Moda Fabrics Mustache Hankie Quilt - Downloadable PDF

Moda Fabrics Mustache Hankie Quilt – Free Downloadable PDF Pattern by Angela Yosten

This free downloadable PDF pattern from Moda Fabrics, written by designer Angela Yosten, guides you through creating a charming Mustache Hankie — a fun, novelty fabric handkerchief featuring an appliquéd mustache motif. Originally created in support of Movember, the annual men's health awareness campaign, this small project makes a meaningful and whimsical handmade gift or keepsake. While listed under the quilting craft category, this project leans into appliqué and hand embroidery techniques, making it an accessible and quick make for sewists of an intermediate skill level.

What Is Being Made

The finished item is a decorative fabric hankie with a mustache shape fused and stitched onto one of its points. The design is compact and uses just a small amount of material, making it ideal as a standalone novelty project or as part of a larger gift set. The mustache silhouette is cut from a contrasting fabric and applied directly to the hankie base using fusible webbing and hand embroidery.

Materials Used

• Moda Home MADE Hankie #999 — serves as the base of the project, providing the pre-finished hankie foundation
• Essential Dot fabric #8654 28 — one 5" square of this black Moda fabric is used to create the mustache appliqué shape
• Fusible Webbing — one 5" square is required to bond the mustache cutout to the hankie without slipping during stitching
• Embroidery Thread and Needle — used to hand-stitch around the edge of the appliqué for a secure and decorative finish
• Mustache Template — included directly within the PDF pattern for tracing purposes

Techniques Used

• Fusible Appliqué — the mustache shape is traced onto the paper side of fusible webbing, ironed to the wrong side of the Essential Dot fabric, cut out, and then heat-bonded onto the hankie using a household iron
• Hand Embroidery – Running Stitch — once the mustache is fused in place, a medium-size running stitch is worked around the entire perimeter of the appliqué to secure it permanently and add a handcrafted, artisanal look
• Template Tracing — the included mustache template is traced directly from the PDF onto the paper side of the fusible webbing, ensuring an accurate and consistent shape

Stitches Used

• Running Stitch — a classic and beginner-friendly hand embroidery stitch worked in a simple in-and-out motion through the fabric; here it is used at a medium size around the edge of the mustache appliqué to both secure and outline the shape decoratively

Difficulty and Format

This pattern is rated intermediate in difficulty, though the steps are straightforward and the project is very small in scale. It is available as a free downloadable PDF, making it instantly accessible. The concise, numbered instructions walk you through each stage from tracing and fusing to cutting, positioning, ironing, and stitching — ideal for a quick afternoon project.

Project Highlights

• A free pattern from Moda Fabrics, designed by Angela Yosten
• Uses only a 5" square of fabric — perfect for using up scraps from your stash
• Combines fusible appliqué with hand embroidery for a polished finish
• A thoughtful, cause-driven make tied to Movember men's health awareness
• Requires no sewing machine — entirely achievable with hand-stitching alone