I decided when Little E was born that I would make all of us stockings, using the same pattern but everyone would have different fabric. Since we don't know how many kids we will have, I couldn't preplan and buy matching fabric so it just made it easier if everyone's fabric was different.
Now that Baby L is here, it's time she had a stocking of her own before Christmas. I went with a super easy tutorial. To be honest Nic's, mine, and Emily's stockings were all made before I had a sewing machine. I actually borrowed a friend and since it had been awhile since I had sewed I needed something simple. The only thing I didn't like about this tutorial was that she didn't show had to add names on them. So I wrote up how I added the names in case others would like to the same.
I use this tutorial:
http://blog.fabricworm.com/2010/12/christmas-stocking-tutorial.html
Make both pieces of the stocking.
How it looks flipped.
Once you know the name is how you want it, you can start embroidering it.
Once the name is finished, put the cuff back in the stocking. Again making sure the edges line up with each other and the name is centered.
Instead of ribbon, like the tutorial says, I make my own tie hanging using the cuff fabric. I start with a piece about 2 1/2" by 5". It seems large but with the seam allowance and flipping it right side out it ends up being about the right size. Don't worry about it being exactly the size, I feel like mine is not exact among all of the stocking, you are using scrap fabric. :)
Add your ribbon, or fabric hanging piece, to the stocking
Now that Baby L is here, it's time she had a stocking of her own before Christmas. I went with a super easy tutorial. To be honest Nic's, mine, and Emily's stockings were all made before I had a sewing machine. I actually borrowed a friend and since it had been awhile since I had sewed I needed something simple. The only thing I didn't like about this tutorial was that she didn't show had to add names on them. So I wrote up how I added the names in case others would like to the same.
I use this tutorial:
http://blog.fabricworm.com/2010/12/christmas-stocking-tutorial.html
Make both pieces of the stocking.
Take the cuff and pencil the name on the stocking. Cuff should be fold side down. I find it helpful to use a ruler to make sure the name is written straight. I like to lightly pencil it first so if I need to rewrite the name its easy to erase and fix, once you like how it looks you can always darken the name.
With the penciled name, I put it in the stocking, matching up the sides and put a couple of pins in and then flip out to make sure the name will look how I want it to.
Name should be facing you, when you put it in the stocking.
Once you know the name is how you want it, you can start embroidering it.
Once the name is finished, put the cuff back in the stocking. Again making sure the edges line up with each other and the name is centered.
Instead of ribbon, like the tutorial says, I make my own tie hanging using the cuff fabric. I start with a piece about 2 1/2" by 5". It seems large but with the seam allowance and flipping it right side out it ends up being about the right size. Don't worry about it being exactly the size, I feel like mine is not exact among all of the stocking, you are using scrap fabric. :)
Add your ribbon, or fabric hanging piece, to the stocking
