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Stained Glass Christmas Candle Mat

Stained Glass Christmas Candle Mat

Supplies & Materials:

- 1/2 yard red wool felt for back
- 1/4 yard green wool felt for embroidered circles
- Small pieces of gold wool felt for ornament tops
- Small pieces of red wool felt for ornament circles
- 7" diameter round object for tracing
- 3" diameter round object for tracing
- Straight edge

- Medium-weight (2.5 ounce) cutaway stabilizer
- Temporary spray adhesive (like Gunold KK100)
- Air-erase pen for marking
- Double-side fusible web
- Fabric glue
- 12" length of decorative cord

Finished Size:  14 1/2" x 14 1/2"

For safety, use a flame-resistant base under the candle on the mat. Glass or stone bases are excellent options.


The designs used in this tutorial include:

- Stained Glass Christmas Wreath Circle

- Stained Glass Poinsettia Circle


Begin by preparing the green felt for embroidery.

Cut a piece of wool felt 9" x 9". Draw or trace a 7" diameter circle in the center.

In this example, a 7" craft ring is traced to make the circle.

Hand drawing a circle on a green felt square using a wooden embroidery hoop as a guide on a wooden surface.

When you download the design, you will find multiple files. Some are embroidery files, and others are dieline files marked with the letters "DL". Dielines are used to cut the fabric to the correct shape and size. Open and print each dieline file using an embroidery software. If you do not have an embroidery software, take a look at our helpful video on using dielines.


We also recommend Wilcom's Hatch software which comes in different levels depending on what you'd like to use the software for. Hatch Organizer works well to view your designs, print dielines and templates, change design colors, and create basic design layouts. (This is an affiliate link. We may earn commission on purchases made with this link.)

Close-up of a hand holding a purple pen, tracing a circular floral pattern from white paper onto green felt fabric with pencil circles on a wooden table surface.

Spray the cutaway stabilizer with a small amount of temporary adhesive, then smooth the fabric on top.

Hoop the fabric and stabilizer together, aligning the marks on the fabric with the marks on the hoop.

Attach the hoop to the machine and load the design. Move the hoop so the needle is right over the center point.

Embroider the design.

Embroidery hoop with green felt fabric stretched inside, placed on a wooden surface. White fabric strip lies folded beside the hoop.

After embroidering, cut out the circle. There is no need to trim the stabilizer away from the back of the fabric.

Repeat this process for a total of 4 embroidered circles.

Green felt cut in a circle with a printed stained glass poinsettia design in the center; orange-handled scissors rest on a wooden surface.

To prepare the fabric for the ornament shapes, draw or trace a 3" circle onto the red wool felt.

In this example, a ribbon spool is used to trace the circle.

Cut out the shape.

Repeat this process for a total of four ornament circles.

Red fabric on a wooden surface with three circles traced using a white pen and a round ribbon spool as a stencil. A hand is holding the pen.

Make tops for the ornaments. Draw 4 rectangles, each 3/4" x 1/2", onto the gold wool felt.

Cut out the rectangles.

Close-up of a hand holding a small yellow fabric square with three other yellow fabric squares and a pair of scissors on a wooden surface.

Now that the pieces have been embroidered and cut, it's time to assemble the mat.

Place two of the embroidered circles onto the red felt for the back, top edges facing.

Use a straight edge to align the vertical axis lines on the circles. Leave 1 1/4" between the top edges of the circles.

Pin the circles in place. Leave a couple of inches of excess fabric around the outer edges of the circles.

Two green circular fabric pieces with stained glass pattern fabric centers are placed on a red felt background, with a metal ruler diagonally across them.

Overlap the embroidered circles opposite the first two circles. Align them with the straight edge and pin in place.

Leave 1 1/4" of space between the top edges of the circles.

Four green felt circles with stained glass-style Christmas embroidery, including holly, a candy cane, a poinsettia, and a wreath, pinned on a red felt background. A metal ruler lies diagonally across the circles on a wooden surface.

Trace the inner and outer edges of the circles onto the fabric. 

Mark the axis lines onto the fabric. These marks will be used for placing the circles back onto the fabric later on.

Four green circular fabric pieces pinned on red fabric, each featuring stained glass-style embroidery of Christmas motifs: poinsettia, wreath, cardinal bird.

Number each circle on the underside, and also on the outer fabric around each circle.


Hand peeling off paper backing from a green felt circle with a printed stained glass poinsettia design, positioned over a red felt piece with pencil markings.

Remove the circles and add fusible web to the back of the each circle.

Return each circle to the fabric, one at a time, matching the numbers and axis marks.

Overlap each circle as you go.

Four green circular fabric pieces with stained glass style Christmas motifs including poinsettias and bells are arranged on a red fabric background, with a hand nearby.

Use a pressing cloth and press the circles in place, according to the instructions on the fusible web packaging.

Two green fabric circles with stained glass style applique designs—a red poinsettia and a Christmas bell with holly—are partially covered by a yellow fabric square and a white iron on a red surface.

Add fusible web to the back of each ornament piece and place them in-between each of the embroidered circles.

Position the top edges of the pieces 3" from the corners of the square shape in the center. 

Position the shapes side-to-side by measuring equal distances between the side edges of the shapes and the side edges of the embroidered circles. 

Using a pressing cloth, press the shapes in place.

Green and red felt fabric pieces cut in a circular pattern with stained glass style Christmas motifs including poinsettias and wreaths with candles, laid on a wooden surface. A hand is visible in the lower right corner.

Trim the fabric around the entire outer edge of each circle and ornament shape.

Green felt circles with stained glass-style Christmas designs, red felt circles, and a hand cutting red felt with orange-handled scissors on a wooden surface.

Using a zig-zag stitch, stitch around the entire outer edge of each shape.

Close-up of a sewing machine stitching a red fabric circle onto a green felt mat with circular stained glass-like embroidery designs in red, yellow, and green tones.

Cut four 3" lengths of decorative cord. Add a drop of fabric glue to one end of each piece of cord to prevent them from fraying. 

Add a couple of drops of fabric glue to the ornament top fabric pieces, and place the raw end of the cords onto the fabric.

Close-up of a person's hand holding a small yellow rectangular tag attached to a short gold ball chain on a wood grain surface. The tag has a hole punched through one end.

Place the fabric/cord pieces, wrong side down, at the top of each of the ornament shapes and press in place.

Add fabric glue to the back of the cord, bend the cord into a hook shape, and press the cord in place.

Hand with silver ring touching green fabric quilted with red circles, yellow squares, and printed Christmas ornaments with holly and bows, gold zigzag stitching.

This candle mat is made out of wool felt, which is flammable, so be sure to use a flame-resistant base under the candle on the mat.

Glass or stone bases are excellent options.

Green circular fabric mat with stained glass-style embroidered holiday designs, red ornament shapes around edges, holding a lit red candle on a white plate.