13 Christmas Festive Advent Calendars You Can Sew

With all of the joy of presents and stockings, and food and family, the wait for Christmas can be hard for kids! An Advent calendar is a fun way to help kids count down the days until Christmas. And a handmade Advent calendar can become a family heirloom and a tradition to look forward to each year. We’ve rounded up 13 festive Advent calendars that you can sew, so you can have your own handmade Advent calendar for your holidays this year.

Read on for 13 fun Advent calendars you can sew to countdown the days until Christmas!

Triangle Zip Pouch Advent Calendar Sewing Tutorial by Orange Bettie for Bombshell Bling

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DIY Felt Christmas Tree Advent Calendar by Persia Lou

[photo credit: Persia Lou]

Advent Calendar Sewing Tutorial by Angel Eden Blog

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DIY Fabric Santa Advent Calendar by The Crafty Gentleman

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Felt Nativity Advent Calendar + Free Sewing Pattern by Heather Handmade

[photo credit: Heather Handmade]

Holly Jolly Christmas Countdown Calendar by Life Sew Savory

Pockets on the back of these felt holly leaves hold ideas for a holiday activity for each day of Advent!

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Sew a Simple Advent Calendar… For Christmas! by Stitched by Crystal for Make It & Love It

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Advent Calendar Envelopes by Jenny Allsorts

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Simple to Make Jeans Advent Calendar by Pillar Box Blue

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DIY Christmas Stocking Calendar by My Sew Bliss

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Treasure Pocket Advent Calendar Sewing Tutorial by Mary Mulari on Nancy Zieman blog

This easy-to-sew Advent calendar is an excerpt from Mary Mulari’s book Adventures with 5-Inch Fabric Squares.

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Sew a Pocket Advent Calendar with the Cricut Maker by See Kate Sew

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Christmas Advent Calendar Quilt – Free Pattern Download by Bubbles Before Bathtime

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I am just smitten with this felt gingerbread house bag. This would make such a sweet special Christmas accessory for a kid. It’s a free pattern at Benzie Design, designed by Gracie from Hello Gracie Makes. It’s packed with adorable gingerbread house details, like swirls and stripes and scallops adoring the doors and windows.

And while all those details might seem like this would be a complicated pattern, it’s actually not. The bag itself is made from felt, which makes finishes edges unnecessary. (All of those scalloped edges are just cut from felt, no edge finishing required.) The strap is super simple, made from rope with knotted ends. And all those details are made with some basic hand embroidery stitches. Sparkle felt makes it extra cute.

The striped scallop roof is actually the top flap of the bag. A magnetic snap makes it a secure closure. The rope straps are attached through felt loops at the side of the bag.

They rate this project as an intermediate level, and it should take about 6 hours to make start to finish. That’s doable for a Saturday project or a couple of evenings. Full color photos step you through the entire process.

The project includes a shopping list for all of your supplies. They’ve got a shop so you can order all of them from Benzie if you like and get exactly the supplies used in the project. I noticed it includes a pair of scallop shears, which makes cutting all the scalloped edges for the roof and around the door a breeze.

Finished dimensions of the little felt gingerbread bag are approximately 6 ½” wide x 7 ½” tall. That’s the perfect size to hold a small book, a small toy, or a notepad and some cute pens.

Go to Benzie Design to get the tutorial and free pattern for the felt gingerbread house bag.

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