With two new additions to the family, I finally got a chance today to make their stockings. I started with Matthew's stocking first. I also made one for Julia, our Swedish foreign exchange student.
I have the advantage of owning an embroidery machine, but if I didn't ..... I would probably use some glitter glue to write the family's members name on their stocking.
I got out my pattern which I made a few years ago. Here's how I made it.
I took an old stocking I had and used it as a template. Cut 2. Keep one in tact, that will be the inside of the stocking. I usually make this out of fleece. The second one cut the top off (for the name), and the heel off for some extra decorations.
I'm using my embroidery machine here to complete the top of the stocking. I bought the fonts several years ago - it's called Walt Disney. I have this entry level Brother embroidery machine which I bought for about $300 and I love, love, love it. It only does 4x4 designs and only a single spool at a time - but what a work horse! I haven't killed it yet!
I sew the top to the bottom part of the decorative stocking. I used some brick brack over the seam line. Do the back the same way.
I embroidered the heel of the stocking to make it extra special for my grandson. I used a nice big block of white to do the actually embroidery. Once it was done, I put the heel out around the design.
And then sewed it to the stocking.
With right sides together, sew the decorative stocking together at the sides.
Use the full size sock template to cut out the fleece for the inside. Cut 2.
And sew the fleece together at the sides leaving about a 2-3 inch opening in the seam to turn the stocking inside out.
Make the hook for the stocking by taking some fabric, fold inside and again. Iron it very well to make nice sharp edges. Sew edges together.
Put the fleece stocking inside the embroidered stocking with right sides together. Basically, you are putting one stocking inside the other. Always, always, always make sure right sides are together. Pin the hook hear the seam.
Sew together around the top of the stocking.
When it's done, pull it right side out through the 2 inch opening you left in the fleece. It should look like this.
Sew the 2 inch opening in the fleece closed. Push the fleece inside the embroidered stocking and voila! There you are!
The stocking is done for my sweet baby grandson, Matthew. It matches his brothers and his mom's. On to Julia's!
Isn't that just the sweetest face ever! My little monkey face ...
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