Craft Tip: Turn Your Cross Stitch Into an Iron-On Patch

If you have small cross stitch patterns, and you don’t know what to do with them, why not turn them into iron-on patches?

Cut out a piece of HeatnBond UltraHold large enough for your cross stitch. Iron the rough side of the HeatnBond onto the back of the cross stitch—it only takes a couple of seconds.

When the piece has cooled, carefully trim around the cross stitch pattern, leaving a 1/16″-1/8″ border. Remove the paper backing.

Apply no-fray fabric glue to the edges of the fabric. This will keep the cloth fibers from poking up.

Sew a border around the cross stitch pattern, wrapping it around the edges. When you’re done, you’ll have a hand-made iron-on patch that you can put onto clothing, bags, backpacks, et al.

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