Monday, December 12, 2011

Christmas Stockings

Mission impossible = sew stockings for our first Christmas.
Mission accomplished = stockings complete.

I found this tutorial online. There was even a .pdf pattern that made the whole project easier.

I really wanted to get the super cute stockings from Pottery Barn or Crate and Barrel, but I just didn't see the reason to spend the equivalent of my mother's Christmas gift on one over-sized sock. And so I broke out my sewing machine, knocked off the dust and got to work.


The fun part of free patterns is taping the pieces together. Just kidding...


 Cut out the fabric... cut out the batting...


Cut out the lining... sew each piece... insert appropriately. 


Sew the cuff inside out... then turn right side up...


Ta da. Almost done. But like all things good and southern, nothing is complete without a good monogram.


One for him...


One for me...


These for us. Merry Christmas! 

2 comments:

Cindy P. said...

Kelly, did you monogram these yourself? They look great!

Kelly said...

Ohm, no. I leave that to the professionals. I found a lady here that does monogramming and it's cheap! She only charged me $7.50 for both stockings!