Thanksgiving Embroidery Hoop Art Silhouettes

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I’ve been quite taken with all the seasonal embroidery hoop art I’ve been seeing around the Internet.

Since I’m not a seamstress, I had to come up with a no-sew version for this month’s no-sew showcase with my blogging pals at StoneGable and Confessions of a Plate Addict.

And now I’m quite smitten with my little pilgrim pair.

Let me show you how easy they were to make.

I started with some muslin yardage, stretched in a wooden embroidery hoop.

No need to iron the fabric, just stretch the wrinkles out, then flip and trim as close to your hoop as possible.

Next, print out your pilgrim silhouettes, sized to fit your embroidery hoops. Then trim them out using paper snips. I used this pilgrim and lady pilgrim for my Thanksgiving embroidery hoop art.

Use a quilting marker to trace your silhouette onto the fabric.

Use fabric paint or multi-purpose craft paint (I used DecoArt MultiSurface Satin in Black Tie) to first outline your silhouette and then fill it in. Be sure to use long, even strokes. Allow to dry and apply a second or third coat, as needed.

Finish by hot gluing a bow and ribbon hanger to the top of the embroidery hoop.

Don’t forget to pin this project.

Be sure to visit my friends to see their no-sew Thanksgiving crafts:

• No-Sew Thanksgiving Placemat and Napkin Ring from Confessions of a Plate Addict
• No-Sew Burlap Ruffled Lampshade from StoneGable

For more Thanksgiving no-sew craft ideas, check out what our group made last year!