circles - optional
  • poly-fill (get one small pack for the entire Homemade Holidays Bundle) 
  • beads for embellishment - optional
  • 7" - 10" embroidery thread or twine for hanging
  • matching thread, sewing machine, scissors, needle, iron
  • Free template - download and print page 10 from our Homemade Christmas Patterns Bundle:

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2 bauble design options

  • There are 3 designs on page 10. Look for the BAUBLE Ornament.
  • Alternatively, you can make a different design, it's called the DROP Ornament on the same page (10) of the Free Pattern Bundle

How to make fabric baubles - STEPS

Step 1 - Print the template (page 10) from the FREE Holiday Bundle

Join our mailing list and get the Free Homemade Holiday patterns BUNDLE emailed to you:

Decide on the form of the ornament you want to make: select the BAUBLE (Finial) Ornament or the DROP ornament. Decide on the size, I made them all in the smallest size. Then cut:

diy Christmas ornament templates to print

Step 2 - Cut the fabric pieces

diy Christmas ornament
  1. Cut out 4 pieces of the design - I cut 4 bauble pieces from fabric.
  2. Optional: cut 2 circles from felt, using the circles from page 10 of the PDF pattern - look for the two pieces marked 'Option Small Circle' and 'Option Large Circle'.

Step 2 - Add Felt circles (optional)

christmas bulb ornaments pieces

Optional step: Grab ONE of the four pieces and either machine- or hand-stitch the felt circles to the center. You won't need to add the felt if you fussy-cut the pieces from, say, floral prints, like I did with the yellow fabric print.

Step 3 - Create 2 sets of 2

sewing fabric bauble pieces together

Make 2 pairs: place the pieces right sides together, two by two.

Step 4 - Sew pairs

diy Christmas ornament

Sew 2 pieces together on one edge only, then do the same with the other two. You'll have two pairs.

Step 5 - Sew 2 pairs together

diy Christmas ornament

Place the (compound) pieces right sides together and stitch along one edge again.

Step 6 - Clip the curves

diy christmas ball ornaments

Notch the curved portions of the seam allowance for easier turning.

Step 7 - Sew the last edge

diy Christmas ornament

Stitch the last open edge together - make sure to leave a small turning hole.

Step 8 - Add Poly-fill

poly-fill being inserted into a sewn fabric bauble

Turn right-side-out and add some poly-fill.

Step 9 - Close the gap

finished fabric baubles and finial ornaments for a Christmas tree

Stitch the opening closed and add any embellishments you want to. At the top side, add twine or embroidery floss to connect them and make them easy to hang on the Christmas tree.

Done and ready for holiday home decorating!

Related Project Ideas

There are so many christmas projects here at AppleGreen Cottage! Try one of these:

  • four handmade decorations created with felt and fabric in red and green colors
    37 Easy Diy Christmas Decorations To Make in Under an Hour
  • Modern Large Quilted Christmas Stocking Pattern
  • how to make a christmas stocking
    How To Make A Christmas Stocking - All About Plaids!
  • diy christmas gift bags in hoilday prints, filled and tied
    20+ Easy Diy Christmas Gifts To Sew (This Christmas!)

Where can I get the free pattern?

Join our mailing list and get the template for free - and more, the entire (huge!) Homemade Holidays BUNDLE, with more than 18 templates to create your own cozy holiday decor:

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How To Make Fabric Baubles And Finials For Christmas

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Comments

  1. Bonita Mathieu says

    December 10, 2023 at 4:59 pm

    Thank you so much or all your wonderful patterns and directions. I love,
    love your website. Happy Holidays to you and your Family.

    Reply
  2. Cucicucicoo: Eco Crafting & Sewing says

    November 20, 2019 at 8:52 am

    These are so cute, Damjana, and so colorful!

    Reply
  3. Holiday Decorations says

    October 25, 2019 at 5:52 pm

    I love how whimsical these look! For a beginner sewer, this project doesn't look too complicated either. Thanks for sharing this DIY and free pattern.

    Reply
    • Damjana says

      October 25, 2019 at 6:11 pm

      You're welcome!

      Reply

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