Christmas Stocking Tutorial – Sewing Project
Hello Friends!
December has arrived and I’ve been happily stuck in Christmas Stocking joy for the last couple weeks. I am so excited to share my pattern and tutorial with you today.
This is such a great project because you can make it as simple as you want; or as complicated! It all depends on how much you want to change it up, embellish it, and tinker with it! There is still plenty of time to make a few (or more) stockings before Christmas! Let get right to it.
Necessary Supplies:
- Printed and taped stocking pattern piece
- Fabric for stocking back: 1) 14 x 18 inch piece of fabric
- Fabric for stocking front: 33) 2.5 inch squares of fabric scraps
- Fabric for stocking lining: 2) 14 x 18 inch pieces of fabric
- Fusible fleece quilt batting: 2) 14 x 18 inch pieces
- Fabric for stocking cuff: 1) 13.5 x 9 inch piece of fabric
- Fabric for stocking loop: 1) 1-1/2 x 6 inch fabric scrap
- Scissors – check out Clover’s selection!
- Pom-Pom Maker Set – Art. No 3129 (size of choice – I used all four sizes)
- Tassel Makers – Art. No 9940 or 9941 (size of choice)
- Yarn – color of choice
- Wonder Clips – Art. No 3185
- Rotary Cutter (45mm) – Art. No 7500
Instructions:
Step 1: Gather your supplies.
Step 2: Print the attached pattern pieces using the following instructions:
Pattern Piece 1: Click the link below for Pattern Piece One to open the file. In printer options select Portrait for the page orientation and Fit (or 95%) for the page sizing.
Pattern Piece 2: Click the link below for Pattern Piece Two to open the file. In printer options select Landscape for the page orientation and Actual Size (or 100%) for the page sizing.
Once you have printed the two pages, attach them together at the dotted lines by using tape. Cut around the solid line to form the stocking pattern.
Step 3: Use the stocking pattern to cut the following:
- 2) lining fabric
- 2) outer fabric
- 2) fusible quilt batting
- 1) contrasting cuff 9 x 13.5 inches
- 1) hanging loop 1.5 x 6 inches
*Optional Patchwork Stocking: If you choose to make a patchwork pieced stocking you will need to cut thirty-four 2.5 inch squares of different fabric scraps. Once pieced, this will be the front of your stocking. You will only need to cut one piece of outer fabric for the backing. My photos of this tutorial reference the patchwork stocking; however, I have also made stockings that are not patchwork as you will see at the end of this post!
Step 4: *If you are not making a patchwork stocking, skip to Step 5. Lay your 2.5 inch scraps in any oder that you want. I laid mine on top of the stocking pattern just to get the basic layout. (You can orient your stocking to have the toe towards the left or the right.) I readjusted my patchwork pieces as I sewed. Sew them together using a 1/4 inch seam allowance, sewing one row at a time and then sewing the rows together as you go. Once you have these sewn together you will end up with something similar to my picture above.
Step 5: Iron a fusible fleece stocking piece to the back of your stocking front. If you have a patchwork stocking as your front you will cut around the batting forming the correct shape. If you have chosen not to have a patchwork stocking simply iron your batting to the wrong side of the stocking front fabric.
Step 6: At this point you can either choose to quilt your stocking front, or leave it as it is. I chose to machine quilt some basic diagonal lines.
Step 7: Iron a fusible fleece piece to the wrong side of the stocking back fabric. You can quilt this also if you choose.
Step 8: Lay your outer stocking pieces right sides together and use wonder clips to hold them in place. Sew them together using a 1/4 inch seam. Do not sew the top raw edges. Turn your stocking so that the right side fabric is facing out.
Step 9: Lay your lining stocking pieces right sides together and use wonder clips to hold them in place. Sew them together using a 1/4 inch seam. Leave a 6 inch opening along the long edge of the stocking for turning later. I marked my fabric with a Clover water erasable marker so that I would remember not to sew that section closed. Do not sew the top raw edges. Leave your lining as is, with wrong sides facing out. Set aside for now.
Step 10: Sew your cuff by folding it in half, right sides together, lining up the 9 inch edges. Sew 1/4 inch seam along those edges, forming a tube with both top and bottoms open. Turn right sides out and fold in half, wrong sides together, forming your cuff. Iron cuff with seam on the side. You will now have a finished cuff with raw edges along the top.
Step 11: Form your hanging loop by ironing the loop piece in half along the long edge, wrong sides together. Open up and iron both edges to the center line. Fold it over enclosing those raw edges, iron, and hold in place with wonder clips. Sew close to the edge. Fold that in half forming a loop; baste the raw edge to hold it in place for attaching to the stocking.
Step 12: Slide the cuff over the outer stocking, lining up the raw edges and side seam. Use wonder clips to hold in place. Baste 1/4 inch around the top edge.
Step 13: Attach the loop at the side seam of the stocking, using a basting stitch.
Step 14: Slip the entire outer stocking into the lining. Line up the top raw edges, hold in place with wonder clips and sew a 3/8 inch seam all the away around. Carefully trim the seam to 1/8 inch after sewing in order to minimize the bulk when turning.
Step 15: Pull the outer stocking out of the lining through the opening that we left in the lining.
Step 16: Press the raw edges of the opening into the lining and sew a seam close to the edge closing the opening.
Step 17: Push the lining into the stocking. Use your fingers to push the lining into the toe and heel of the stocking. Once you have it fully in place, press the stocking to hold it’s shape.
Step 18: Embellish your stocking! I used matching yarns to make pom-poms and tassels for my patchwork stocking. I’ve never used either the Clover Pom-Pom maker or the Tassel Maker before and I was so impressed with how easy it was to to use and end up with perfect pom-poms and tassels! I made sure to leave long yarn tails after shaping my pom-poms and tassels and then I used those tails to attach them to the hanging loop. You could attach these in other ways but I liked this best.
I also made stockings that were not pieced or quilted. I went very simple with these stockings and I used two different colors of linen fabric and simple wide ribbon. I didn’t do any quilting.
For these stockings I liked the look of the tassels! For fun I put a little red bead above the tassel. I just love how simple and beautiful these came out.
Tip for quick stockings: Making these stockings is very fast if you do it in assembly line style! I made the four stockings above in just a couple hours by cutting everything and then sewing in an assembly line!
I really enjoyed making pom-poms and tassels for these stockings. The Tassel Makers are so great for a lot of a reasons but one thing that I really loved is that there are two sizes: the large and the small. However, because of the way these are made you can easily adjust it to make many different sizes for each Tassel Maker (3 sizes for the small and 5 sizes for the large)! The Pom-Pom Makers come in 7 different sizes and they are all very fun. I love the YouTube tutorials that Clover has on both of these products. You can watch them by clicking here: Pom-Pom Maker Tutorial and Tassel Maker Tutorial.
I hope you will take the time to make some Christmas Stockings. I would love to see them if you do. Be sure to tag me on Instagram @redfeedsack!
Here is wishing you and your family the most joyous Christmas and the happiest New Year!
~ Dori ~
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