25 Christmas Projects to Make on Your Embroidery Machine

"Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat . . ."

I'm not actually sure about geese and their weight status. But Christmas IS coming (and it's coming soon)!

So if you're ho, ho, hoping for a fun holiday project to make on your embroidery machine, here are 25 Kimberbell projects to put a little sparkle in your season. 

#1: Christmas Calories Don't Count 

Kimberbell’s Christmas Calories Don’t Count Machine Embroidery Kit includes the instructions, fabric, embellishments, topping, embroidery file, and red Folding Storage Tote Blank to make this project!

🎄Purchase the Christmas Calories Don't Count Machine Embroidery Project Kit HERE! 

#2: Holiday Jar Toppers & Gift Tags

Holiday Jar Toppers & Gift Tags are simple to stitch and very giftable! This jolly collection comes with six jar topper designs (for regular AND wide-mouth sizes) and a variety of coordinating gift tags. 

🎄 Purchase Holiday Jar Toppers & Gift Tags HERE! 

#3: Sweet Feet

Kimberbell's Sweet Feet, Vol. 1 collection includes six shoe designs in two sizes each. Stitch the shoe entirely in-the-hoop, then fill with treats and more for delightfully unique gifts!

🎄 Purchase and download Sweet Feet, Vol. 1 HERE! 

#4: Felt Cozies for Winter

Made entirely in-the-hoop, Kimberbell Felt Cozies for Winter are fun and easy gifts! Make one cozy in a 4x4 hoop (or several at once in a larger hoop), then slip over suckers and straws, pencils and more! 

🎄 Purchase and download Felt Cozies for Winter HERE! 

#5: Nativity Stuffies

Stitch 13 Nativity Stuffies on soft fabric, stuff with filling, and close with a few simple hand stitches. Each stuffie comes in three sizes and features a variety of decorative stitches and techniques.

🎄 Purchase Nativity Stuffies HERE!

#6: North Pole Stuffies

Speaking of stuffies, Kimberbell's giftable North Pole Stuffies also come in three sizes each. Create each one on your embroidery machine, fill with polyester fiber, then close with a few hand stitches!

🎄 Purchase and download North Pole Stuffies HERE! 

#7: A Quilty Little Christmas Gallery Wall

A Quilty Little Christmas Gallery Wall  features four small quilts for a homey, holiday gallery wall. Stitch each quilt on your embroidery machine, then artfully arrange them with the included coordinating prints! 

🎄 Purchase A Quilty Little Christmas HERE!

#8: It's a Cinch Gift Bags, Vol. 2: Christmas

It's a Cinch Gift Bags come in two sizes each, large and small, and are created entirely in-the-hoop with no raw edges or stabilizer showing. This collection includes six festive designs in sizes from tiny to jumbo!  

🎄 Purchase and download It's a Cinch! Gift Bags, Vol. 2: Christmas HERE!

#9: Poinsettia Jar Topper

The Poinsettia Jar Topper comes in two sizes for regular and wide-mouth jars. Stitch in 4x4 and 5x7 hoops in traditional crimsons and greens or choose white, pink, or other cheerful colorways!

🎄 Purchase and download the Poinsettia Jar Topper HERE!

#10: Cocoa & Cookies Tea Towel

Made of rustic planks of cork, our Cocoa & Cookies design glows with twinkling Fairy Lights. Stitch the  pine tree in a bucket of Applique Glitter, then add a flurry of snowflakes and a pretty patchwork border!

🎄 Purchase and download the Cocoa & Cookies Tea Towel design HERE!

#11: Kimberbell Lace Studio: Holidays & Seasons, Vol. 1 

Stitch our Lace Studio Tree design as freestanding lace or add to table runners, wall hangings, pillows, or totes! Use a variety of threads for creative color, or monochromatic threads for a classic, lacy look. 

🎄 Purchase Kimberbell Lace Studio HERE!

#12: A Kimberbell Christmas, Vol. 1

A Kimberbell Christmas includes a dozen darling designs in multiple sizes! Your download includes machine embroidery design files, retro color chart instructions, svg files, AND a bonus in-the-hoop peppermint project!

🎄 Purchase and download A Kimberbell Christmas, Vol. 1 HERE! 

#13: Kimberbell Curated: Home for the Holidays

Kimberbell Curated: Home for the Holidays includes eight designs for a warm and wonderful Christmas. Each project includes a variety of sizes and textures for on-trend decor!

🎄 Purchase Kimberbell Curated: Home for the Holidays HERE! 

#14: Kimberbell Cuties: December

Made entirely in-the-hoop of your embroidery machine, Kimberbell's 22 x 22" table toppers feature beautiful blocks and darling designs. A poinsettia center is merry and bright on our December Kimberbell Cutie! 

🎄 Purchase Kimberbell Cuties, Vol. 2: July-December HERE!

#15: Merry Christmas Y'all Pillow

Kimberbell's Merry Christmas Y'all Pillow will "spur" your creativity with a saguaro tree, cowboy Santa, and a whole roundup of embellishments! This 22 x 22" pillow is a Southwest celebration. 

🎄 Purchase and download Kimberbell's Merry Christmas Y'all Pillow HERE! 

#16: Official Cookie Tester Mug Rug (DDE Collection 3)

Our Official Cookie Tester Mug Rug is made completely in-the-hoop and comes in two sweet sizes. Add a splash of Embroidery Felt for the cookie applique and gift with a fresh batch!

🎄Official Cookie Tester Mug Rug is part of Kimberbell's Digital Dealer Exclusives program. To make it, please contact a shop participating in DDE. (Find one HERE!) This design is part of Collection 3. 

#17: Holiday Home Applique (Demo December)

Kimberbell's Holiday Home applique is festive, fun, and full of creative possibilities. Stitch this versatile design in a 5x7 hoop on Blush Pink Folding Storage Tote Blanks, tea towels, aprons, and more!

🎄Holiday Home is part of Kimberbell's Demo December program. To make it, please contact a participating shop. (Find one HERE!) To learn more about Demo December, please click HERE.

#18: Pennants & Banners: Christmas Wishes

Pennants & Banners: Christmas Wishes include four holiday designs in five sizes each. Stitch Merry & Bright, Mistletoe Kisses, Tree, and Candy Cane pennants and create a beautiful banner!

🎄 Purchase and download Pennants & Banners: Christmas Wishes HERE!

#19: Save the Date Pillow Panel

Deck your halls with our December 25th panel! An applique tree is fun and festive with smooth Embroidery Leather and merry ornaments.

🎄 Purchase and download Save the Date Pillow Panels HERE! 

#20: Buy-a-Block Chokecherry House

This Chokecherry House comes from our Falling for Autumn Quilt, but it's also available by itself. If you stitch the house in red and green fabrics, you have the cutest Christmas house on the "block!" 

🎄 Purchase and download the Buy-a-Block Chokecherry House HERE! 

#21: Christmas House Gift Box (DDE Collection 2)

Say, “Merry Christmas” with a Christmas House Gift Box! Perfect for small gifts and treats, our dimensional house comes in two sizes and ties at the top with festive ribbon. 

🎄This design is part of Kimberbell's Digital Dealer Exclusives program. To make it, please contact a shop participating in DDE. (Find one HERE!) This design is part of Collection 2. 

#22: December Mini Quilt

Our December Mini Quilt features eight jolly postage stamps! Decorative stitches, raw-edge applique, and festive felt combine for a darling quilt collection.  (Coordinates perfectly with A Quilty Little Christmas!)

🎄 Purchase Kimberbell Mini Quilts, Vol. 2: July-December HERE!

#23: Jingle All the Way Quilt

Kimberbell's classic Jingle All The Way Quilt is a patchwork quilt of Christmas surprises! This download includes all of the applique designs in the quilt, plus 2 additional sizes for each design.

🎄 Purchase and download Jingle All the Way HERE!

#24: Cup of Cheer Advent Quilt

Create cherished holiday traditions with Kimberbell’s Cup of Cheer Advent Quilt! Our 42 x 58” heirloom quilt counts down to Christmas with 25 interactive designs. 

🎄 Purchase Kimberbell's Cup of Cheer Advent Quilt HERE! 

#25: Background Quilting

Background quilting always takes machine embroidery projects to a new level. We have many Christmas and winter quilting designs available, including the Christmas 15 design shown here! New background quilting designs are being added every day. Click HERE to check them all out!

🎄Purchase and download Christmas background quilting designs HERE!

So, what do you think? Which Christmas project is your favorite (and have you made any of them already)? Remember, each project has limitless possibilities . . .

For example, you could take just one block from Cup of Cheer or just one design from the Merry Christmas Y'all Pillow and do how many smaller projects?

I hope you have the merriest time as you Experience the Joy of Creativity^® with us!