Christmas Stockings for the kids!!

Hi everyone!

I hope you are all well.

I know I haven't been blogging as much this month.

I've just been working a lot.

But, today I took the chance to do some sewing.

I've been wanting to make Christmas Stockings for the kids for a while now.

So, today I just decided to get my butt in gear and do it.

I used a stocking template from an old Thimbleberries book that I bought second hand.

Then, I took out my stash of Christmas fabric and started putting them together.

I printed the kids names in a large font.

Then, fused their names to the stockings.

I used my GO! cutter to cut out some wintery shapes to decorate my stockings.

I sewed leftover bits of batting together, to make them big enough to use for the stockings.

I didn't want to have to cut into a big piece of batting.

It was a good way to use up my batting scraps.

And you can't tell at all.



I really love how they turned out.

 For each stocking I used one fat quarter for the outside,

 one fat quarter for the lining and scraps to make the binding and the appliques.

I love the main fabrics that I used.

It's just gorgeous!!!

Now, I just have to make one for my husband and one for me.

Then my stockings are all done.

I think I did really well today.

But I still have a lot to do for Christmas.

But it's a start.

Hugs

Ariane