One of the wonderful things about growing up in my home was that my mom made beautiful handmade decorations. Each of our Christmas stockings were cross-stitched and personalized. Mom was always doing about 10 things at once, and I think she felt guilty if there was any down-time. So, while watching TV, chatting with friends, and sitting in church, my mom had her bag of handwork and kept going at it. Unfortunately, though my mom taught me many things, I don't have the patience for that kind of work…at least to the extent that she does.
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| My Childhood Stocking |
When I got married this year, I wanted to give my step-kids the type of homemade love my mom gave us, but I didn't have a year to make each stocking, so I found this
amazing tutorial and made my own version of family stockings. Not as personal, but they looked good, and the kids loved them.
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| Our Family's Christmas Stockings |
Each stocking uses 1 fat quarter for the stocking and 1/2 a fat quarter for the cuff. I found a coordinated bundle so that we could all match, but be different, then got a couple of yards of the blue for the cuffs and linings. One more fat quarter and some heat-n-bond for the letters and that was it. Perfect one-day project. Step-by-step instructions and pattern are from
sewlikemymom.com.
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