D.I.Y Christmas Stocking

From one of my many moms, I learned how to make Christmas Stockings.

I kept it extremley simple, although you can spruce it up, but with my limited time and little experience sewing....I think I did a good job :)

I did youtube as well on different ways to attack this DIY project, and also got some advice from my grandmother.

You will need:

Fabric

Cozy Fabric

 1/2 a yard will make 2 stockings, depeding on how big you want them.

Stencil or Stocking: I used a stocking from last year as my stencil, or you can make your own stencil

Pins to keep stencil and fabric in place

Iron

Sewing machine

STEP by STEP:

 

1. Pick out a fabric that you like

This was on sale at Joann Fabrics $2.96!

^^You want to fold the fabric so the pretty side is folded in like this ^^

Iron your fabric.

Take your "stencil" or Stocking you want to work off of and place it on your fabric.

 Pin your stencil or stocking to the fabric so it does not move around.

Cut around your stocking or stencil, cut about a 1/2  to an inch bigger to give you room for error.

 This is the fabric cut out from the stencil

This is the cozy I choose for this fabric, black and its alittle stiff and flimsy at the same time

Iron the Cozy as you did the Fabric

Fold the cozy in half as your did the fabric

Place the stencil or stocking on the cozy and cut as you did the fabric

This should be what your Cozy looks like.

This will act as the "liner" for your stocking

Place one piece of fabric pretty side down on the iron board

Place one of the liners on top and try to align with the fabric

Liner placed on fabric and aligned

To keep the top looking straight, fold down about 1/4-1/2 an inch and iron so it stays folded

Use your sewing maching to sew the fabric down

Leaving the top of the stocking to look aligned and clean

The inside of half the stocking

If you dont fix the top some how, sewing like I did or another type of

 cleaning it up it will look like this

Do the same to the other stocking

Take the stocking and place them together pretty side in again

Align up as evenely as possible

See how pretty side is together and liner is on top and bottom

Start sewing your stocking

Be sure to keep an eye on your liner on both sides so you dont have openings

in your stocking when your done

This is what it should look like after sewing the sides together and NOT the top

Cut your extra fabric from your stocking

Flip the stocking the right way and

HERE IS YOUR FINISHED PRODUCT

 

You can embroder the stocking with names, initials, add patches, do what you wish.

This is just a easy A.B.C DIY stocking

 

I hope it is as easy for you as it was for me.

ENJOY!