Star advent calendar

The Advent season is a special time full of anticipation and surprises. What could be more delightful than a homemade fabric advent calendar that brings you and your loved ones a smile every day? In this guide, I'll show you step by step how to create your very own personalized fabric advent calendar. Let's get creative!

A homemade advent calendar is not only a beautiful personal gift but also a great decorative piece for your home. You can customize it and fill it with small surprises that enhance the excitement for Christmas. Making one requires little material and is a wonderful opportunity to develop your creative skills – whether you are a beginner or a sewing pro.

Step 1: Create the Pattern

First, you'll need a pattern for the stars that will form the advent calendar. You can choose the size and shape of the stars as you like. Remember to plan an extra centimeter for the seam.

Step 2: Transfer and Cut Out the Pattern

Transfer the pattern for the stars onto the left side of the fabrics and cut them out carefully. Make sure you need two fabric pieces per star, so in total, you'll cut out 48 stars.

Tip: Draw the seam line as a guide for sewing and cut an opening in the back so you can easily remove the surprises later.

Step 3: Cut the Hanging Loops

Cut 24 lengths of decorative ribbon to use as hangers. The ribbons should be twice as long as you want the loops to be since they will be folded in half.

Step 4: Pin the Stars Together

Take a front and a back piece of the stars and place them wrong sides together. Pin the fabric pieces with pins and remember to insert the hanging ribbon. This should be positioned on the right side of the fabrics.

Tip: For more stability with thinner fabrics, you can insert lamp foil between the fabric layers.

Step 5: Sew the Stars

On the sewing machine, sew the stars along the drawn seam lines, making sure not to sew up the opening on the back. Then, turn the stars right-side out through the opening.

Be careful when turning, especially if you used lamp foil for stability, to avoid damaging the points of the stars.

Step 6: Label the Calendar Stars

Label the finished stars with numbers. On chalkboard fabric, you can write directly with a chalk marker. For other fabrics, painted wooden tags with a permanent marker are a good alternative.

You can also sew the tags on if you don't want them to be loose.

Step 7: Fill and Hang the Calendar

Fill the calendar stars with small surprises and decorate them, for example, on a wooden stick with a string of lights. This idea is sure to bring bright eyes and joy for Christmas!

Now you are ready to make your own fabric star advent calendar. You can find all the necessary materials and tools in our online shop.
Start your DIY project now and make the Advent season even more special for you and your loved ones!