{"id":14165,"date":"2026-09-17T13:13:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/?p=14165"},"modified":"2026-09-18T10:59:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T14:59:06","slug":"12-weeks-christmas-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/ornament-challenges\/12-weeks-christmas-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Weeks of Christmas Challenge 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>Back in the summer of 2018, I challenged myself to make a bunch of different ornaments out of the same 3 fabrics.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;d spent the last couple of years coming up with a new pattern almost every month for the Ornament Girls Club, and I wanted to go back and make some of the older patterns again, plus spend more time playing around with some of the newer ones.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It ended up being way more awesome than I expected! It was so much fun to make a big bunch of ornaments purely for the joy of it. I felt like I went back in time for a little bit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best part was that some of you decided to do it right along with me and made your own set of 12 ornaments.<\/p>\n<p>The idea grew bigger, and that fall, we did our first <em>official<\/em> <strong>Ornament Girls Challenge<\/strong> together!<\/p>\n<p>Isn&#8217;t it crazy that this will be the 9th year?<\/p>\n\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OCrqcWxugEE?si=IaRqXRdkCHjyURx2\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\n\t<p><strong>So many of you have been asking when this year&#8217;s Challenge would begin. Guess what? It&#8217;s almost time!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I hope you&#8217;ll join me&#8230; if you do, then by the end of it <b><i>(and just in time for Christmas)<\/i><\/b>, you&#8217;ll have a set of 12 beautiful, matching ornaments, each made with a different pattern!<\/p>\n<p>When I did this by myself the first time, I made a new ornament every single day, which was a little bit tough to make happen\u00a0<i>(life gets a little busy for that sometimes).<\/i><\/p>\n<p>So don&#8217;t worry&#8230; for the official Challenge, we&#8217;ll be making one ornament per WEEK.<\/p>\n<h3>How will this work?<\/h3>\n<p>Each week, starting on Monday, September 28th, I&#8217;ll send you an email telling you what that week&#8217;s <b>challenge pattern<\/b>\u00a0is, and I&#8217;ll show you photos of mine and my team&#8217;s versions, to hopefully inspire you and give you some ideas.<\/p>\n<p>(Not on my email list yet? Well, what are you waiting for? Join me <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ornamentgirls.com\/basic-star-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RIGHT HERE<\/a>.<\/strong> &lt;&#8211; psst. Joining my email list gets you a free video workshop!)<\/p>\n<p>When you make each week&#8217;s ornament, you can share it with me (&amp; all the other participants) on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ornamentgirl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a> using the hashtag\u00a0<b>#OrnamentGirlsChallenge<\/b>\u00a0(and if you&#8217;re an OG club member, please also share in our private group!)<\/p>\n<h3>What will you need?<\/h3>\n<p><i>In order to make all 12 ornaments, you will need&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<b>About 2 to 2-1\/2 yards EACH of three different fabrics<\/b> (<i>this is a\u00a0<u>generous<\/u> approximation &#8211; you may use slightly different amounts depending on how you arrange your fabrics on your own ornaments. We&#8217;ve been told each year that many of you have some left over when you start with this amount, but we&#8217;re just trying to err on the safe side.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>****<u>I recommend 3 fabrics that contrast highly with each other. (I&#8217;ve got some examples at the end of this post)<\/u>****<\/b><\/p>\n<p>2. A LOT of straight pins. I would go ahead and buy yourself a nice big one pound box from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/bulk-pins-dressmaker-size-17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>Foam.<\/strong> I can give you an <i>almost-<\/i>definite foam list for the first 11 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>But, as we&#8217;ve done every year, the 12th week will coincide with our big bundle of NEW PATTERNS &#8211; and just like last year, there will be SEVERAL new patterns to choose from.<\/p>\n<p>And of course, I have no idea which patterns you&#8217;ll pick, or if you&#8217;ll even want to purchase the bundle at all <i>(but as usual, it&#8217;s an awesome bundle, so I think you will!)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>So, let me break this down for you the best I can&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>(Note: All of the lined-ball recommendations below can be drawn on by you! Due to ever-changing supply availability, we may not always have our pre-lined foam available each week. But, we DO have all the resources to show you how to do this yourself.)<\/i><\/p>\n<h4>Weeks 1-11, you&#8217;ll need:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>(5) 3&#8243; Balls<i> (where\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product\/8-lined-3-inch-soft-foam-ball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>8 lines<\/b><\/a> would be very helpful)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>(1) 3&#8243; Balls<i> (where\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product\/6-lined-3-inch-soft-foam-ball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>6 lines<\/b><\/a>\u00a0would be very helpful)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>(1) 3&#8243; Ball<i> (with <a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product\/3-inch-smooth-foam-balls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>no lines<\/strong><\/a>)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>(1) 4&#8243; Egg <i>(where\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product\/8-lined-4-inch-soft-foam-egg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>8 lines<\/b><\/a> would be very helpful)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>(1) 4-1\/4&#8243; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product\/4-inch-smooth-foam-cones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cone<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product\/smooth-foam-half-round-hemi-ball-large-4-inch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>(1) 3&#8243; <a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product\/soft-foam-bauble-shape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bauble<\/strong><\/a>(opens in new tab)<\/li>\n<li>(1) 3-1\/4&#8243; <a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product\/smooth-foam-oval-disc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Disc<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Week 12: ANY <em>(or all)<\/em> of the following:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>(2) 3&#8243; Balls<i> (where\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product\/6-lined-3-inch-soft-foam-ball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>6 lines<\/b><\/a>\u00a0would be very helpful)<\/i><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product\/smooth-foam-half-round-hemi-ball-large-4-inch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>(1) 3 x 3 x 2&#8243; <a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product\/soft-foam-cube\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cube<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i>(Wait till you see this year&#8217;s Bundle! We DO plan to have another special Foam Bundle available in December for this.)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>4. Whatever embellishments you&#8217;d like to use for all 12 (or more, lol) ornaments.<\/p>\n<p>5. Each week&#8217;s pattern\u00a0<i>(hint: the first week will be the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ornamentgirls.com\/basic-star-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FREE Basic Star pattern)<\/a><\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<h4>What if you don&#8217;t yet own each week&#8217;s pattern?<\/h4>\n<p>I don&#8217;t want to leave anyone out, so in order to make this as accessible as possible for\u00a0<i>everyone<\/i> to make along with me, each week&#8217;s pattern will be available at a very special deal!<\/p>\n<p>The special price will be for one week only, on that week&#8217;s pattern. <b>I&#8217;ll send you a link to each week&#8217;s special deal when I send you your weekly challenge email.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i><u>Also, please note, that the first week&#8217;s pattern is FREE.<\/u><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Be sure you&#8217;re on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ornamentgirls.com\/basic-star-workshop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my email list<\/a><\/strong> so you can get each week&#8217;s Challenge Email! Each week&#8217;s email will say &#8216;<b>Ornament Challenge Week #&#8217;<\/b>\u00a0in the subject line so you can spot it easily!<\/p>\n<p>(If you&#8217;ve never tried one of our patterns before&#8230;. they are FOOLPROOF. And many of them come with full-length videos, too. So, no worries.. you WILL be able to make these ornaments along with me. :) )<\/p>\n<h3>So&#8230; will you join me for this? It&#8217;s gonna be fun!<\/h3>\n<h2>Here are the fabrics the OG Team &amp; I will be using this year:<\/h2>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-Christmas-challenge-fabrics-darlene.jpg\" alt=\"2026-Christmas-challenge-fabrics-darlene\" height=\"1178\" width=\"1000\" title=\"2026-Christmas-challenge-fabrics-darlene\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<p><strong>Darlene is using these fabrics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Red: 513 Shadow Play by Maywood Studios<\/li>\n<li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">\nGreen: Melange by Stof Fabrics #MS 16-80\n<\/li>\n<li data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">\nCheck: Chelsea&#8217;s Checks from Henry Glass #9700-09\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-Christmas-challenge-fabrics-tanya.jpg\" alt=\"2026-Christmas-challenge-fabrics-tanya\" height=\"1333\" width=\"1000\" title=\"2026-Christmas-challenge-fabrics-tanya\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<p><strong>Tanya is using these Easter-themed fabrics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Blue: Easter Doodles, Mook Fabrics #112505-1<\/li>\n<li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">Purple: Easter Doodles, Mook Fabrics #112504-1<\/li>\n<li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">White print: Hoppy Easter Petals &amp; Wings, Mook Fabrics #142121<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Fabrics-2026-Christmas-Challenge-no-sew-quilted-ornament-03-wm.jpg\" alt=\"Fabrics-2026-Christmas-Challenge-no-sew-quilted-ornament-03-wm\" height=\"667\" width=\"1000\" title=\"Fabrics-2026-Christmas-Challenge-no-sew-quilted-ornament-03-wm\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<p><strong>Lydia is using these fabrics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Red: Henry Glass &#8211; &#8220;Quiet Grace&#8221; by Kim Diehl &#8211; Pattern # 932<\/li>\n<li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">White: Hoffman &#8211; &#8220;Holiday Elegance&#8221; &#8211; S#V7169<\/li>\n<li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">Green: Robert Kaufman &#8211; &#8220;Autumn Fields&#8221;, by Studio RK &#8211; Design #21577<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gingham-floral-fabric-wm.jpg\" alt=\"gingham-floral-fabric-wm\" height=\"667\" width=\"1000\" title=\"gingham-floral-fabric-wm\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<p><strong>Kennedy is using these fabrics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Gingham: Lucky Gingham Sand 55707 17 Moda Sweetwater<\/li>\n<li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">Red: Floret Basic C675-WAGONRED by Gerri Robinson for Riley Blake Designs<\/li>\n<li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">Black Floral: Quiet Grace by Kim Diehl for Henry Glass &amp; Co Pattern #926<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/christmas-fabrics-for-ornament-girl-2025-challenge-olivia-1-wm.jpg\" alt=\"christmas-fabrics-for-ornament-girl-2025-challenge-olivia-1-wm\" height=\"667\" width=\"1000\" title=\"christmas-fabrics-for-ornament-girl-2025-challenge-olivia-1-wm\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<p><strong>Olivia is using these fabrics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Moda &#8211; Share the Joy by Deb Strain &#8211; 19575-14<\/li>\n<li>Moda &#8211; Bella Solids &#8211; Dill &#8211; 9900 77<\/li>\n<li>Maywood Studios &#8211; Shadow Play 513 &#8211; R55<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-Christmas-challenge-fabrics-Cheri.jpg\" alt=\"2026-Christmas-challenge-fabrics-Cheri\" height=\"667\" width=\"1000\" title=\"2026-Christmas-challenge-fabrics-Cheri\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<p><strong>Cheri did two sets! For her first set, she&#8217;s using these fabrics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Houndstooth: Sable and Swan by Cathe Holden Black Houndstooth Moda 744811<\/li>\n<li>Red: Shaded Solid by Deb Strain Moda 56127<\/li>\n<li>White: Mix Ups from Joanns <em>(Michaels has a similar one)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cheri-challenge-2026-fabrics-02-wm.jpg\" alt=\"cheri-challenge-2026-fabrics-02-wm\" height=\"667\" width=\"1000\" title=\"cheri-challenge-2026-fabrics-02-wm\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<p><strong>For her second set, she&#8217;s using these fabrics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Green: Bella Solids Circa Celadon Moda 9900172<\/li>\n<li>Peach: Bella Solids Cameo Moda 9900298<\/li>\n<li>Cream: My Sew Quilty Life Flower Girl Moda 31736-11<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/strawberry-pink-red-fabric-bundle-for-no-sew-quilted-ornaments-3-wm.jpg\" alt=\"strawberry-pink-red-fabric-bundle-for-no-sew-quilted-ornaments-3-wm\" height=\"667\" width=\"1000\" title=\"strawberry-pink-red-fabric-bundle-for-no-sew-quilted-ornaments-3-wm\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t<p><strong>I am using these fabrics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">Pink with Dots &#8211; Maywood Studios Kimberbell MAS 8259-P<\/li>\n<li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">Solid Pink &#8211; Maywood Studios Kimberbell &#8211; MAS500-PIPA<\/li>\n<li data-prosemirror-content-type=\"node\" data-prosemirror-node-name=\"paragraph\" data-prosemirror-node-block=\"true\">White w\/ Strawberries &#8211; Maywood Studios Celebration &#8211; MAS 9028-RP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(We have these <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theornamentgirl.com\/market\/product-category\/fabric\/stacis-stash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the OG Shop!)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t<p>Beautiful ornaments are ahead!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll see you in your inbox on <strong>September 28th<\/strong>\u00a0for Challenge #1. :)<\/p>\n<p><b>Staci Ann<\/b><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in the summer of 2018, I challenged myself to make a bunch of different ornaments out of the same 3 fabrics. 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