pattern for a half eaten gingerbread man
December 19th, 2007
Only six days until christmas and amazingly there is no furious sewing in this house. Just one more gift to make and then we’re off to Grandma’s house. There are always a couple people I forget and they are always the ones ready with a gift for me. So I thought I’d make a few ornaments to keep in my bag for those awful, awkward moments. I’m sure there are people like that in your life too: the weird cousin, the super smiley coworker. I thought I’d pass on a pattern for a gingerbread man ornament that can be whipped up quickly just in case you forgot someone. Click here to download the gingerbread man pattern and instructions. I included some pictures with the instructions below as well. If you make one let me know!
materials
brown or tan wool felt
a tiny bit of white felt too
some stuffing (polyfil, etc.)
red, white, and black embroidery thread
white mini rickrack
fray check
two red buttons
glue stick
directions
1. cut out template and pin to felt. Cut out one gingerbread man out of felt.
2. for the eyes cut two small circles out of the white felt and attach them to the gingerbread man with one black french knot each. With a backstitch, sew a small circle for the mouth. Sew buttons on with white embroidery thread–to make them look like candies, sew from the button holes to the outside edge of the button. Cut pieces of mini rickrack for trim on two arms and the leg, dab all the ends with fray check, and use the glue stick to tack them down.
3. cut a rectangle as big as your gingerbread man out of felt. Pin your decorated man to this rectangle. Make a loop of rickrack and tuck it in between the layers on your gingerbread man’s head (to hang him from later). Stitch by machine or by hand from A to B (the long way) 1/8inch from the edge. Be sure to catch all the rickrack as you stitch.
4. cut off the extra felt.
5. stuff the little man lightly and sew up the opening.
6. hang him up or give him away!
December 19th, 2007 at 12:23 pm
That is wonderful! Great tutorial!
December 19th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
eeek, adorable!
December 19th, 2007 at 9:08 pm
This is super adorable and so clever! Thank you so much for sharing!
xo
Ez
December 19th, 2007 at 10:53 pm
thanks so much for sharing! i saw the gingerbread men on your post a few weeks ago and loved it then. i’m not much of a sewer but have extra time this weekend to ponder an attempt…
December 20th, 2007 at 12:54 am
Oh, how funny and cute and generous of you. Must make a couple, but I’m afraid they might traumatize my two girls…!
December 20th, 2007 at 1:40 pm
[...] we would eat all the popcorn. The gingerbread man is a little stuffed ornament (I posted a pattern here and there are more I made here). We would make gingerbread men (and ladies) every year and before [...]
December 20th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
I was lucky enough to receive one of your birds from the cake and pie ornament swap. I ADORE it and these gingerbread men. You are very talented! I enjoy reading about your projects too here on your blog. I’m not a “blog reader” usually, but I like to see what you’re up to, lol.
December 21st, 2007 at 6:17 am
ha ha! thank you!
December 26th, 2007 at 12:19 am
Love the half eaten gingerbread man… so cool!
December 30th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
how cute! too bad we had no tree this year…but that won’t stop me!
December 30th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
This is so adorable!
January 3rd, 2008 at 12:02 am
I saw your cute little gingerbread man on Sew Mama Sew. Absolutely adorable! Thanks for sharing such a wonderful idea and tutorial!
January 8th, 2008 at 9:40 pm
He is adorable. I am making one for my 6 year grandson that ate the corner of the gingerbread house when he was about 3! It will be a darling reminder! Thanks
January 10th, 2008 at 10:37 am
Found you today via Whip Up. Hilarious! I am definitely filing this away under “Must make.” Thanks for sharing!
January 10th, 2008 at 11:26 am
That is *so* cute! That’s in my “have to make” pile.
January 10th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
This is awesome! My family is defnitely getting these next year…
January 11th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
this is the best ornament of all time. all i can say is heeee! love him and his little yelp!
January 14th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
Love it!!!
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May 20th, 2008 at 10:35 am
This is adorable…Oh, my gosh!! I love it! I’m a huge g-bread freak, and I’ve never seen anything like it!! So VERY creative! Nice work.
May 28th, 2008 at 10:29 am
i wish it was christmas now so i can make these!
October 23rd, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Haa haa! That’s made me smile - appeals to my wicked side. My boys will love that on their tree!
December 15th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
Just the sweetest gingerman i seen! Thank you so much for the tutorial great job!
December 16th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
ZOMG. That’s hilarious.
January 11th, 2009 at 12:05 am
Hi, your idea is soooooo nice, I´m making some of this right now, they´ll have to wait a whole year to be used but they are so adorable I couldn´t wait to make them!!!.
January 15th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
How cute! They’ll look great on my tree next Christmas.
January 20th, 2009 at 10:38 am
I can hardly wait for nest Christmas so I can hand this
Halfeaten Gingerbread Man to all of my St. Citizen quilting friends. This will help them remember days gone by. How much fun for all of us.
January 22nd, 2009 at 6:54 am
Too Cute!!!! I would love to make them as party favors for My club Christmas luncheon.
January 24th, 2009 at 10:31 am
sew cute! My family will adore them.
January 25th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Oh my goodness, this is the cutest little thing! I have added him to my tutorial list in my sidebar. He’s too good not to share!
Smiles, Lea
January 29th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
I love “sassy” ornaments! They’re so not the standard & something that definitely belongs on my tree! Thank you for the pattern, instructions & pictures.
July 1st, 2009 at 5:03 am
i made one of these for a friend last year (after years of complaints of crap christmas ornaments) - and she loved it so thanks very much!